The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer (2006)★ 6.3/10

PG · US · 104 min · October 15, 2006

  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Sci-Fi

Directed by: Michael Polish

Written by: Mark Polish, Michael Polish

A NASA astronaut, forced to retire years earlier so he could save his family farm, has never given up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government's threats to stop him.

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Cast & crew

Billy Bob ThorntonCharles FarmerVirginia MadsenAudrey 'Audie' FarmerBruce DernHalMax ThieriotShepard FarmerJasper PolishStanley FarmerLogan PolishSunshine FarmerMark PolishFBI Agent MathisJon GriesFBI Agent KillbourneTim Blake NelsonKevin MunchakSal LopezPepe GarciaJ.K. SimmonsJacobsonKiersten WarrenPhyllisRick OvertonArnold 'Arnie' MillardRichard EdsonChopper MillerElise EberleMadison RobertsJulie WhiteBeth GoodeGraham BeckelFrankMarshall BellJudge MillerKathleen ArcMrs. HarderLois GearyMrs. GrahamDianne Anderson MathisReporter #1Bill AllenReporter #2Gregory ChaseNASA Committee MemberForrest FyreState SenatorJanelle SperowState CongresswomanRobert E. FleischerWill BeaconKathy LamkinJodieCharlie B. BrownPhilGary HoustonDr. LivingstonRichard HolcombReporter #4Adam TaylorFBI Agent #1David HouseFBI Agent #2John Lawrence PageFBI Agent #3Matthew KimbroughHenry MaloneRichard McClarkinKarlBrian McCallisterStudentJay LenoJay LenoDoris HargraveGretchen BoydGeorge McKelveyDougSteve CormierAppraiserScarlett McAlisterLocal News ReporterDeborah MartinezReporter #3Benjamin PetryChild #1Cheyenne SeranoChild #2Robyn ReedeSecretaryOlive GallagherMorning Show HostKevin WigginsRocket ExpertJoan FindleyReporterMary Sue EvansNASA ExpertIda DarvishItalian AnchorwomanEugene NomuraJapanese AnchormanVikrum ShahHindu AnchormanYvans JourdainFrench AnchormanJennifer ChuChinese AnchorwomanDallas RainesNational AnchormanJohn BurkeReporterRoy CostleyAstro 'Nut' LocalEsodie GeigerCNN News ReporterJ.D. GarfieldSky Copter ReporterJ. Michael OlivaBalloon Game CarnieRichard GunnSquare Dance CallerMarc MilesRocket Ride OperatorJenny GabrielleVanessaHannah WigginsChild #3David MarcillaChild #4Joe SolísSquare Dance Caller #2Mark DeLisleMission Control #1Robert Michael LeeMP #1David SullivanYoung ManKolya VenturiClassmateEvan AdrianBasketball Player (uncredited)James BlackburnFarmer (uncredited)Scott FlickSupermart Shopper (uncredited)Rhett LynchTowns Person (uncredited)Lucas RugglesFBI Agent (uncredited)Kim ThrasherReporter #5 (uncredited)Bruce WillisCol. Doug Masterson (uncredited)