From the time he was a child, Charles Farmer had only one goal: to be an astronaut. Earning his degree in aerospace engineering and joining the Air Force as a pilot, Farmer was a natural for NASA's astronaut training program and was well on his way when a family situation forced him to drop out. But Farmer was not a man to let anything stand in the way of a dream. He spent the next decade and every cent he had building his own rocket in a barn on his ranch in Story, Texas, working toward the day when he could triumphantly launch it into space. By himself. Sharing his vision are his wife Audie and their children--daughters Sunshine and Stanley, and 15-year-old Shepard, already a budding engineer and eager to serve as "mission control" on the big day. Even Audie's father Hal, on hand to lend moral support, can see how his son-in-law's unwavering commitment has inspired the family with a common dream. On the eve of the long-anticipated launch, an unexpected problem arises. Farmer's efforts to secure 10,000 pounds of high-grade fuel catches the attention of the FBI--and subsequently the media, who encamp in droves outside his gate. Farmer finds himself depicted on TV screens worldwide as a renegade hero, inspiring an outpouring of popular support, while simultaneously drawing heavy fire from the FBI, CIA, FAA, NASA and the U.S. Military, all of whom see him as a threat and will do anything they can think of to shut him down. But Farmer knows this is his only chance--not only to reach his goal of breaking through the Earth's atmosphere but to instill in his children the courage to pursue their own ideals and never give up, no matter the odds. He will not let himself be grounded again.

