Challenger (TV film)
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| Challenger | |
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| Directed by | Glenn Jordan |
| Written by | George Englund |
| Starring | Karen Allen Barry Bostwick Richard Jenkins Joe Morton Keone Young Brian Kerwin Julie Fulton Kale Browne Kristin Bond Angela Bassett |
| Release date(s) | 1990 |
| Language | English |
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Challenger is an ABC TV-movie 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 break up of Challenger.
Karen Allen portrayed Christa McAuliffe, Kristin Bond portrayed Christa McAuliffe's daughter, Caroline (who was 6 when her mother died; now an adult), and Kale Browne played the role of her husband, Steven. Coinicidentally, Allen and Browne are married in real life.
The film also examines the personal lives of McAuliffe's crew - Barry Bostwick as Commander Dick Scobee, Brian Kerwin as Captain 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.
The end of the movie shows Challenger lifting off from the launch pad. The credits start to roll when it is out of screen.
There is another film on the same historical event (with the same title) coming out in 2008.
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