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March 9, 2000: Mission to Mars - Richard C. Hoagland
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Art Bell is joined by Richard C. Hoagland and Canadian entertainment journalist David Giamarco for a final preview on the eve of the Mission to Mars theatrical release. The controversial second trailer, featuring real Viking imagery of the Cydonia face and declaring a 25-year government cover-up, is now posted on Art's website for listeners to hear firsthand.
Giamarco reports that De Palma's office confirms the director is somewhere in the United States but will not reveal his location. He recounts his call to NASA headquarters, where an official seemed genuinely shocked to learn about the conspiracy-themed trailer and promised a callback that never came. Giamarco also confirms that De Palma's brother Bruce, a physicist who worked closely with Hoagland's Enterprise Mission research, was present on the film's Vancouver set shortly before his death.
Hoagland argues that De Palma deliberately filmed two versions of the movie, using one to satisfy NASA's script approval process while embedding the real Cydonia research into the theatrical release. Art remains skeptical, suggesting the simpler explanation is that De Palma is angry about something taken out of the film. The broadcast opens with a bonus segment featuring a stewardess who witnessed an unidentified metallic sphere while serving first class on a Memphis-to-St. Louis flight.
Giamarco reports that De Palma's office confirms the director is somewhere in the United States but will not reveal his location. He recounts his call to NASA headquarters, where an official seemed genuinely shocked to learn about the conspiracy-themed trailer and promised a callback that never came. Giamarco also confirms that De Palma's brother Bruce, a physicist who worked closely with Hoagland's Enterprise Mission research, was present on the film's Vancouver set shortly before his death.
Hoagland argues that De Palma deliberately filmed two versions of the movie, using one to satisfy NASA's script approval process while embedding the real Cydonia research into the theatrical release. Art remains skeptical, suggesting the simpler explanation is that De Palma is angry about something taken out of the film. The broadcast opens with a bonus segment featuring a stewardess who witnessed an unidentified metallic sphere while serving first class on a Memphis-to-St. Louis flight.