The Astronaut Farmer (2007) - Movie Details - Cast & Crew, Photos & Trailer

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A Warner Independent Pictures Release
The Astronaut Farmer (2007)

If we don't have our dreams, we have nothing.

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Year of U.S. Release: 2007

Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern.

Director: Michael Polish

Screenwriter(s): Michael Polish, Mark Polish

Producer(s): Mark Polish, Paula Weinstein, Len Amato

Distributor: Warner Independent Pictures

Genre(s): Drama

Shooting Locations: New Mexico, USA

U.S. Release Date: February 23, 2007 (Wide)

U.S. DVD Release Date: July 10, 2007

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for thematic material, peril and language.

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Logline:

An astronaut (Thornton) of NASA is forced to retire so he could save his family farm. But he can't give up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government's threats to stop him.

Plot Summary:

The story follows an eccentric farmer who dreams of space travel and sets out to build a rocket inside his barn. His neighbors consider him an oddity, the government thinks he is a threat, and the media sees him as a story.

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