Space Cowboys (2000)
79 %
Reviews Counted: 110 Fresh: 87 Rotten:23 Average Rating: 6.7/10
Consensus:
While the plot is overly cliched, the suberb acting by the stars (especially the tense interactions between Clint Eastwood and Tommy Lee Jones) and the spectacular special effects make this a movie worth seeing.
Runtime: 2 hrs 10 mins
Box Office: $18,093,776
Synopsis: In 1958, the members of Team Daedalus, a cocky unit of top Air Force test pilots, were ready to serve their country as the first Americans in space. When NASA replaced the Air Force for outer atmospheric testing, Team Daedalus was pushed aside and a chimpanzee named Sam got the honor. The team... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner, James Cromwell
Director: Clint Eastwood
Screenwriter: Ken Kaufman, Howard Klausner
Producer: Andrew Lazar, Clint Eastwood
Composer: Lennie Niehaus
Screenwriter: Ken Kaufman, Howard Klausner
Producer: Andrew Lazar, Clint Eastwood
Composer: Lennie Niehaus
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04/09/05
...an equivocal movie that can't seem to decide whether to play its ridiculous premise straight.
01/29/05
It's tempting to pin a derisive label like Geezers in Space on this comedy-drama, but its veteran stars...make Space Cowboys hard to dislike.
07/01/04
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05/22/03
Charm and personality are able to overwhelm the inherent silliness of the situation and the characters.
12/08/02
Despite the poignancy of old age, the mood of the film is cheerful, sustained by the high spirits of the four veterans.
12/02/02
I hope a few more scripts for these old geezers are in the offing. Like the Lemmon-Matthau films, this one is just plain fun.
10/21/02
Like its stars, the movie may be a little creaky sometimes, but it suffers from no lack of attitude.
10/15/02
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08/02/02
one of the summer's most pleasant surprises, a solid "buddy picture" with a startlingly suspenseful last half-hour.
06/15/02
One advantage "Space Cowboys" has over "Armageddon" is that Eastwood is a more laconic director than Michael Bay. Then again, who isn't?
06/13/02
Em alguns momentos, acaba lembrando excessivamente o competente Apollo 13, mas isso é mais uma virtude do que um defeito.
05/31/02
Where Armageddon merely strutted, Cowboys swaggers. What’s the difference? Style.
05/08/02
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