The Astronaut Farmer (2007)

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PG | 1 hr 44 mins | Comedy, Satire | Released: 2/23/2007 |Box Office Total: $10.9M

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From the time he was a child, Charles Farmer had only one goal: to be an astronaut. Earning his degree in aerospace engineering and joining the Air Force as a pilot, Farmer was a natural for NASA's astronaut training program and was well on his way when a family situation forced him to drop out. But Farmer was not a man to let anything stand in the way of a dream. He spent the next decade and every cent he had building his own rocket in a barn on his ranch in Story, Texas, working toward the day when he could triumphantly launch it into space. By himself. Sharing his vision are his wife Audie and their children--daughters Sunshine and Stanley, and 15-year-old Shepard, already a budding engineer and eager to serve as "mission control" on the big day. Even Audie's father Hal, on hand to lend moral support, can see how his son-in-law's unwavering commitment has inspired the family with a common dream. On the eve of the long-anticipated launch, an unexpected problem arises. Farmer's efforts to secure 10,000 pounds of high-grade fuel catches the attention of the FBI--and subsequently the media, who encamp in droves outside his gate. Farmer finds himself depicted on TV screens worldwide as a renegade hero, inspiring an outpouring of popular support, while simultaneously drawing heavy fire from the FBI, CIA, FAA, NASA and the U.S. Military, all of whom see him as a threat and will do anything they can think of to shut him down. But Farmer knows this is his only chance--not only to reach his goal of breaking through the Earth's atmosphere but to instill in his children the courage to pursue their own ideals and never give up, no matter the odds. He will not let himself be grounded again.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
2/23/2007

Studio	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Michael Polish	Director
Cast	Credit
Billy Bob Thornton	Charles Farmer
Virginia Madsen	Audrey "Audie" Farmer
Bruce Willis	The Colonel
Bruce Dern	Hal
Tim Blake Nelson	Kevin Munchak
J K Simmons	Jacobsen
Max Thieriot	Shepard Farmer
Jon Gries	FBI Agent Killbourne
Mark Polish	FBI Agent Mathis
Jasper Polish	Stanley Farmer
Logan Polish	Sunshine Farmer
Richard Edson	Choppie Miller
Sal Lopez	Pepe Garcia
Kiersten Warren	Phyllis
Julie White	Beth Goode
Jay Leno	Himself
Rick Overton	Arnold “Arnie” Millard
Graham Beckel	Frank
Marshall Bell	Judge Miller
Elise Eberle	Madison Roberts
Lois Geary	Mrs. Graham
Kathleen Arc	Mrs. Harder
Dianne Anderson Mathis	Reporter #1
William Lawrence Allen	Reporter #2
Gregory Chase	NASA Committee Member
Forrest Fyre	State Senator
Janelle Sperow	State Congresswoman
Kathy Lamkin	Jodie
Charlie B Brown	Phil
Gary Houston	Dr. Livingston
Richard Holcomb	Reporter #4
David House	FBI Agent #2
John Lawrence Page	FBI Agent #3
Mark Mathis	ABC News Reporter
Matthew Kimbrough	Henry Malone
Richard McClarkin	Karl
Brian McCallister	Student
Doris V Hargrave	Gretchen Boyd
Steve Cormier	Appraiser
George McKelvey	Doug
Scarlett McAlister	Local News Reporter
Deborah Martinez	Reporter #3
Ben Petry	Child #1
Cheyenne Serano	Child #2
Robyn Reede	Secretary
Kevin Wiggins	Rocket Expert
Olive Gallagher	Morning Show Host
Joan Findley	Reporter
Ida Darvish	Italian Anchorwoman
Mary Sue Evans	NASA Expert
Eugene Nomura	Japanese Anchorman
Vikrum Shah	Hindu Anchorman