Director:
Michael Polish	Director
Cast:
Billy Bob Thornton	as Charles Farmer
Virginia Madsen	as Audrey "Audie" Farmer
Bruce Willis	as The Colonel
Bruce Dern	as Hal
Tim Blake Nelson	as Kevin Munchak
J. K. Simmons	as Jacobsen
Max Thieriot	as Shepard Farmer
Jon Gries	as Fbi Agent Killbourne
Mark Polish	as Fbi Agent Mathis
Jasper Polish	as Stanley Farmer
Logan Polish	as Sunshine Farmer
Richard Edson	as Choppie Miller
Sal Lopez	as Pepe Garcia
Kiersten Warren	as Phyllis
Julie White	as Beth Goode
Jay Leno	as Himself
Rick Overton	as Arnold ¿Arnie¿ Millard
Graham Beckel	as Frank
Marshall Bell	as Judge Miller
Elise Eberle	as Madison Roberts
Lois Geary	as Mrs. Graham
Kathleen Arc	as Mrs. Harder
Dianne Anderson Mathis	as Reporter #1
William Lawrence Allen	as Reporter #2
Gregory Chase	as Nasa Committee Member
Forrest Fyre	as State Senator
Janelle Sperow	as State Congresswoman
Kathy Lamkin	as Jodie
Charlie B Brown	as Phil
Gary Houston	as Dr. Livingston
Richard Holcomb	as Reporter #4
David House	as Fbi Agent #2
John Lawrence Page	as Fbi Agent #3
Mark Mathis	as Abc News Reporter
Matthew Kimbrough	as Henry Malone
Richard Mcclarkin	as Karl
Brian Mccallister	as Student
Doris Hargrave	as Gretchen Boyd
Steve Cormier	as Appraiser
George Mckelvey	as Doug
Scarlett Mcalister	as Local News Reporter
Deborah Martinez	as Reporter #3
Cheyenne Serano	as Child #2
Robyn Reede	as Secretary
Kevin Wiggins	as Rocket Expert
Olive Gallagher	as Morning Show Host
Joan Findley	as Reporter
Ida Darvish	as Italian Anchorwoman
Mary Sue Evans	as Nasa Expert
Eugene Nomura	as Japanese Anchorman
Vikrum Shah	as Hindu Anchorman
Yvans Jourdain	as French Anchorman
Jennifer Chu	as Chinese Anchorwoman
John Burke	as Reporter
Dallas Raines	as National Anchorman
Roy Costley	as Astro ¿Nut¿ Local
Esodie Geiger	as Cnn News Reporter
J Michael Oliva (Yak)	as Balloon Game Carnie
Richard Gunn	as Square Dance Caller
Jenny Gabrielle	as Vanessa
Marc Miles	as Rocket Ride Operator
Hannah Wiggins	as Child #3
David Marcilla	as Child #4
Joey Solis	as Squarer Dance Caller #2
Mark Delisle	as Mission Control #1
David Sullivan	as Young Man
Robert Michael Lee	as Mp #1
Robert Fleischer	as Will Beacon
Adam Taylor	as Fbi Agent #1
Benjamin Petry	as Child #1
John David Garfield	as Sky Copter Reporter
Michael Flowers	as Lead
Cinematography:
M. David Mullen	Director Of Photography
Philip C. Pfeiffer	Director Of Photography 2nd Unit
Marcos Lopez	1st Assistant ¿B¿ Camera 2nd Unit
Beau Chaput	2nd Assistant ¿B¿ Camera 2nd Unit
Keith Eisberg	First Assistant ¿A¿ Camera
Theo Pingarelli	¿A¿ Camera Operator
Lynn Lockwood	"C" Camera Operator
Chip Byrd	First Assistant ¿C¿ Camera
Charlie Newberry	Second Assistant ¿A¿ Camera
James R Powell	Second Assistant ¿C¿ Camera
Beau Chaput	Steadicam Operator 2nd Unit
Theo Pingarelli	Steadicam Operator
Writer:
Mark Polish	Screenwriter
Michael Polish	Screenwriter
Jillian Giacomini	Script Supervisor
Lois King	Script Supervisor 2nd Unit
Producer:
Paula Weinstein	Producer
Len Amato	Producer
Mark Polish	Producer
Michael Polish	Producer
Geyer Kosinski	Executive Producer
Jonathan Sheldon	Associate Producer
Palak Patel	Production Executive
Robert Benjamin	Co-Producer
Editing:
James Haygood	Editor
Alex Renskoff	1st Assistant Editor
Music:
Rob Mathes	Additional Music
Stuart Matthewman	Music
Geoff Foster	Orchestra Recorder
Stuart Matthewman	Music Score Performer
Rob Mathes	Orchestrations
Rob Mathes	Music Conductor
Bobby Emmons	Song (¿Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)¿)
Chips Moman	Song (¿Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)¿)
Augie Meyers	Song (¿(Hey Baby) Que Paso¿)
Billy Sheffield	Song (¿(Hey Baby) Que Paso¿)
Max Steiner	Song (¿A Summer Place¿)
Neko Richelle Case	Song (¿John Saw That Number¿)
W S Stevenson	Song (¿Stop The World (And Let Me Off)¿)
Carl Belew	Song (¿Stop The World (And Let Me Off)¿)
Ben Peters	Song (¿Before The Next Teardrop Falls¿)
