The Astronaut Farmer

Drama Americana Rural Drama - The Astronaut Farmer - Michael Polish

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Genres	Drama Americana Rural Drama
Lang	English
Year	2006
Actors	Billy Bob Thornton Virginia Madsen Max Thieriot Jasper Polish Logan Polish Bruce Dern Mark Polish Jon Gries Tim Blake Nelson Sal Lopez J.K. Simmons Bruce Willis Kiersten Warren Rick Overton Richard Barela Richard Edson Elise Eberle Julie White Graham Beckel Marshall Bell Kathleen Arc Lois Geary Dianne Anderson Mathis William Lawrence Allen Gregory Chase Forrest Fyre Janelle Sperow Robert E. Fleischer Kathy Lamkin Charlie Brown Gary Houston Richard Holcomb Adam Taylor David House John Lawrence Page Mark Mathis Matthew Kimbrough Richard McClarkin Brian McCallister Jay Leno Doris Hargrave George McKelvey Steve Cormier Scarlett McAlister Deborah Martinez Benjamin Petry Cheyenne Serano Robyn Reede Olive Gallagher Kevin Wiggins Joan Findley Mary Sue Evans Ida Darvish Eugene Nomura Vikrum Shah Yvans Jourdain Jennifer Chu Dallas Raines John Burke Roy Costley Esodie Geiger JD Garfield J. Michael "Yak" Oliva Richard Gunn Marc Miles Jenny Gabrielle Hannah Wiggins David Marcilla Joey Solis Mark DeLisle Robert Michael Lee David Sullivan
Directors	Michael Polish
Codec	dvd-rip

About film: An aspiring astronaut who was forced to forsake his dream of exploring space in order to save the family farm begins building his own personal rocket as a means of reaching the stars in this quirky rural drama starring Billy Bob Thornton. There once was a time when Charlie Farmer (Thornton) seemed like a shoo-in for NASA's esteemed astronaut training program. An Air Force pilot who held a degree in aerospace engineering, Charlie was well on his way to blasting off when a family crisis grounded his celestial aspirations. Of course Charlie's feet may be firmly planted on terra firma these days, but his thoughts are constantly ascending into the clouds and beyond. It's been ten long years since the man who would navigate the stars began tending to the family farm, and during that time, Charlie has dedicated every moment of his spare time to building the rocket that will one day launch him into space. Though his devoted wife Audie (Virginia Madsen), the pair's three children Sunshine, Stanley, and Shepherd, and even his father-in-law Hal (Bruce Dern) all support Charlie in achieving his lifelong goal of becoming the nation's first independent astronaut, a last-minute hitch on the eve before the big launch unexpectedly stalls Charlie's countdown. It seems that Charlie's quest to obtain a substantial amount of high-grade rocket fuel has attracted the attention of not only the F.B.I., but the C.I.A., the F.A.A., and the United States military as well. Now, as the powers that be attempt to ground Charlie, citing concerns for civilian safety, a media frenzy descends upon the once quiet farm as the reluctant renegade hero vows to show his children just how far one's courage and willingness to pursue one's own ideals can get them when they refuse to give up hope. Northfork writing/directing duo Mark and Michael Polish team to tell the tale of a man considered an oddity by his neighbors, a criminal by the government, and an inspiration by the media and the people.