Space Cowboys (2000)

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writers (WGA):

Ken Kaufman (written by) &
Howard Klausner (written by)

Release Date:

4 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Boys will be boys.

Plot:

When a retired engineer is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.

Plot Keywords:

Satellite | Space | NASA | Roller Coaster | Space Travel

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 4 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Clint Eastwood	...	Frank Corvin
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Hawk Hawkins
Donald Sutherland	...	Jerry O'Neill
James Garner	...	Tank Sullivan
James Cromwell	...	Bob Gerson
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Sara Holland
William Devane	...	Eugene Davis
Loren Dean	...	Ethan Glance
Courtney B. Vance	...	Roger Hines
Barbara Babcock	...	Barbara Corvin
Rade Serbedzija	...	General Vostov
Blair Brown	...	Dr. Anne Caruthers
Jay Leno	...	Himself
Nils Allen Stewart	...	Tiny
Deborah Jolly	...	Cocktail Waitress
Toby Stephens	...	Young Frank
Eli Craig	...	Young Hawk
John Asher	...	Young Jerry (as John Mallory Asher)
Matt McColm	...	Young Tank
Billie Worley	...	Young Gerson
Chris Wylde	...	Jason
Anne Stedman	...	Jason's Girlfriend
James MacDonald	...	Capcom
Kate McNeil	...	Female Astronaut #1
Karen M. Waldron	...	Female Astronaut #2 (as Karen Mistal)
John Linton	...	Male Astronaut #1 (as John K. Linto)
Mark Thomason	...	Mission Control Tech
Georgia Emelin	...	Jerry's Girlfriend
Rick Scarry	...	State Department Official
Paul Pender	...	JBC Security Guard
Tim Halligan	...	Qualls
Manning Mpinduzi-Mott	...	Press Reporter #1
Steve Monroe	...	Waiter
Jean-Michel Henry	...	Centrifuge Tech (as J.M. Henry)
Steven West	...	Construction Tech
Cooper Huckabee	...	Trajectory Engineer
Hayden Tank	...	Boy at NASA Tour
Jock MacDonald	...	Press Reporter (1958)
Gerald Emerick	...	T-38 Pilot
Renee Olstead	...	Little Girl
Don Michaelson	...	NASA Doctor
Artur Cybulski	...	Press Reporter #2
Gordy Owens	...	Simsupe (as Gordon Owens)
Steve Stapenhorst	...	Vice President
Lauren Cohn	...	Teacher at NASA Tour
Michael Louden	...	Young Pilot #1
Deborah Hope	...	Female Engineer
Jon Hamm	...	Young Pilot #2
Lamont Lofton	...	KSC Guard
Aleksandr Kuznetsov	...	Russian Engineer (as Alexander Kuznetsov)
Erica Grant	...	Female Engineer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chip Chinery	...	Tom (uncredited)
Craig Hosking	...	Pilot (uncredited)
Lisa Malone	...	Herself (uncredited)
Denise Marek-Plumb	...	Database Administrator (uncredited)
Jeannette Papineau	...	Bobs Secretary (uncredited)
Kristin Quick	...	Young Museum Attendant (uncredited)

Directed by
Clint Eastwood

Writing credits (WGA)
Ken Kaufman		(written by) &
Howard Klausner		(written by)

Produced by
Clint Eastwood	....	producer
Andrew Lazar	....	producer
Tom Rooker	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Lennie Niehaus

Cinematography by
Jack N. Green		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Joel Cox

Casting by
Phyllis Huffman

Production Design by
Henry Bumstead

Art Direction by
Jack G. Taylor Jr.

