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Director:
Glenn Jordan
Writer (WGA):
George Englund (written by)
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Release Date:
25 February 1990 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Drama See more »
Tagline:
based on the true story of the tragic space shuttle disaster
Plot:
This film profiles the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination See more »
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Interview: Karen Allen and the Kingdom of Her Crystal Life
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Karen Allen ... Christa McAuliffe

Barry Bostwick ... Comm. Francis R. (Dick) Scobee

Julie Fulton ... Dr. Judith A. Resnick

Richard Jenkins ... Gregory B. Jarvis

Brian Kerwin ... Capt. Michael J. Smith

Joe Morton ... Doctor Ronald McNair
Keone Young ... Lt. Col. Ellison Onizuka
Raye Birk ... Joseph Kilminster
James Monroe Black ... Robert Mayfield (as James Black)

Angela Bassett ... Cheryl McNair
Elizabeth Kemp ... Jane Smith
Jeanne Mori ... Lorna Onizuka
Lane Smith ... Larry Mulloy

Peter Boyle ... Roger Boisjoly

Alan Ackles ... Gene Thomas
Alissa Alban ... System instructor
Thomas Allen Jr. ... Scott Smith
Melinda Ann Austin ... June Scobee
Ted Baader ... Engineer Mark
John Beaird ... Communications Instructor
James Belcher ... Robert Ebling
Norman Bennett ... Judson Lovingood

Joe Berryman ... Arnie Aldrich
Debbie Boily ... Marcia Jarvis
Bill Bolender ... Horace Lamberth
Kristin Bond ... Caroline McAuliffe
Melodee Bowman ... Norma Boisjoly

Rodger Boyce (as Roger Boycea)

Kale Browne ... Steven McAuliffe
Robert Michael Bryce ... Engineer Stan
Wirt Cain ... Mike Weeks
Darlesia Cearcy ... Sharia
Melissa Chan ... Janelle Onizuka

Brady Coleman ... George Hardy

Blue Deckert ... Johnny Corlew
Adam Englund ... Lockheed Representative
Terri Harrel (as Terri Harell)

Melanie Haynes ... Michelle Brekke
Sean Hennigan ... Team Leader
Gloria Hocking ... Ann Bradley

Danny Kamin ... Al McDonald (as Daniel Tucker Kamin)
Anne Klousia ... Judy Garcia
Dennis Letts ... Cecil Houston
Gavin Luckett ... Reggie McNair (as Gavin O'Mar Luckett)
Ken Magee ... Stanley Reinartz
Nathan Mason ... Nathan
Sean McGraw ... Rick Nygrin
James McQueen (as Jim McQueen)
Randy Means ... Jerry Mason
Lou Michaels ... Woman in Fitting Room
Red Mitchell ... Lamberth's Assistant (as Mark 'Red' Mitchell)
Eileen Morris ... Reporter
Naoka Nakagawa ... Darien Onizuka

Marco Perella ... Dick Methia
Jim Peters ... Arnie Thompson
Spencer Prokop ... Launch Commentator
William Roberts ... Data instructor (as Bill Roberts)

Brandon Smith ... Charlie Steventon
Robert Strane ... J. E. Kinsbury

Mary Chris Wall ... Barbara Morgan
Woody Watson ... Charly Justiz
Madonna Magee ... Roberta Boisjoly (as Madonna Young)
Norma Young ... Margaret
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Wendye Clarendon ... NASA Instructor
Vince Davis ... Ground Base Astronaut
Gerald Elliott ... Mr. Resnick

Lance Kerwin

Al Hayter ... Nasa Technician (uncredited)
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Directed by
Glenn Jordan 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
George Englund (written by)

Produced by
George Englund Jr. .... producer
Courtney Pledger .... producer
Debbie Robins .... producer
 
Original Music by
David E. Kole 
 
Cinematography by
Newton Thomas Sigel 
 
Film Editing by
Paul Rubell 
 
Production Management
JoAnn May-Pavey .... unit production manager
 
Art Department
David E. Harshbarger .... property master
Richard D. Wright .... assistant art director
 
Sound Department
Jacob Goldstein .... production sound mixer
Vince Gutierrez .... supervising sound editor
Randal S. Thomas .... dialogue editor (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Driskell .... gaffer
John W. Scott .... gaffer
Bubba Sheffield .... grip
Peter J. Verrando .... video playback operator
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fran Allgood .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Paul D. Goldman .... post production supervisor
 
Music Department
John Caper Jr. .... music supervisor
 
Transportation Department
Ron Kern .... transportation coordinator
 
Other crew
Donella Coffey .... assistant to producers
 

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Runtime:
160 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono
Company:
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3 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
Better than billed, 25 September 2002
Author: seajoe-1 from Miami, FL, USA

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.

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