Directed by:
Michael PolishScreenplay:
Michael PolishCinematography:
M. David MullenComposer:
Stuart MatthewmanCast:
Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Max Thieriot, Jasper Polish, Bruce Dern, Mark Polish, Jon Gries, Tim Blake Nelson, J.K. Simmons, Kiersten Warren (more)Plots(1)
All systems are "Go" for Charles Farmer. He's faced bank foreclosure, neighborhood naysayers and a government alarmed by his huge purchase of high-grade fuel, but now he's ready to blast into space inside the homemade rocket he built in his barn. Just be home in time for dinner, Charlie. Billy Bob Thornton portrays Charlie in this charmer about chasing dreams...and about what it means to be a family. 10,000 pounds of rocket fuel alone can't lift Charlie into the heavens. He needs a launch/recovery crew, and he has one of the best: his wife (Virginia Madsen) and children, dreamers all. They have liftoff. Our spirits have uplift. Gravity cannot hold down our dreams. (Warner Bros. US)
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The Astronaut Farmer is a pleasant film from the “pure countryside”, tastefully defending the
importance of believing in your dreams and the need for the support of a loving family in order to
achieve them. The actors turn in natural performances and there is even a nice small role for Bruce
Willis. Too bad it all tries to seem so realistic. In places, I had a feeling that the filmmakers were serious
about this. :-)
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