Vivian Keith	Song (¿Before The Next Teardrop Falls¿)
Jay Duerr	Song (¿Merry Go Fairground¿)
Dale Watson	Song (¿List Of Reasons¿)
Gillian Welch	Song (¿I Made A Lover'S Prayer¿)
David Rawlings	Song (¿I Made A Lover'S Prayer¿)
Stuart Matthewman	Song (¿Rescue My Heart¿)
Lysa Jayne Hickey	Song (¿Rescue My Heart¿)
John Williams	Song (¿The Imperial March¿)
Elton John	Song (¿Rocket Man¿)
Bernie Taupin	Song (¿Rocket Man¿)
Waylon Jennings	Song Performer (¿Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)¿)
Texas Tornados (Texas Tornados)	Song Performer (¿(Hey Baby) Que Paso¿)
Neko Richelle Case	Song Performer (¿John Saw That Number¿)
Dwight Yoakam	Song Performer (¿Stop The World (And Let Me Off)¿)
Freddy Fender	Song Performer (¿Before The Next Teardrop Falls¿)
Jay Duerr	Song Performer (¿Merry Go Fairground¿)
Dale Watson	Song Performer (¿List Of Reasons¿)
Gillian Welch	Song Performer (¿I Made A Lover'S Prayer¿)
Lysa Jayne Hickey	Song Performer (¿Rescue My Heart¿)
John Williams	Song Performer (¿The Imperial March¿)
Elton John	Song Performer (¿Rocket Man¿)
Steve Fontaine	Score Coordinator
Stuart Matthewman	Music Score Producer
Stuart Matthewman	Music Score Mixer
Rob Mathes	Score Arranger
Jay Duerr	Music Editor
Assistant Direction:
Andrew Coffing	1st Assistant Director
Susan Walter	2nd Assistant Director
Jai James	2nd 2nd Second Second Assistant Director
Art Director:
Jim Oberlander	Art Director
Visual Effects:
Gary Petersen	Special Effects
Joel Hobbie	Special Effects
Steve Vandiver	Special Effects
David Baca	Special Effects
Scott Hastings	Special Effects
Jason Piccioni	Visual Effects Supervisor
Damon Bingham	Visual Effects Producer (Warner Bros. Animation)
Lori J Nelson	Vfx Executive Producer (Warner Bros. Animation)
Daphne Dentz	Digital Intermediate Producer (Warner Bros. Animation)
Christine Vasquez	Digital Intermediate Producer (Warner Bros. Animation)
Geoffrey C Martin	Special Effects Coordinator
Jeffrey Baksinski	Cg Supervisor (Warner Bros. Animation)
Make-Up:
Jessie Brown	Makeup
Lynne Eagan	Makeup (For Mr. Thornton)
Dorothy Pearl	Key Makeup Artist
Enid Arias	Key Hair Stylist
Lori A Baker	Hair Stylist
Costume-Wardrobe:
Danny Glicker	Costume Designer
Daniela Moore	Costume Supervisor
Claire Sandrin	Costumer 2nd Unit
Annie Miller	Costumer (For Mr. Thornton)
Maria Bentfield	Costumer
Emily Egge	Costumer
Marie H Burk	Costumer
Shirley Kurata	Costumer
Danlee Winegar	Key Costumer
Lisa Hyde	Key Costumer
Art Department:
Amy Marshall	Art Department Researcher
Roberta Marquez	Art Department Researcher
Colin Zaug	On Set Dresser
Chadney Everett	Set Dresser
Juan Souter	Set Dresser
Evan Martinez	Set Dresser
Joel Sisson	Set Dresser
Margaret O Hickman	Set Dresser
Sage Emmett Connell	Set Dresser
Aleah Ames	Set Costumer
Marcia Calosio	Set Decorator
John Mckey	Storyboard Artist
John C Cameron	Assistant Property Master
Bobbi Jo Gonzales	Assistant Property Master
Production Designer:
Clark Hunter	Production Designer
Sound:
Jon Johnson	Sound Designer
Christopher Sheldon	Supervising Sound Editor
Bruce Stubblefield	Sound Effects Editor
Keith Bilderbeck	Sound Effects Editor
Thomas O'Neil Younkman	Sound Effects Editor
Bayard Carey	Sound Mixer 2nd Unit
Matt Nicolay	Sound Mixer
Brad Sokol	Assistant Sound Editor
Steven Gerrior	Assistant Sound Editor
Michael Brown	Assistant Sound Editor
Steve Pederson	Rerecording Mixer
Brad Sherman	Rerecording Mixer
Chris Trent	Foley Supervisor
Jerry Trent	Foley Artist
Christopher Sheldon	Foley Artist
Edward Steidele	Foley Artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	Adr Mixer
Miguel Rivera	Dialogue Editor
Casting:
Jo Edna Boldin	New Mexico Casting 2nd Unit
Vickie Thomas	Casting Director
Robyn Owen	Casting Associate 2nd Unit (Los Angeles)
Darlene Hansen	Extras Casting 2nd Unit
Stunts:
Michael Adams	Stunts
Brian Edward Avery	Stunts
Tom Berto	Stunts
Courtney Farnsworth	Stunts
Robert Jauregui	Stunts
Steve Lambert	Stunts
Steven Leeds	Stunts
