The Astronaut Farmer

Name: The Astronaut Farmer
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Released: February 23, 2007
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 55
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Dern, Virginia Madsen

2007

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Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: February 23, 2007 | PG

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Dern, Virginia Madsen

Summary: From the time he was a child, Charles Farmer (Thornton) had only one goal: to be an astronaut. Even when he is forced to drop out of NASA's astronaut training program to deal with a family situation, he refuses to let anything stand in the way of his dream. When, on the eve of the long-anticipated launch of his barn-built rocket, FarmerFrom the time he was a child, Charles Farmer (Thornton) had only one goal: to be an astronaut. Even when he is forced to drop out of NASA's astronaut training program to deal with a family situation, he refuses to let anything stand in the way of his dream. When, on the eve of the long-anticipated launch of his barn-built rocket, Farmer faces a new set of obstacles, he is determined o reach his goal no matter the odds. (Warner Bros.)… Expand

Director: Michael Polish

Genre(s): Adventure, Drama

Rating: PG

Runtime: 104 min

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Lisa Schwarzbaum

After teeny indies, this studio release retains the trademark love of warped American gothic that the Polishes share with David Lynch and the brothers Ethan and Joel Coen. But the unexpected streak of yearning sunniness -- the Spielbergian touch of boyhood dreams propelling a grown man -- gives The Astronaut Farmer a warmth that's new for them. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

The Astronaut Farmer stalls narratively in the third act, but rest assured it finally achieves liftoff. See it before it disappears into the ether. Read full review

James Berardinelli

The Astronaut Farmer is one of those movies that makes an audience want to cheer and clap. Read full review

Scott Tobias

Too odd for a studio movie, too cornpone for the independent scene, The Astronaut Farmer finds its creators stuck awkwardly between worlds, making what amounts to a deep curiosity. Read full review

Michael Phillips

Wobbles between its comic and dramatic concerns; even those who buy the film more wholeheartedly than I might consider the overall tone uncertain. Read full review

Liam Lacey

Rarely have I seen a movie which made me feel more skeptically Canadian. Please -- it's not true that you can do anything. Stop trying. You might make things worse. Read full review

Jonathan Rosenbaum

A piece of mythmaking stupidity. Read full review

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PeniR.

Feb 28, 2007

This was such a sweet family movie and holy cow, BRUCE WILLIS is in it!