| Release Date: | Feb 1990 |
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| Genre: | Drama |
| Awards: | Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination |
| Cast: | Karen Allen (Christa McAuliffe), Barry Bostwick (Comm. Francis R. (Dick) Scobee), Julie Fulton (Dr. Judith A. Resnick), Richard Jenkins (Gregory B. Jarvis), Brian Kerwin (Capt. Michael J. Smith), Joe Morton (Doctor Ronald McNair), Keone Young (Lt. Col. Ellison Onizuka), Raye Birk (Joseph Kilminster), James Monroe Black (Robert Mayfield (as James Black)), Angela Bassett (Cheryl McNair), Elizabeth Kemp (Jane Smith), Jeanne Mori (Lorna Onizuka), Lane Smith (Larry Mulloy), Peter Boyle (Roger Boisjoly), Alan Ackles (Gene Thomas), Alissa Alban (System instructor), Thomas Allen Jr. (Scott Smith), Melinda Ann Austin (June Scobee), Ted Baader (Engineer Mark), John Beaird (Communciations instructor), James Belcher (Robert Ebling), Norman Bennett (Judson Lovingood), Joe Berryman (Arnie Aldrich), Debbie Boily (Marcia Jarvis), Bill Bolender (Horace Lamberth), Kristin Bond (Caroline McAuliffe), Melodee Bowman (Norma Boisjoly), Rodger Boyce ((as Roger Boycea)), Kale Browne (Steven McAuliffe), Robert Michael Bryce (Engineer Stan), Wirt Cain (Mike Weeks), Darlesia Cearcy (Sharia), Melissa Chan (Janelle Onizuka), Brady Coleman (George Hardy), Blue Deckert (Corlew, Johnny), Adam Englund (Lockheed representative), Terri Harrel ((as Terri Harell)), Melanie Haynes (Michelle Brekke), Sean Hennigan (Team leader), Gloria Hocking (Ann Bradley), Danny Kamin (Al McDonald (as Daniel Tucker Kamin)), Anne Klousia (Judy Garcia), Dennis Letts (Cecil Houston), Gavin Luckett (Reggie McNair (as Gavin O'Mar...), Ken Magee (Reinartz, Stanley), Nathan Mason (Nathan), Sean McGraw (Rick Nygrin), James McQueen ((as Jim McQueen)), Randy Means (Jerry Mason), Lou Michaels (Woman in fitting room), Red Mitchell (Lamberth's assistant (as Mark...), Eileen Morris (Reporter), Naoka Nakagawa (Darien Onizuka), Marco Perella (Dick Methia), Jim Peters (Arnie Thompson), Spencer Prokop (Launch commentator), William Roberts (Data instructor (as Bill Roberts)), Brandon Smith (Charlie Steventon), Robert Strane (J. E. Kinsbury), Mary Chris Wall (Barbara Morgan), Woody Watson (Charly Justiz), Madonna Young (Roberta Boisjoly), Norma Young (Margaret), Wendye Clarendon (NASA Instructor), Vince Davis (Ground base astronaut), Gerald Elliott (Mr. Resnick), Lance Kerwin (), Dan Neuenfeldt (Engineer), Al Hayter (Nasa Technician (uncredited)) |
This film profiles the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. Center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion. Film is lent authenticity by being filmed at the Johnson Space Center in Texas.