Release Date
February 23, 2007
DVD Release Date
July 10, 2007 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Michael Polish
Writer
Mark Polish, Michael Polish
Cast
Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Blake Nelson
Studio
Running Time
104 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG for thematic material, peril and language
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... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
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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