Cold Equations, The

Billy Campbell stars as John Barton, a strictly-by-the-book military pilot who volunteers for a lonely assignment to deliver vital medicine to miners on a far-off planet. His journey takes place on a disposable ship intended for one-way mission--built so efficiently that only essential equipment and the pilot's weight are factored into the fuel calculations. Shortly after takeoff, Barton is alerted that the ship won't have enough fuel to land due to excess weight. That's when he discovers a young stowaway, Lee Cross (Poppy Montgomery). The sober truth is that the ship won't land with both Lee and Barton on board. Although he is ordered to have her thrown off the ship, Barton and Lee develop a bond and frantically search against the odds for something else to dispose of. It seems certain that things will end tragically, but before they do, the pair find something in each other that is worth living for and perhaps something for which they will sacrifice their lives. (Verleiher-Text)