- “Miles from Earth, their adventure begins”
- ―Tagline
Crater is a 2023 American coming-of-age science fiction adventure film directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez from a screenplay by John Griffin. It was released on May 12, 2023 on Disney+.
On June 30, 2023, the film was removed from Disney+,[1] but was made available on digital on September 26, 2023.[2]
Synopsis[]
"Crater" is the story of Caleb Channing (Russell-Bailey), who was raised on a lunar mining colony and is about to be permanently relocated to an idyllic faraway planet following the death of his father (Mescudi). But before leaving, to fulfill his dad's last wish, he and his three best friends, Dylan (Barratt), Borney (Hong), and Marcus (Boyce), and a new arrival from Earth, Addison (Grace), hijack a rover for one final adventure on a journey to explore a mysterious crater.
Plot[]
In 2257, man has mined the moon for resources, following the failure to colonize it. Miners are forced to work for 20 years before they are allowed to take a shuttle to colonize another planet called Omega. Should someone die before their allotted years are filled, their next of kin must fill out the remaining years plus their own 20 if they are over the age of 18. Caleb Channing's father, Michael, dies in a mining accident and in his last will and testament orders that Caleb be sent to Omega as he is under 18. Caleb does not want to leave as his father left him a map to a crater on the moon that he promised to go see. Nevertheless, he has three days before he is to be taken away.
Caleb gets his friends Dylan, Borney, and Marcus to agree to go out in a rover to the crater. In order to do so, Dylan recruits Addison Weaver, the daughter of a highly respected scientist from Earth, to help give them the passcodes to leave the base. Addison agrees on the condition that she come along as well. The five take the rover and drive out on the surface of the moon before stopping to admire the view. During their journey, each of the kids reveal things about themselves such as Borney's neurotic tendencies being the result of his older brother telling him stories and Marcus having a heart condition that he needs to take pills for. Dylan reveals that his father nearly abandoned him and his mother due to his work in the mines.
As they play with the oxygen canisters in a game of launch, Borney nearly gets launched into space, but the other kids rescue him. Having lost a lot of oxygen, they locate an outpost and head there to discover that it is actually a model home for when the moon was going to be lived on. The kids find oxygen and food and sleep for the night. Addison regales stories about Earth history and her fear of humanity losing it all to time. Following her parents divorce, her mother decided to take her younger brother, Charlie with her to Omega, saddening her. The kids take the rover out the next day, only for it to run out of battery. Addison presses the emergency call button before they head out to the crater.
The kids arrive at the crater to discover that it is a giant glowing cube that is an entrance to an underground bunker containing a bond and a tree. They find a hidden button and the bunker simulates the surface of the Earth. Caleb finds his mother's ashes and a photo of his parents and places his father's ashes next to his mother's. Caleb comes to the realization that his father killed himself so that he can go to Omega and refuses to leave, but Dylan tells him that he must go. Marcus suddenly collapses from his heart condition and the kids are forced to take him back to the rover, only for a meteor storm to come. They manage to make it back, but Dylan is knocked unconscious during the ordeal and the front window of the rover is broken, forcing the kids to continue wearing their suits. Caleb manages to make peace with Dylan as their oxygen runs low and rescuers come.
Caleb awakens to discover that he has already been taken to Omega, devastated that he never got to say goodbye to his friends. He is given a messenger and learns that his friends are all okay and that they are allowed to send a message to him once a year. Caleb learns that Marcus started a baseball team and that Addison started a strike to improve the contracts for the miners. They succeed with Borney becoming the lead administrator. Dylan and Addison eventually got married and had kids and later grandkids. Caleb comes across Charlie and the two of them share stories.
Cast[]
- Isaiah Russell-Bailey as Caleb Channing
- Hero Hunter as Young Caleb
- McKenna Grace as Addison Weaver
- Billy Barratt as Dylan
- Brad Davidorf as Adult Dylan
- Dann Florek as Older Dylan
- Orson Hong as Borney
- Thomas Boyce as Marcus Tollefson
- Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi as Michael Channing
- Selenis Leyva as Maria Slater
- Carson Minniear as Charlie Weaver
- Viviana Chavez as Nurse
- Matthew Rimmer as Messenger
- Michael Papajohn as Miner
Trivia[]
- The lead character's surname was initially O'Conell, but was changed shortly before filming.[citation needed]
- The film's script was purchased by 20th Century Fox before the buyout from Disney. The production was on hold for years until it was picked up again with Disney now fully producing it.[3]
- This is the seventh 20th Century Studios film to be distributed by Walt Disney Pictures after Diary of a Wimpy Kid, The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild, Cheaper by the Dozen, Better Nate Than Ever, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, and Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again.
- Brady Noon was cast as a character named Hector, but he ultimately does not appear in the film.[4]
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References[]
- ↑ https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/disney-plus-crater-original-movie-removed-b2369537.html/ Streaming service Disney+ removes original movie 48 days after release
- ↑ https://thedirect.com/article/disney-movies-re-release-abandoned
- ↑ "Kyle Patrick Alvarez To Direct ‘Crater’ For Disney Plus And 21 Laps Entertainment". Deadline (January 12, 2021).
- ↑ "'Crater' Trailer: Steven Mckenna Grace, Brady Noon, Piper Rubio, Billy Barratt And Isaiah Russell-Bailey starrer 'Crater' Official Trailer". Times of India.
