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Challenger DVD 1990 / Directed by Glenn Jordan / Starring: Karen Allen, Barry Bostwick, Richard Jenkins, Joe Morton

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Challenger DVD 1990 / Directed by Glenn Jordan / Starring: Karen Allen, Barry Bostwick, Richard Jenkins, Joe Morton

UPC 5017633200481

MADE IN EU

REGION 0 PAL DVD (All regions)

Audio: English 2.0

Subtitles: English, German, Dutch, French

Total Runtime: 120 minutes

 

English Summary:

Challenger is a 1990 American disaster drama television film based on the events surrounding the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. Its production was somewhat controversial as the families of the astronauts generally objected to it. The film concentrates on the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the O-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion of Challenger. While doing this, it also aims to show the personal humanity of the seven crew members. Generally, the film supports the Space Shuttle program and the dedication of NASA personnel in general while criticizing NASA management.

Karen Allen portrayed Christa McAuliffe, Kristin Bond portrayed McAuliffe's daughter, Caroline (who was 6 when her mother died), and Kale Browne portrayed McAuliffe's husband, Steven. Allen and Browne were married in real life.

Peter Boyle portrayed Roger Boisjoly, the Thiokol engineer most vocal about the danger of launching at extreme low temperatures because of the risk that the O-ring seals in the shuttle's rocket boosters would fail at those temperatures.

The film also examines the personal lives of the other members of the crew - Barry Bostwick as Commander Dick Scobee, Brian Kerwin as Pilot Michael Smith, Joe Morton as Dr. Ronald McNair, Keone Young as Lt. Col. Ellison Onizuka, Richard Jenkins as Gregory B. Jarvis, Julie Fulton as Dr. Judith Resnik - and their families - Angela Bassett as Cheryl McNair, Elizabeth Kemp as Jane Smith, Jeanne Mori as Lorna Onizuka, Debbie Boily as Marcia Jarvis, Melinda Ann Austin as June Scobee, Melissa Chan as Janelle Onizuka, Gavin Luckett as Reggie McNair, Naoka Nakagawa as Darien Onizuka, Thomas Allen Jr. as Scott Smith - before they boarded Challenger.

 

Cast

  • Karen Allen
  • Barry Bostwick
  • Richard Jenkins
  • Joe Morton
  • Keone Young
  • Brian Kerwin
  • Julie Fulton
  • Kale Browne
  • Kristin Bond
  • Angela Bassett
  • Peter Boyle

 

Written by George Englund
Directed by Ben Jordan
Starring Karen Allen
Barry Bostwick
Richard Jenkins
Joe Morton
Keone Young
Brian Kerwin
Julie Fulton
Kale Browne
Kristin Bond
Angela Bassett
Composer(s) David E. Cole
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Producer(s) George Englund
Courtney Pledger
Debbie Robins
Release
Original network American Broadcasting Company
Original release
  • February 25, 1990

 

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