Set Decoration by
Richard C. Goddard

Costume Design by
Deborah Hopper

Makeup Department
Janice Alexander	....	key hair stylist (as Jan Alexander)
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup artist
Tania McComas	....	key makeup artist
Carol A. O'Connell	....	head hair stylist
Francisco X. Pérez	....	key makeup artist (as Frank Perez)
Charlene Roberson	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Patricia Churchill	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Craig Hosking	....	second unit director
Melissa Cummins Lorenz	....	second second assistant director
Robert Lorenz	....	first assistant director
Tom Rooker	....	assistant director
Dodi Lee Rubenstein	....	assistant director
Michael Owens	....	additional unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master
William A. Barry	....	swing gang (as William Barry)
Carl Cassara	....	swing gang
Tony Chavez	....	propmaker
Bobby Joe Garren	....	greensman
Kay Granthian	....	art department researcher
Sam Greenmun	....	props construction
Chuck Herrmann	....	assistant property master
Dave McComb	....	construction estimator
Gary Metzen	....	painter
Joseph Musso	....	production illustrator
Joseph G. Pacelli Jr.	....	lead set designer
Troy Palmer-Hughes	....	production design supervisor: WonderWorks
Clarence Lynn Price	....	construction coordinator (as Lynn Price)
Sandra Renfroe	....	swing gang (as Sandi Armstrong-Renfroe)
Mike Rutgard	....	swing gang (as Michael S. Rutgard)
Steve Salazar	....	welder
Steven M. Saylor	....	set designer
John Schacht	....	leadperson
David Schmidt	....	swing gang
Michael Sexton	....	property master
Wayne Smith	....	stand-by painter
Bruce West	....	set designer
John Fleming	....	metal construction (uncredited)
Michael Owens	....	space sequence designer (uncredited)
D.A. Zingelewicz	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Bub Asman	....	supervising sound editor
Bob Beher	....	foley editor
Phil Benson	....	sound effects editor
Phillip Blackford	....	sound mix technician
Christopher Boyes	....	sound designer
Christopher Boyes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Buscemi	....	epk sound
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	....	supervising dialogue editor
Beaudine Credle	....	assistant sound editor
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	dialogue editor
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	supervising adr editor
Flash Deros	....	boom operator
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Teresa Eckton	....	sound effects editor
Shawn Egan	....	assistant sound editor (as Shawn W. Egan)
Coya Elliott	....	assistant sound editor
Juno J. Ellis	....	supervising adr editor
Sean England	....	machine room operator
David Farmer	....	sound designer
Ken Fischer	....	sound editor
Ken Fischer	....	sound effects editor
Scott Guitteau	....	sound effects editor
Denise Horta	....	adr editor
Glenn Hoskinson	....	sound effects editor
Mildred Iatrou	....	dialogue editor (as Mildred Iatrou Morgan)
Stephen Janisz	....	adr editor
Jason King	....	sound editor
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
Gary Krivacek	....	sound effects editor
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Walt Martin	....	production sound mixer
Matthew C. May	....	first assistant sound editor
Anthony Milch	....	sound effects editor (as Anthony R. Milch)
Alan Robert Murray	....	supervising sound editor
Howard Neiman	....	sound effects editor (as Howard S.M. Nieman)
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Steve Romanko	....	sound re-recordist
Jurgen Scharpf	....	sound mix technician
Roy Seeger	....	assistant adr editor
Michael Semanick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Solaris	....	cable person
Steve Sollars	....	utility sound
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Butch Wolf	....	foley editor
Christopher Barnett	....	re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Brian Chumney	....	digital sound technician (uncredited)
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist (uncredited)
Brian Magerkurth	....	machine room operator (uncredited)
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Brad Sayles	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Carl D. Ware	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Amborn	....	special effects foreman
Taylor Ball	....	special effects assistant
Steve Bunyea	....	special effects (as Steven E. Bunyes)
