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Cast

Billy Bob Thornton
as Charles Farmer

Virginia Madsen
as Audrey Farmer

Max Thieriot
as Shepard Farmer

Bruce Dern
as Hal

Tim Blake Nelson
as Kevin Munchak

Jasper Polish
as Stanley Farmer

Logan Polish
as Sunshine Farmer

Jon Gries
as FBI Agent Killbourne

Mark Polish
as FBI Agent Mathis

Sal Lopez
as Pepe Garcia

J.K. Simmons
as Director Jacobson

Kiersten Warren
as Phyllis

Rick Overton
as Arnold Milan

Richard Barela

Richard Edson
as Deputy Chopper Miller

Elise Eberle
as Madison Roberts

Jay Leno
as Himself

Julie White
as Beth Goode

Graham Beckel
as Frank

Marshall Bell
as Judge Miller

Kathleen Arc
as Mrs. Harder

Lois Geary
as Mrs. Graham

Dianne Anderson Mathis
as Reporter No. 1

William Lawrence Allen
as Reporter No. 2

Gregory Chase
as NASA Committee Member

Forrest Fyre
as State Senator

Janelle Sperow
as State Congresswoman

Robert E. Fleischer
as Will Beacon

Kathy Lamkin
as Jodie

Charlie Brown
as Phil

Richard Holcomb
as Reporter #4

Gary Houston
as Dr. Livingston

Adam Taylor Gordon
as FBI Agent #1

Bruce Willis
as Col. Doug Masterson

David House
as FBI Agent #2

John Lawrence Page
as FBI Agent #3

Mark Mathis
as ABC News Reporter

Matthew Kimbrough
as Henry Malone

Richard McClarkin
as Karl

Brian McCallister
as Student

George McKelvey
as Doug

Steve Cormier
as Appraiser

Scarlett McAlister
as Local New Reporter

Deborah Martinez
as Reporter #3

Benjamin Petry
as Child #1

Cheyenne Serano
as Child #2

Robyn Reede
as Secretary

Olive Gallagher
as Morning Show Host

Kevin Wiggins
as Rocket Expert

Joan Findley
as Reporter

Mary Sue Evans
as NASA Expert

Ida Darvish
as Italian Anchorwoman

Eugene Nomura
as Japanese Anchorman

Vikrum Shah
as Hindu Anchorman

Yvans Jourdain
as French Anchorman

Jennifer Chu
as Chinese Anchorwoman

Dallas Raines
as National Anchorman

John Burke
as Reporter

Roy Costley
as Astro "Nut" Local

Esodie Geiger
as CNN News Reporter

J.D. Garfield
as Sky Copter Reporter

J. Michael "Yak" Oliva
as Balloon Game Carnie

Richard Gunn
as Square Dance Caller

Marc Miles
as Rocket Ride Operator

Jenny Gabrielle
as Vanessa

Hannah Wiggins
as Child #3

David Marcilla
as Child #4

Joey Solis
as Squarer Dance Caller #2

Mark DeLisle
as Mission Control #1

Robert Michael Lee
as MP #1

David Sullivan
as Young Man

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• Mar 01, 2013

  The first ten minutes were the most tedious I've spend in ages. Is Billy Bob Thornton betting on his appeal to carry a movie, because I think that currency has been devalued. Anyway, the story is bogus: who even OWNS a family farm anymore? They're just feeders into Big Food. And why now? He's been at this rocket building task for ten years. Too unbelievable to be real and not charming enough to be good fantasy.
  Bathsheba M Super Reviewer
• Feb 16, 2013

  A Texas rancher named Charles Farmer creates a sensation with his fantastical dream of launching a homemade rocket into space in The Astronaut Farmer. Featuring a strong cast that includes Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Tim Blake Nelson, and Bruce Willis, the film has some great performances. And the story is quite well written, especially in its ability to keep the focus on the Farmer family. However, there are some weaknesses in the plot and the film loses some momentum toward the end. Wonderfully uplifting, The Astronaut Farmer is an inspired story about following dreams.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Jan 27, 2011

  The Astronaut Farmer is the fictional story of a former NASA astronaut who builds his own rocket to travel in space. The film follows the same feel good formula that many other films have taken, and the results are somewhat mixed. The film is average and can almost be seen as recycled ideas from previous films dealing with achieving the impossible. Obviously the character building his rocket will have obstacles to overcome and there'll be a period where he'll just want to give up, but he's encouraged to continue. The feds get involved because they believe that Charles Farmer is building a WMD in his barn. He faces the feds, skeptical neighbors, but he'll prove them wrong. Astronaut Farmer is typical of the feel good film. The film is good to watch, but it doesn't do anything new or original with the script. The Astronaut Farmer is a good film to watch with your family. Unfortunately the film is flawed and at times the film feels a bit stupid in it's dialogue delivery. Some parts made me cringe. The Astronaut Farmer is an average feel good film with decent acting, and average plot. However it's clear that the script suffers, and the full potential of this picture is strained and has yet to realized. Good, but not great. The thing with this film is that they were plenty of opportunities to craft something pretty good, but the filmmakers decided to recycle old ideas, and at times the film feels rushed. Still decent entertainment.
  Alex r Super Reviewer
• Oct 21, 2010

  I really didn't want to see this. For reasons unknown, a relative of mine wanted to which, I can't remember if he just wanted to see this, or specifically he really had interest. I just remember arguing against this and feeling the pain of billy bob robbing my wallet.
  Thom M Super Reviewer

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