The Astronaut Farmer: Directed by Michael Polish. With Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Max Thieriot, Jasper Polish. A NASA astronaut, forced to retire years earlier so he could save his family farm, has never given up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government's threats to stop him.

The film stars Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern and Max Thieriot. The plot is about a Texas rancher who attempts to construct a rocket in his barn and launch himself into outer space .

Armageddon: Directed by Michael Bay. With Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler. After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.

Billy Bob Thornton [2] [3] (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter. He received international attention after writing, directing and starring in the independent drama film Sling Blade (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor .

2025年1月28日 · With more than 600 movie fans voting on this list, these are the best Billy Bob Thornton movies ever made. From his Academy Award-winning performance in Sling Blade to his cult classic roles in Bad Santa and Monster's Ball, Billy Bob Thornton is one of Hollywood's most versatile actors. With a career spanning more than four decades, he has ...

In the new filmBilly Bob Thornton stars as Charles Farmer, an astronaut forced to leave the corps to save his family’s ranch. Thornton’s character can’t give up his dream of space travel ...

2007年2月24日 · Actor Billy Bob Thornton portrays Charles Farmer in Warner Bros. Pictures' family film “The Astronaut Farmer.” (Image credit: Warner Bros./Richard Foreman.) It's astory that should be...

Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.