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Salvage

Movie·1979·TV Movie, Action, Comedy·Directed by Lee Phillips

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A hotshot junkman decides to go to the moon with his two young companions in a homemade rocket to recover millions of dollars worth of discarded space equipment in this pilot to the series.

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Andy GriffithAndy GriffithHarry BroderickJoel HigginsJoel HigginsSkip CarmichaelTrish StewartTrish StewartMelanie SlozarRichard JaeckelRichard JaeckelJack KlingerJ. Jay SaundersJ. Jay SaundersMackRaleigh BondRaleigh BondFredJacqueline ScottJacqueline ScottLorenePeter BrownPeter BrownBill Kelly

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