Michael Burke	....	special effects (as Michael E. Burke)
Wayne Burnes	....	special effects technician
Jeff Denes	....	special effects (as Jeff A. Denes)
Gilbert Draper	....	special effects
Ken Ebert	....	special effects
John Frazier	....	special effects supervisor
Tommy Frazier	....	special effects (as Tom Frazier)
Bruce D. Hayes	....	special effects (as Bruce Hayes)
Jameson Levin	....	special effects
Russell Nave	....	special effects
Mark Noel	....	special effects
John Palmer	....	special effects project supervisor: WonderWorks
Joe Pancake	....	special effects
Frances Pennington	....	special effects (as Francis Pennington)
Brick Price	....	visual effects producer: WonderWorks
Steve Riley	....	special effects set coordinator
Bill Roth	....	sculptor
Dominic V. Ruiz	....	special effects
Mark Sheaffer	....	special effects
Dwight Thomas-Smith	....	special effects
Bryan Wohlers	....	special effects
John Wonser	....	special effects
Dana Wozniak	....	special effects
Rob Menapace	....	motion control programmer (uncredited)
Michael Rifkin	....	mechanical special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Barbara Affonso	....	chief model maker
Jon Alexander	....	compositing supervisor
Eric Amundsen	....	second assistant camera: visual effects unit
Nicolas Anastassiou	....	video effects editor (as Nicholas Anastassiou)
Will Anielewicz	....	technical
Leah Anton	....	compositor
Barry Armour	....	CG supervisor
John Bartle	....	video effects editor
Randall K. Bean	....	scanning operating
Joe Biggins	....	visual effects camera assistant
Rod G. Bogart	....	software development (as Rod Bogart)
Stella Bogh	....	compositor
Scott Bonnenfant	....	viewpaint artist
Billy Brooks	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Ronn Brown	....	matte artist
Ken Bryan	....	lead digital modeler
Anthony Butler	....	digital production staff
Nelson Cabrera	....	visual effects coordinator
Tami Carter	....	compositor
Mei-Ming Casino	....	digital production staff: ILM
Lawrence Chandler	....	animatics artist
Robbie Clot	....	stage support
Tom Cloutier	....	chief model maker
Caitlin Content	....	sabre artist
Catherine Craig	....	lead digital model painter: ILM
Suni Dailey	....	CG technician
Bryan Dewe	....	chief model maker
Natalee Djokovic	....	video effects editor
Jeff Doran	....	compositor
John Duncan	....	model maker
Scott Farrar	....	additional visual effects supervisor
Jon Foreman	....	chief model maker
Dana Friedman	....	visual effects producer
Joe Fulmer	....	practical effects supervisor
Steve Gawley	....	model supervisor
Tim Geideman	....	negative lineup
Brian Gernand	....	chief model maker: ILM
Ray Gilberti	....	effects director of photography
Ray Gilberti	....	motion control camera operator
Derek Gillingham	....	viewpaint artist
Susan Greenhow	....	visual effects coordinator
Indira Guerrieri	....	technical
James Hagedorn	....	compositor (as Jim Hagedorn)
Pablo Helman	....	associate visual effects supervisor
Kirk Henderson	....	visual effects concept artist: ILM
Robert Hill	....	motion control first assistant camera
Ivo Horvat	....	matte painter: ILM
Jen Howard	....	compositor
Paul Huston	....	lead digital matte artist
Patrick Jarvis	....	digital paint & roto artist
Nancy Jencks	....	digital plate restoration: ILM
Erik Jensen	....	model maker
Lars Jensvold	....	video effects editor
Mike Jobe	....	model maker
Russell Koonce	....	technical
Nathan Lafionatis	....	technical consultant
Tad Leckman	....	lead animatics artist
Tad Leckman	....	previsualization supervisor: ILM
Sandra Joy Lee	....	video library & NASA records
Tom Martinek	....	senior digital effects artist: ILM
Bill Mather	....	digital matte artist
Rich McKay	....	motion control first assistant camera
Joseph Metten	....	3D matchmove artist
Richard Miller	....	sculptor
Chris Mitchell	....	lead animator: ILM (as Christopher Mitchell)
Rich Murillo	....	computer systems engineering
David Norris	....	Wescam camera operator: ILM
Michael Olague	....	visual effects gaffer
Michael Owens	....	visual effects supervisor
Mary Payne	....	technical
Lorne Peterson	....	chief model maker
Aaron Pfau	....	digital paint & roto artist
Vance Piper	....	plate photography first assistant camera
Alexander Pouchkarev	....	digital modeler
Liz Radley	....	video and computer graphics supervisor
Erich Rigling	....	storyboard artist: ILM
Massimiliano Rocchetti	....	technical director
Martin Rosenberg	....	visual effects director of photography
Noel Rubin	....	animatics artist
