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Challenger (TV 1990)This film profiles the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. Center ... See full summary » Director:Glenn JordanWriter:George Englund |
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Comm. Francis R. (Dick) Scobee
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Dr. Judith A. Resnick
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Gregory B. Jarvis
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Capt. Michael J. Smith
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Doctor Ronald McNair
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Keone Young | ... |
Lt. Col. Ellison Onizuka
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Raye Birk | ... |
Joseph Kilminster
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James Monroe Black | ... |
Robert Mayfield
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Cheryl McNair
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Jane Smith
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Jeanne Mori | ... |
Lorna Onizuka
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Lane Smith | ... |
Larry Mulloy
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Roger Boisjoly
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Gene Thomas
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This film profiles the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. Center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion. Film is lent authenticity by being filmed at the Johnson Space Center in Texas. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>
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25 February 1990 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Challenger - Um Vôo Sem Retorno See more »Company Credits
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George Englund Productions, IndieProd Company Productions, King Phoenix Entertainment See more »
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Just a note to say that I happened on Challenger, the TV movie from c. 1990 tonight on cable and came here to IMDB to see what I could find - because I thought it was kind of interesting. Found I was even more interested in the few comments I found here (no reviews).
It was also interesting to me that the "rating" votes from those 60 something people who made a choice were all over the map, but the two (statistically significant?), most often chosen numbers, were 6 and 7. That's about right. (I'm giving it a six.)
But, to get to the main point <s>, all but one of the comments written in for the movie were trashing and what I would call trashy: all of them seemed to be hugely swayed by the subject of the show. Too "meaningful", too "important for our nation"??? The fact, I'm pretty sure, is that Challenger is a somewhat better than average docudrama. And Karen Allen is a distinguished actor. And almost all of the rest of the cast were at least OK. I thought the tone set was quite good, trying pretty successfully for "this is the way it was". No melodrama, no Hollywood "effects", just straight ahead "documentary" acting and other movie skills. Not overwritten.
It's hard for me to figure where the low average of the comments came from. Something I guess about the subject being too Big and Serious (in the pseudo sense, non gravitas) for anyone, particularly the automatically suspect TV movie crowd, to make a respectable film about. I guess. ??? Interesting.