Yvans Jourdain	French Anchorman
Jennifer Chu	Chinese Anchorwoman
John Burke	Reporter
Dallas Raines	National Anchorman
Roy Costley	Astro “Nut” Local
Esodie Geiger	CNN News Reporter
John D. Garfield	Sky Copter Reporter
J Michael Oliva ('Yak')	Balloon Game Carnie
Richard Gunn	Square Dance Caller
Jenny Gabrielle	Vanessa
Marc Miles	Rocket Ride Operator
Hannah Wiggins	Child #3
David Marcilla	Child #4
Joey Solis	Squarer Dance Caller #2
Mark DeLisle	Mission Control #1
David Sullivan	Young Man
Robert Michael Lee	MP #1
Robert Fleischer	Will Beacon
Adam Taylor	FBI Agent #1
Production Credits	Credit
Robert Benjamin	Co-Producer
Jonathan Sheldon	Associate Producer
J Geyer Kosinski	Executive Producer
Paula Weinstein	Producer
Len Amato	Producer
Mark Polish	Producer
Michael Polish	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Spring Creek Pictures	Production Company
Polish Brothers Construction	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
New Mexico, USA
Writer	Credit
Mark Polish	Screenplay
Michael Polish	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Gino Falla	Assistant Accountant
Daryl C Lefever	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Michael Flowers	Lead Person - Lead
Jim Oberlander	Art Director
Johnny Long	Greensman - Greens
Colin Zaug	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
John McKey	Storyboard Artist
Amy Marshall	Art Department - Art Department Researcher
Marcia Calosio	Set Decorator
Clark Hunter	Production Designer
Ralph Diaz	Greensman - Greens
Roberta Marquez	Art Department - Art Department Researcher
Chadney Everett	Set Dresser
Juan Souter	Set Dresser
Evan Martinez	Set Dresser
Joel Sisson	Set Dresser
Margaret O Hickman	Set Dresser
Sage Emmett Connell	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Jo Edna Boldin	Casting - New Mexico Casting (2nd Unit)
Robyn Owen	Casting Associate (2nd Unit)
Darlene Hansen	Extras Casting (2nd Unit)
Victoria Thomas	Casting Director
Craft Services	Credit
Tobias White	Craft Service (2nd Unit)
Mario Gonzales	Catering - Caterer (2nd Unit)
Mitty Curry	Craft Service (2nd Unit)
Margarito Quiroz	Catering - Caterer (2nd Unit)
Randy Moore	Craft Service (2nd Unit)
Film Camera	Credit
Chip Byrd	Assistant Camera Operator - First Assistant “C” Camera
Richard Foreman	Photography - Still Photographer
Theo Pingarelli	Camera Operator - “A” Camera Operator
M David Mullen	Director of Photography
Marcos O Lopez	Assistant Camera - Assistant “B” Camera (2nd Unit)
Jan Yarbrough	Colorist - Digital Intermediate Colorist
Beau Chaput	Steadicam Operator (2nd Unit)
Frank Eyers	Video Assist/Playback - Video Playback
Beau Chaput	Assistant Camera - Assistant “B” Camera (2nd Unit)
Charlie Newberry	Assistant Camera Operator - Second Assistant “A” Camera
Philip Pfeifer	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Theo Pingarelli	Steadicam Operator
Lynn Lockwood	Camera Operator - "C" Camera Operator
Mark Dinicola	Colorist - Digital Intermediate Colorist
Keith Eisberg	Assistant Camera - First Assistant “A” Camera
Jim Powell	Assistant Camera Operator - Second Assistant “C” Camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Hyde Park Entertainment	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Stuart Matthewman	Score Mixing - Music Score Mixer
Stuart Matthewman	Music Producer - Music Score Producer
Stuart Matthewman	Original Music - Music Score Performer
Rob Mathes	Music
Rob Mathes	Music Arranger - Score Arranger
Geoff Foster	Orchestrations - Orchestra recorder
Waylon Jennings	Song Performer
Rob Mathes	Music Conductor