Peter Mitchell Rubin	....	visual effects art director
Adam Savage	....	chief model maker
Marla I. Selhorn	....	location matchmove technician (as Marla Selhorn)
M. Zachary Sherman	....	digital paint & roto artist
Emmanuel Shiu	....	pre-visualization artist
Mark Siegel	....	model maker
Jason H. Snell	....	lead 3D matchmover artist (as Jason Snell)
Brian Sorbo	....	compositor: ILM
Eben Stromquist	....	model maker
Jeff Sutherland	....	digital compositor
Doug Swam	....	computer systems engineering
Joe Takai	....	production engineering supervisor
David Tanaka	....	visual effects editor
Catherine Tate	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Angela Taylor	....	CG technician
Chad Taylor	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Paul Theren	....	digital modeler
Lisa Todd	....	visual effects coordinator
Christopher Townsend	....	digital artist
David Valentin	....	visual effects production coordinator
Robert Vargas	....	animatic artist: ILM
Bruce Vecchitto	....	color timing supervisor
Danny Wagner	....	model maker
Melanie Walas	....	model maker
Steven Wallen	....	model maker
Judith Weaver	....	visual effects senior producer
R. Christopher White	....	lead R&D technical
Chuck Wiley	....	model maker
Heidi Zabit	....	lead paint & roto artist
Wei Zheng	....	digital matte artist
Rita E. Zimmerman	....	sabre artist
Sandy DellaMarie	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Mark Fiorenza	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Lloyd Hess	....	technical support (uncredited)
Evan Pontoriero	....	previsualization artist: ILM (uncredited)
George Sakellariou	....	production engineering: ILM (uncredited)
Tristan Tom	....	digital matte technical support: ILM (uncredited)
Talmage Watson	....	matchmove artist (uncredited)
R.D. Wegener	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Troy A. Cephers	....	stunts (as Troy Anthony Cephers)
Albert Champagne	....	stunts
Tom Crabson	....	stunts
Jan M. Davis	....	stunts
Jeffrey Eith	....	stunts (as Jeff Eith)
Cliff Fleming	....	stunts
Hartley Folstad	....	stunts
Karl Gulledge	....	stunts
Clifford Happy	....	stunts
Steve Hinton	....	stunts
David Major	....	stunts
George Orrison	....	stunts
Gary Pike	....	stunts (as Gary A. Pike)
Tom Sanders	....	stunts
Jeff Senour	....	stunts
Paul Sklar	....	stunts
Joe Stone	....	stunts
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunt coordinator
Moe Viletto	....	stunts
Jim Wilkey	....	stunts
B.J. Worth	....	stunts
Cliff Fleming	....	stunt pilot (uncredited)
Clifford Happy	....	stunt double: Tommy Lee Jones (uncredited)
George Orrison	....	stunt double: Mr. Eastwood (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Rocky Babcock	....	libra head operator
Hans Bjerno	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	Steadicam operator
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	camera operator
Bill Coe	....	assistant camera
Matt Cohen	....	computer/video engineer
Bernie Demolski	....	electrician (as Richard Demolski)
Bernie Demolski	....	key grip (as Richard Demolski)
Dan Dobson	....	24 frame video operator
Ross Dunkerley	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Scott Fieldsteel	....	assistant chief lighting technician
James Frederick	....	lighting technician
Ron Goodman	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Jan Gould	....	best boy grip
Heather Green	....	camera loader (as Heather D. Green)
Peter N. Green	....	second assistant camera
Steven A. Guerrero	....	grip
Mark Gutterud	....	vistavision camera operator
Paul A. Hardiman	....	lighting technician
Josh Harrison	....	camera assistant: second unit
Bud Heller	....	key rigging grip
Frank R. Jimenez Jr.	....	electrician
John Lacy	....	rigging gaffer
Leo J. Napolitano	....	additional camera operator
Brad Peterman	....	underwater first assistant camera
Ken Regan	....	still photographer
Pete Romano	....	underwater director of photography
Charles Saldana	....	key grip
T. Daniel Scaringi	....	grip
Mike Shaheen	....	video assist operator
Tom Stern	....	chief lighting technician (as Thomas Stern)
Tony Van Meeteren	....	best boy
Doug Wall	....	grip
Charles W. Wayt	....	crane grip
Charles W. Wayt	....	dolly grip
Barry Wexler	....	crane grip
Barry Wexler	....	grip
Peter Yauri	....	grip
Abbe Wool	....	electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Andrew 'Spanky' Grant	....	animator
Andrew Grant	....	animator
Hal T. Hickel	....	animator
Chris Mitchell	....	animator
Andy Wong	....	animator
Sylvia Wong	....	animator

