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| Release Date: |
February 23, 2007 |
| On DVD: |
July 10, 2007 |
| Genre: |
Family, Drama |
| Running Time: |
104 minutes |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for thematic material, peril and language. |
| Director: |
Michael Polish |
| Writer: |
Mark Polish, Michael Polish |
| Cast: |
Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Blake Nelson |
Dismissed from NASA's space program, former astronaut-in-training Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton) pursues his lifelong dream by building his own rocket in the Polish Brothers' family film "The Astronaut Farmer." On the eve of his launch, he must battle foreclosure on his ranch, a small-town community of disbelievers, the FAA, and FBI agents who want to shut him down in the name of Homeland Security – but remains determined to reach his goal and instill Read more
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Movie Review
Grade: B-
Loveable little Billy Bob stars in The Astronaut Farmer, a sentimental, slightly cheesy but ultimately entertaining drama about an ex-NASA astronaut who has decided to build a space rocket in his barn. Possible? Highly unlikely. Plausible? Not really. Fun to watch? Yes.
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The Astonaut Farmer, by Evelyn
August 6, 2007
This was a good happy movie, a little silly , Billy Bob always comes through in his movies. A bit of an unbelievable story. Slow moving. A feel good flick.
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