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The first time I saw this movie I was unimpressed — until the aging astronauts got into space, and then is really took off! (I mean . . . it got better.)
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Space Cowboys (2000)



Gather now all ye olde astronauts — Clint Eastwood is the adamant NASA astronaut who collects fellow oldsters Tommy Lee Jones, James Garner, and Donald Sutherland for a special mission in space.

Jones was actually over a decade younger than the other actors, so had to play older than he was. Ironically, he also plays the one character with serious health problems.

Most of the film is grounded in reality on Earth, despite the outlandish premise, as Eastwood's character has to hurdle various obstacles and training to get this mission off the ground, so to speak. In the final act, we get the impressive FX in outer space.

Also in smaller roles as NASA bigwigs are William Devane and James Cromwell. As various women involved with the men we have Marcia Gay Harden, Blair Brown, and Barbara Babcock.

I guess this was Eastwood's homage to the Air Force test pilots and the pioneering astronauts of 3 & 4 decades earlier, giving them a "return to glory fling" with the movie representations her. It's interesting and must-see viewing for any fans of NASA and its history.

The climactic scenes indicate a technology we don't really possess and are a bit science fiction in their scope. And, improbably, it ends with a final shot on the moon, a little haunting and lyrical at the same time.

BoG's Score: 7 out of 10

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BoG
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)