Casting Department
Janet Farris	....	casting assistant
Olivia Harris	....	casting associate
Liz Keigley	....	casting: Texas/Florida
Sari E. Keigley	....	casting: Texas/Florida

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Darryl M. Athons	....	set costumer
Ann Culotta	....	set costumer
Steve Ellsworth	....	set costumer
Lynda Foote	....	key costumer
Randy Pike	....	space suit technician

Editorial Department
Van Bedient	....	avid technician
Michael Cipriano	....	assistant film editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Doug Jones	....	negative cutter
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
Gary Roach	....	assistant editor (as Gary D. Roach)
Don Roth	....	assistant editor
Karen Shaw	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Elin Carlson	....	chorus
Robert Fernandez	....	music scoring mixer (as Bobby Fernandez)
Karen Harper	....	singer
Donald Harris	....	music editor
Matt Pierson	....	music production supervisor

Transportation Department
Bud Belyeu	....	transportation captain
Ricky Damazio	....	driver
Robert Dulys	....	driver
David Neil Enfinger	....	driver: honeywagon
Malcolm Mazer	....	driver
Robert Neilson	....	transportation coordinator
Ron Parsell	....	talent driver
Jimmy Ray Pickens	....	driver
Ron Poniewaz Jr.	....	driver
Doug Wilson	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Kokayi Ampah	....	location manager
Scott M. Anderson	....	asst. prop master
Brian Austin	....	consultant: NASA
Marco Barla	....	unit publicist
Steven F. Beaupre	....	set production aide
Jesse Ray Boehm	....	production assistant
Craig Busch	....	assistant location manager: Houston
Robert D. Cabana	....	consultant: NASA
Pamella D'Pella	....	assistant location manager
Pamella D'Pella	....	key assistant location manager (as Pamela D.Pella)
Louise DeCordoba	....	production accountant
Connie Douglas	....	craft service assistant
Dan Ellis	....	projectionist
Dan Ellis	....	projectionist
Fred Fein	....	stand-in
Bobbie Ferguson	....	consultant: NASA (as Bobby Faye Ferguson)
Gordon Fullerton	....	consultant: NASA
Christopher Gilman	....	spacesuit designer (as Chris Gilman)
Jason Gondek	....	post-production accountant
Jason Gondek	....	second assistant accountant
Sam Greenmun	....	spacesuit technician
Gym Hinderer	....	assistant: A. Lazar
Steve Hinton	....	pilot
Mary Holliday	....	production assistant
Craig Hosking	....	aerial unit director
Rick Hull	....	consultant: NASA
Rick Hull	....	consultant: NASA
Edward Hunt	....	production secretary
Jim Jenkins	....	stand-in: James Garner
Richard A. Jones	....	assistant: Mr. Jones
Richard Andrew Jones	....	assistant to Mr. Jones (as Richard Jones)
Don Kincade	....	location liaison (as Donald A. Kincade)
Mable Lawson-McCrary	....	script supervisor
Lisa Malone	....	consultant: NASA
Denise Marek-Plumb	....	stand-in: Marcia Gay Harden, Houston (as Denise Marek)
Robert Mehnert	....	aerial unit director
Danny Morris	....	craft service
Rana Morrison	....	location assistance
Jeffrey Phelps	....	production aide
Ian Ray	....	body double: Donald Sutherland
Laura Rochon	....	consultant: NASA
Melissa Rooker	....	assistant: Mr. Eastwood
Jim Swidarski	....	payroll accountant
Donovan Terranova	....	assistant location manager
Mark Thomason	....	stand-in
Katie Tull	....	production assistant: Houston
David Watkinson	....	video graphic artist
Brian Welch	....	consultant: NASA
Philip R. West	....	consultant: NASA
Andrew White	....	production coordinator
Michael A. Xynidis	....	stand-in
Susie Yamamoto	....	assistant production accountant

Thanks
Joe Hyams	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Clipsal Films
• Mad Chance
• Malpaso Productions
• Village Roadshow Pictures
• Warner Bros

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2000) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2000) (France) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2001) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Bros.
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (Spain)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Other Companies

• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Location Lodging Worldwide  travel and accommodations
• Malpaso Records  soundtrack
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Warner Bros. Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Brazil:Livre | Chile:TE | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-12/9 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:PG | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:PG | South Korea:12 | Singapore:PG | Philippines:G | Iceland:L | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37575) | Peru:PT

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Clipsal Films

Trivia:

Writer Howard Klausner had actually finished the screenplay and was shopping it around Hollywood long before it was announced that astronaut John Glenn would be returning to space.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When the astronauts are capturing the satellite, one brushes his hand against the control joystick, but without any effect on the shuttle arm's position.

Quotes:

Frank Corvin:Clock's ticking, Bob. And I'm only getting older.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World/Eat Pray Love/The Expendables (#2.28)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

THE CHAIN OF LOVE

Highly enjoyable.

This is one of the greatest action/dramas that I have ever seen. Not since ARMAGEDDON has there been such a movie that managed to satisfy my craving for action, laughter, and drama all at the same time. Clint Eastwood returns to show us that he can handle any role that comes his way. While the film was not a really big hit in theaters, it managed to catch my eye at the video store because it had to do with a failing Russian satellite and since the four lead actors are so good. Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, James Garner and Donald Sutherland are the title characters and our heroes in SPACE COWBOYS, one of the most memorable movies of the year for me.

I enjoyed the way the film slowly develops the characters and shares with us their past history. The film is great in my opinion. The supporting cast includes James Cromwell, Marcia Gay Harden, William Devane, Loren Dean and Courtney B. Vance (Loren Dean and Courtney B. Vance both being men). All of the key actors and elements of the film are wonderful and create a film that is both memorable and, in my opinion, timeless. SPACE COWBOYS gets 5/5.