History Film / ProjectMoonbase

* SpotTheImposter: The fake Dr. Wernher gives himself away because he doesn't follow the World Series. I guess they didn't have nerds in [[TheFifties those days]].

* {{Fanservice}}: Briteis wears tight shorts and has a great ass. Which, as others point out, [[FetishFuel badly needs to be spanked]].

* {{Fanservice}}: Briteis wears tight shorts and has a great ass. Which, as others point out, badly needs to be spanked.

* DutchAngle: Used in the space station docking sequence to show that not every object in space approaches on the same plane.

* TheSpymaster: Mr. Roundtree leads the spies of the "Enemies of Freedom". He is pretty well-prepared, with extensive files and a CriminalDoppleganger infiltrator ready for almost every important person of the other faction, which he can slip in at a moment's notice. Aside from that, well, he's probably the blandest RedScare master spy you're ever going to see.

* TheSpymaster: Mr. Roundtree

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[[caption-width-right:350:Yes, sir, that tush ''is'' very spankable…]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Yes sir, that tush ''is'' very spankable...]]

In the futuristic world of 1970 the United States Space Force, having established an orbiting space station, readies a reconnaissance mission to survey the Moon for a future base. The assigned mission commander, Major Moore, is annoyed to find that his co-pilot has been replaced with the more famous Colonel Briteis. Unfortunately the two of them have more serious problems to worry about, as the sinister enemies of Freedom have replaced their photographic specialist with a saboteur who is tasked with destroying the space station. When the imposter is uncovered, his desperate struggle with Moore sends the rocket off course, forcing them to land on the moon, thereby establishing America's first lunar base.

Based on a story by Creator/RobertAHeinlein (who shares screenwriting credit with Richard Talmadge) this attempt to portray a bold, exciting future of {{Interplanetary Voyage}}s, female presidents and [[ColonyDrop orbiting H-bombs]] is let down by a mediocre plot and what can only be described as a cringe-inducing portrayal of America's first woman in space; Colonel Briteis (not "[[AccidentalMisnaming bright eyes!]]") a [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen spoilt, bratty symbol]] of 50's misogyny.

* CompilationMovie: The film is assembled from several episodes of the never-released TV series ''Ring Around the Moon.''

* HollywoodScience: Averted. Though it does fall victim to TechnologyMarchesOn, there's a [[MundaneDogmatic serious attempt]] to depict the future of space exploration as seen from the 1950's. A streamlined spaceship only takes them up to the space station, where another craft looking similar to the Apollo Lunar Module (though much larger) takes them the rest of the way. There's also ExpoSpeak explanations of space flight and free fall.

* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Moore is virtually ordered to propose to Briteis, because [[ValuesDissonance the public won't accept the implied hanky-panky of two young unmarried people of the opposite sex working in a close environment together for months]]. Fortunately neither of them are averse to the idea.

** [[VoodooShark Even though the President (thus commander in chief) is also a woman.]]

* SamusIsAGirl: Colonel Briteis is mentioned several times before her entrance [[PronounTrouble without revealing her gender]]. Likewise the President of the United States.

* SpaceClothes: Those skullcaps do look silly, even if they do stop your hair floating about in free fall. Briteis' top is also rather tight-fitting, which does [[{{Fanservice}} make up for it]] however.

* {{Zeerust}}: Finned single-stage-to-orbit ShinyLookingSpaceships, saucer-like space stations with artificial gravity, and cordless phones -- which are your standard 1950's black Bakelite phones with a curly aerial.

* TheSpymaster: Mr Roundtree

* RoomDisservice: Evil kidnapping communist bellhops.

* EvilIsHammy: Averted; the mysterious Mr. Roundtree is the most bland DiabolicalMastermind imaginable. Then again he is a spy -- maybe it's part of his cover.

* EvilIsHammy: Averted; the mysterious Mr Roundtree is the most bland DiabolicalMastermind imaginable. Then again he is a spy -- maybe it's part of his cover.

* CompilationMovie: The film is assembled from several episodes of the never-released TV series ''Ring Around the Moon''.
* DirtyCommunists: Well, actually the [[HammerAndSickleRemovedForYourProtection unnamed "enemies of Freedom"]], but we all know who they're meant to be.

* PerfectlyArrangedMarriage: Moore is virtually ordered to propose to Briteis, because [[ValuesDissonance the public won't accept the implied hanky-panky of two young unmarried people of the opposite sex working in a close environment together for months]]. Fortunately neither of them are adverse to the idea.

For the ''MysteryScienceTheater3000'' version, please go to the [[Recap/MysteryScienceTheater3000S01E09ProjectMoonBase episode recap page]].

Based on a story by Creator/RobertAHeinlein (who shares screenwriting credit with Richard Talmadge) this attempt to portray a bold, exciting future of {{Interplanetary Voyage}}s, female presidents and [[ColonyDrop orbiting H-bombs]] is let down by a mediocre plot and what can only be described as a cringe-inducing portrayal of America's first woman in space; Colonel Briteis (not "[[AccidentalMisnaming bright eyes!]]") a [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen spoilt, bratty symbol]] of 50's misogyny. Trivia/ProjectMoonbase

[[caption-width-right:350:Yes sir, that tush ''is'' very spankable...]]

Based on a story by Creator/RobertAHeinlein (who shares screenwriting credit with Richard Talmadge) this attempt to portray a bold, exciting future of {{Interplanetary Voyage}}s, female presidents and [[ColonyDrop orbiting H-bombs]] is let down by a mediocre plot and what can only be described as a cringe-inducing portrayal of America's first woman in space; Colonel Briteis (not "[[AccidentalMisnaming bright eyes!]]") a [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen spoilt, bratty symbol]] of 50's misogyny.

* HeyItsThatGuy: [[IDreamOfJeannie Dr. Bellows]] is General Greene.

* PropRecycling: The sets and costumes were used simultaneously on another production, the sci-fi BMovie ''CatwomenOfTheMoon''.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: The idea that women would have to be used for the space program because of weight restrictions led to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_13 testing of several female pilots as potential astronauts]]. Advances in rocketry and political opposition soon killed this idea.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Many of the Heinlein "juveniles" would have made stirring space adventures; certainly much better than [[AttackOfTheKillerWhatever Attack Of The]] BMovie [[AlienInvasion From Outer Space]] plots ripped off from {{Pulp Magazine}}s. Unfortunately, apart from his contributions to ''DestinationMoon'' (1950), this was the closest Hollywood ever got to adapting Heinlein's work for the screen.

* KinkySpanking

* SpankTheCutie: Colonel Briteis is threatened with this by her commanding officer (one wonders what they'd have thought of the whole "red light, green light" business). Apparently this was AuthorAppeal for Robert Heinlein.

Based on a story by Creator/RobertAHeinlein (who shares screenwriting credit with Richard Talmadge) this attempt to portray a bold, exciting future of {{Interplanetary Voyage}}s, female presidents and [[ColonyDrop orbiting H-bombs]] is let down by a mediocre plot and what can only be described as a cringe-inducing portrayal of America's first woman in space; Colonel Briteis (not "[[MyNameIsNotDurwood bright eyes!]]") a [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen spoilt, bratty symbol]] of 50's misogyny.

* ArtificialGravity: People walk along the corridors of the space station upside down past people going the other way due to its variable gravity. They avoid floating off the floor because they were wearing "magnetic shoes". Signs request that you PLEASE DO NOT WALK ON THE WALLS.

* {{Zeerust}}: Finned single-stage-to-orbit ShinyLookingSpaceships, saucer-like space stations with artificial gravity, and cordless phones -- which are your standard 1950's black Bakelite phones with a curly aerial.