Space Cowboys

Name: Space Cowboys
Genre: Adventure, Thriller
Released: August 4, 2000
Duration: 130 min
Rating: 73
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones

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SPACE COWBOYS

Movie Details & Credits

Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: August 4, 2000

Starring: Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones

Summary: In the 1950's, one of the first satellites was launched. Today, it is malfunctioning and threatening the Earth, and the original astronaut (Eastwood) is asked to go and do repairs. He wants three old air force buddies to go with him into space for the last time and fix it.

Director: Clint Eastwood

Genre(s): Adventure, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 130 min

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San Francisco Chronicle - Bob Graham

Best movie of the summer. Read full review

New York Post - Lou Lumenick

Expertly directed, acted and written crowd-pleaser. Read full review

Dallas Observer - Andy Klein

Eastwood provides more than an hour of easygoing fun, followed by 45 minutes of action and suspense. Read full review

New York Daily News - Jami Bernard

The joy of Space Cowboys is in spending quality time with some favorite old actors who obviously enjoy working together. Read full review

Mr. Showbiz - Larry Terenzi

He's (Eastwood) made a mature film that bests nearly all of the summer's highly touted blockbusters for pure escapism. Read full review

Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum

Poorly engineered: lurchingly paced, the dramatic conflicts duct taped together. Read full review

Washington Post - Rita Kempley

An implausible action adventure with the most geriatric payload since a community of retirees lifted off in "Cocoon." Read full review

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lukechristiansc

Aug 30, 2014

" Courage , pride and thats what space cowboys is about ". Four legends Clint Eastwood , Tommy Lee Jones, Hunger Games Donald Sutherland an James Garner are reunited to take down the Russian satllite in space. A good plot whats not to enjoy from a clint eastwood film/movie. Great effects ," Courage , pride and thats what space cowboys is about ". Four legends Clint Eastwood , Tommy Lee Jones, Hunger Games Donald Sutherland an James Garner are reunited to take down the Russian satllite in space. A good plot whats not to enjoy from a clint eastwood film/movie. Great effects , Amazing cast and great Directing from Eastwood. Clint Eastwood Does it AGAIN ! makes the marvelous film… Expand

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Compi24

Oct 29, 2014

Though it noticeably rides on the coattails of such classics as "Apollo 13" and "The Right Stuff," Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, and James Garner's winsome chemistry on screen ultimately makes "Space Cowboys" an enjoyable astronaut flick.

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amheretojudge

Dec 29, 2018

Conspiracy For Commercialism.

Space Cowboys Eastwood's scientific theories on the term entertainment is too dull to even fall under the category of guilty pleasure. It is overridden with a thin slice of content and undercooked characters with questionable agendas and inane work methods.Conspiracy For Commercialism.

Space Cowboys

Eastwood's scientific theories on the term entertainment is too dull to even fall under the category of guilty pleasure. It is overridden with a thin slice of content and undercooked characters with questionable agendas and inane work methods. The petty feeble attempts to pull off humor to lighten the mood fails so miserably that it itches the viewers to encounter the makers sweat behind the screen to draw in a chuckle. Based on a textbook structure, that divides the narration into the first act being the cliched training and the other one being the execution of the plan, the only surprising aspect that favours in on storytelling is the flips and turns of the perspective that is kept under the shades by the government agents with our troops.

With an amazing visual effects and ferocious pace, it is undoubtedly a people pleasing summer blockbuster, even though walks a dull cliched surface which isn't still reaching the expected layman terms. The script is so weak, that style over substance case would have saved this loosely placed screenplay, but is unfortunately poked annoyingly until the viewers break. Carrying a cast of caliber like such, the allotted content to them seems like a mere sticky note that they have to hold on to.

Only Eastwood and Jones when sharing the screen feels like stretching their muscles where the rest of the time, they too aren't convincing. Sutherland and Garner as the supporters are not only unexplored but misused as a sidekick to distract the viewers. The first act being the greetings and meetings sweeps off fluently but the second one where the character build up is essential, is so poorly weaved out that even the actors fails to fabricate it convincingly on screen. Space Cowboys is silhouetted as a commercial box office charmer which may be low on craft but has a big enough banner to cover it up.… Expand

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Trailesque

Nov 4, 2017

I have a question about this movie: Why in the world did I rent it? I saw someone online, perhaps a celebrity, recommending it, maybe as something that is good for a few laughs. Someone was wrong. This takes an old western or adventure paradigm and sets it in the US space program - it isI have a question about this movie: Why in the world did I rent it? I saw someone online, perhaps a celebrity, recommending it, maybe as something that is good for a few laughs. Someone was wrong. This takes an old western or adventure paradigm and sets it in the US space program - it is time to get the old team together to rescue a Russian satellite that is on a collision course with Planet Earth. Enough said.… Expand

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