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The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

R 109 min  -  Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller  -   27 August 1999 (USA)
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A pair of shuttle astronauts leave their spacecraft to repair a satellite. There's an explosion... See full summary »

Director:

Rand Ravich

Writer:

Rand Ravich
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Johnny Depp ...
Charlize Theron ...
Joe Morton ...
Clea DuVall ...
Nan
Donna Murphy ...
Nick Cassavetes ...
Samantha Eggar ...
Gary Grubbs ...
Blair Brown ...
Tom Noonan ...
Tom O'Brien ...
Lucy Lin Lucy Lin ...
Michael Crider Michael Crider ...
Jacob Stein Jacob Stein ...
Timothy Wicker Timothy Wicker ...
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Storyline

A pair of shuttle astronauts leave their spacecraft to repair a satellite. There's an explosion. NASA loses contact for two minutes, but the both are rescued and safely returned to Earth. Eventually it becomes evident that neither of the astronauts is quite the same. Written by JHole  

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Taglines:

Witness the birth of pure evil See more »

Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and a strong scene of sexuality See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Жена астронавта See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$34,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$4,027,003 (USA) (29 August 1999) (2209 Screens)

Gross:

$10,672,566 (USA)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Mad Chance See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

DTS  | Dolby Digital  | SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

In this film as well as in The Devil's Advocate, Charlize Theron's character begins in Florida, then moves to New York (where bad things happen to her). See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: When Jillian has just watched the Sherman Reese videotape, and Spencer comes in and scares her, Spencer says they should watch a video and goes to put it in. After all of the fuss with what the tape is, Spencer gets up to sit on the couch and as he does, you can see four shadows on the wooden wall behind him. See more »

Quotes

Nan: I don't get it, we grew up in the same house. You land Johnny Rocket Boy, I keep getting different versions of Throws-Up-on-Himself Elmo.
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Connections

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Soundtracks

"Four Beat Cha Cha Cha"
Written by Tito Puente
Performed by Tito Puente and His Orchestra See more »