October 15, 2006 (2006-10-15) (Mill Valley Film Festival)
February 23, 2007 (2007-02-23) (United States)
Running time
104 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$13 million[1]
Box office
$11.1 million[1]
The Astronaut Farmer is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael Polish, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Mark. The film stars Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern and Max Thieriot. The plot is about a Texas rancher who attempts to construct a rocket in his barn and launch himself into outer space.
The film was released on February 23, 2007. It grossed just $11 million against its $13 million budget, and received mixed reviews from critics.
TheAstronautFarmer is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael Polish, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Mark. The film stars Billy...
Young Actor for his role. Thieriot then appeared in the drama TheAstronautFarmer (2007) and the film adaptation of Nancy Drew (2007). In 2008, he played...
and Hal Sanders on Heroes. Beckel also appeared in TheAstronautFarmer as Frank, a customer at the diner. Beckel portrayed oil tycoon Ellis Wyatt in Atlas...
2006, the brothers would team with Warner Independent for their fourth film, TheAstronautFarmer about a former NASA astronaut, Charles Farmer (Billy...
Companion, in a key role as the angel. She co-starred alongside Jim Carrey in The Number 23 and Billy Bob Thornton in TheAstronautFarmer; both films were released...
drama TheAstronautFarmer and the comedy Mr. Woodcock, in which he played a sadistic gym teacher.[citation needed] In September 2008, he starred in the action...
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The following is the filmography of American actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter Billy Bob Thornton. List of awards and nominations received by Billy...
California, the son of writer, director, and producer Tom Gries. His first film role came at the age of 11, when he played the Boy Horace in the Charlton...
(1996) The Life of David Gale (2003) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre [Only Trailer] (2003) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) TheAstronautFarmer (2006) The Texas...
include Alex Tabor on Saved by the Bell: The College Years and Nora Huntington on Desperate Housewives. Warren is the mother of actress Misti Traya, who...
Syriana (2005), Samuel Sterns in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Richard Schell in Lincoln (2012), the title character in The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)...
an impoverished farmer in the film adaptation of Horace McCoy's novel They Shoot Horses, Don't They?. In Mark Rydell's western film The Cowboys, he played...
cameo 2006 Tales of the Rat Fink Himself Voice Cars Jay Limo Voice; cameo Ice Age: The Meltdown Fast Tony Voice TheAstronautFarmer Himself 2007 Christmas...
raised in a Jewish family, the daughter of television producer Hannah Weinstein (née Dorner) and Pete Weinstein, a reporter for The Brooklyn Eagle; her parents...
Double (2005), The AstronautFarmer (2006), Life Support (2007), The Smell Of Success (2009), Nona(2017), and short Erotic Dreams of the Chelsea Hotel (2017)...
again for over 20 years. He attended the University of Colorado, majoring in sociology, and served three years in the Army. He eventually became a consultant...
California as Husband / Sylvio 2005 The Kid & I as Guy Prince 2006 Hard Scrambled as Joe 2006 TheAstronautFarmer as Chopper Miller 2006 Cut Off as Mikey...
small roles in films like TheAstronautFarmer, Silverado, Sunshine Cleaning and The Last Stand. Geary died on June 28, 2014, at the age of 84. "Lois Geary...
4, 1961) is an American actress. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in The Little Dog Laughed in 2007. She has also...
the Vulture. It was never brought to market. TheAstronautFarmer (2006 film) Appeared only in closing credits of some Salvage 1 episodes after the pilot...
Billy Schulz The Last Stand (2006) – Redneck Heckler Comedy Hell (2006) – Wayne The Tripper (2006) – Mayor Hal Burton TheAstronautFarmer (2006) – Arnold...
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