Jay Duerr	Music Editor
Bobby Emmons	Song
Steve Fontaine	Music Coordinator - Score Coordinator
Texas Tornados	Song Performer
Rob Mathes	Orchestrations
Stuart Matthewman	Music
Chips Moman	Song
Augie Meyers	Song
Neko Case	Song Performer
Bill Sheffield	Song
Dwight Yoakam	Song Performer
Freddy Fender	Song Performer
Max Steiner	Song
Neko Case	Song
Jay Duerr	Song Performer
Dale Watson	Song Performer
W S Stevenson	Song
Gillian Welch	Song Performer
Carl Belew	Song
Lysa Jayne Hickey	Song Performer
Ben Peters	Song
Vivian Keith	Song
John T Williams	Song Performer
Jay Duerr	Song
Elton John	Song Performer
Dale Watson	Song
Gillian Welch	Song
David Rawlings	Song
S Matthewman	Song
L J Hickey	Song
John T Williams	Song
Elton John	Song
Bernie Taupin	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Michael Adams	Stunts
Richard (Diamond) Farnsworth	Stunt Coordinator
Brian Edward Avery	Stunts
Tom Berto	Stunts
Courtney Farnsworth	Stunts
Robert Jauregui	Stunts
Steven Lambert	Stunts
Steve Leeds	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Jillian Giacomini	Script Supervisor
Leah King	DGA Trainee
Karen A. Harris	Assistant Production Coordinator
Roderick Peyketewa	Assistant Location Manager
Rebecca Hilliard	Production Coordinator
David E Hall	Post-Production Supervisor
Andrew Coffing	Assistant Director
David Manzanares	Location Manager
Todd King	Post-Production Supervisor
John P Meade	Assistant Location Manager
Lois King	Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Melissa White	Assistant Production Coordinator
Susan E Walter	Assistant Director
Jai James	Assistant Director - Second Second Assistant Director
Valerie Callaway	Assistant Location Manager
Clay Perez	Assistant Location Manager
Publicity	Credit
Bradley Jones	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Tom Younkman	Sound Effects Editor
Matthew Nicolay	Sound Mixer
Chris Trent	Foley - Foley Supervisor
Jerry Trent	Foley Artist
Brad Sokol	Assistant Sound Editor
Christopher Sheldon	Supervising Sound Editor
Jon Johnson	Sound Designer
Matthew Halbert	Boom Operator
Steve Pederson	Rerecording Mixer
Thomas J O'Connell	ADR Mixer
Miguel Rivera	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Steven Gerrior	Assistant Sound Editor
Bayard Carey	Sound Mixer (2nd Unit)
Brad Sherman	Rerecording Mixer
Christopher Sheldon	Foley Artist
Bruce Stubblefield	Sound Effects Editor
Edward Steidele	Foley Artist
Michael Brown	Assistant Sound Editor
Keith Bilderbeck	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Damon Bingham	Visual Effects Producer
Jeffrey Baksinski	CG Supervisor
Jason Piccioni	Visual Effects Supervisor
Geoff Martin	Special Effects Coordinator
Gary Petersen	Special Effects
Lori Nelson	Visual Effects Producer - VFX Executive Producer
Joel Hobbie	Special Effects
Steve Vandiver	Special Effects
Daphne Dentz	Visual Effects Producer - Digital Intermediate Producer
Christine Vasquez	Visual Effects Producer - Digital Intermediate Producer
David Baca	Special Effects
Scott Hastings	Special Effects
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Danny Glicker	Costume Designer
Daniela Moore	Costume Supervisor
Dorothy Pearl	Makeup Artist
Enid Arias	Hair Stylist
Jessie Brown	Makeup
Danlee Winegar	Key Costumer
Aleah Ames	Set Costumer
Claire Sandrin	Costumer (2nd Unit)
Annie Miller	Costumer
Lori A Baker	Hair Stylist
Lynne Eagan	Makeup
Lisa Hyde	Key Costumer
Maria Bentfield	Costumer
Emily Egge	Costumer
Marie H Burk	Costumer
Shirley Kurata	Costumer

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