The Astronaut Farmer
103 minutes, 2006
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In the latest by the Polish Brothers (Twin Falls Idaho, Northfork), Billy Bob Thornton is Charlie Farmer, a soft-spoken Texas rancher with a dream–a giant one that requires 10,000 pounds of high-grade jet fuel. Once an astronaut-in-training before his military career was derailed, Farmer is now days away from launching himself into space in the Mercury-era rocket he built himself. With the support of his wife Audie (Virginia Madsen), their children and Audie's father Hal (Bruce Dern), Farmer battles foreclosure on their ranch, a small-town community of disbelievers, the FAA and an onslaught of federal agents–all determined to shut him down. When the media arrive, Farmer's quest becomes a national cause célèbre, adding pressure that blasts the “Farmer space program” off in unexpected directions. But Farmer will not let himself be grounded again, remaining steadfast to his goal of breaking through Earth's atmosphere and inspiring his children to pursue their own dreams. — J. Parsont
Director: Michael Polish
Producer: Len Amato, Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Paula Weinstein
Screenwriter: Mark Polish, Michael Polish
Cinematographer: M. David Mullen
Editor: James Haygood
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Tim Blake Nelson, J.K. Simmons
Print Source:
Warner Independent Pictures
Tel: 818.954.5765
Email: valerie.delaPena@warnerbros.com
Fax: 818.954.6016
Sponsor:
Qantas Airways
