It is rather distracting. It looks like someone put him in the corner because he misbehaved.. or didn’t sell enough newspapers, perhaps? Also, the Jeremy Irons version is the definitive version in my eyes. The ending was majestic. I ride the pre Irons version, in 92, but I don’t remember the space station, the astronauts or any of the portions that were changed. I would e only been 7. There may be a home video if it, but I believe my dad stopped filming before the end. Now I need to dig up our video tapes and look. Off subject, but we have discovery island from 96 on videotape as well.