 The film, released on October 21, 1966, was both a critical and commercial flop, recouping less than half of its production budget.In 1989, the United States continues to be engaged in a Space Race with the Soviet Union.The two male astronauts manning the U.S. weather station on the Moon, Hoffman and Schmidlap, are suffering the effects of their long stay in space and need to be relieved, as Schmidlap regularly ties up Hoffman and has even knocked out his two front teeth.