Richard (Diamond) Farnsworth	Stunt Coordinator
Publicity:
Bradley Jones	Unit Publicist
Production Companies:
Spring Creek Pictures	Production Company
Polish Brothers Construction	Production Company
Cafefx	Visual Effects
Pacific Title & Art Studio	Visual Effects, Opticals And Titles
Warner Bros. Animation	Visual Effects
Picture Mill	Title Design
Warner Bros. Pictures	Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Hyde Park Entertainment	Foreign Distribution Sales
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Film Production - Main:
Rebecca Hilliard	Production Coordinator
Daryl C Lefever	Production Accountant
Dan Noah	Production Secretary
Matthew Halbert	Boom Operator
Hank Herrera	Best Boy Grip
Karen Harris	Assistant Production Coordinator
Melissa White	Assistant Production Coordinator
Harland Espeset	Dolly Grip
Johnny Long	Greens
Ralph Diaz	Greens
Chris Espeset	Grip 2nd Unit
Brad Heiner	Key Grip
Michael Warren	Key Rigging Grip
Richard Foreman	Still Photographer
Brian Kay (Bird)	Transportation Captain
Dennis Milliken	Transportation Coordinator
Tobias Swift White	Craft Service 2nd Unit
Mitty Curry	Craft Service 2nd Unit
Randy Moore	Craft Service 2nd Unit
Film Production - Unit:
Mark Polish	Second Unit Director
Film Production - Construction/Set:
Christopher David Windisch	Construction Coordinator
Robin Blagg	Construction Foreman
Kirk Newren	Construction Foreman
Arlen J Johnson	Construction Foreman
Jim Barth	Construction Foreman
Phillip Lee Seeger	Set Staff Assistant
Jenny Greenwood	Set Staff Assistant
D Compton Brodhead	Set Staff Assistant
Jenna Gingery	Set Staff Assistant
Emily Gruendike	Set Staff Assistant
Keith Walters	Property Master
Film Production - Lighting/Electrical:
Stephen Mullen	Chief Lighting Technician 2nd Unit
Steve Litecky	Chief Lighting Technician
John Stearns	Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Chris Joehnk	Rigging Gaffer
Tobin Espeset	Rigging Best Boy Grip
Film Production - Video:
Frank Eyers	Video Playback
Post Production:
David E Hall	Post-Production Supervisor
Todd King	Post-Production Supervisor
Tim Cravens	Post-Production Assistant
Mo Henry	Negative Management (Warner Bros. Animation)
Jan Yarbrough	Digital Intermediate Colorist (Warner Bros. Animation)
Mark Dinicola	Digital Intermediate Colorist (Warner Bros. Animation)
Location Manager:
David Manzanares	Location Manager
Assistant Location Manager:
Roderick Peyketewa	Assistant Location Manager
John P Meade	Assistant Location Manager
Valerie Callaway	Assistant Location Manager
Clay Perez	Assistant Location Manager
Misc. Crew:
Gino Falla	1st Assistant Accountant
Jonathan Sheldon	Assistant (To Michael Polish)
Linda Labov	Assistant (To Paula Weinstein)
Myleshia Perryman	Assistant (To Len Amato)
Kristin Scott	Assistant (To Billy Bob Thornton)
Roy Fleischer Jr.	Assistant (To Mark Polish)
Anna Burd	Staff Assistant
Kelly Chambers	Staff Assistant
Celli Crawford	Staff Assistant
Tsuya Chinn	Staff Assistant
Tara Grey	Staff Assistant
Kimberlee Turpin	Staff Assistant
Benjamin Salazar	Staff Assistant
Nick Barros	Staff Assistant
Mario Gonzales	Caterer 2nd Unit
Margarito Quiroz Estupinan	Caterer 2nd Unit
Tim W Carroll	Livestock Coordinator 2nd Unit
Tom Berto	Livestock Gangboss 2nd Unit
Leah King	Dga Trainee
Michael Andreen	Studio Executive
Tracey Bing	Studio Executive
Matt Reilly	Studio Executive
Judy Jennings	Studio Teacher 2nd Unit

Released in United States February 23, 2007

Released in United States July 10, 2007

Released in United States on DVD July 10, 2007

Released in United States Winter February 23, 2007

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 2006.

Panavision widescreen

color

Dolby Digital

rtg MPAA PG: thematic material, peril and language

Released in United States February 23, 2007

Released in United States Winter February 23, 2007

Released in United States July 10, 2007

Released in United States on DVD July 10, 2007