The Astronaut Farmer

The Astronaut Farmer

Released: February 23, 2007

Official Site: theastronautfarmermovie

Synopsis: An astronaut is forced to leave NASA to save his family farm, but he continues to dream of space travel and sets out to build a rocket inside his barn. Though his neighbors consider him an oddity, the media considers him a story, and the government considers him a threat, nothing can deter him from his dream to break through the atmosphere and orbit the earth.

Director: Michael Polish

Producers: Geyer Kosinski, Robert Benjamin, Paula Weinstein

Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, Tim Blake Nelson