Space Cowboys

Genre: Adventure

Worldwide gross$129M

When a Russian satellite orbiting the Earth starts to veer off course. It seems like the guidance system in the satellite is of American origin. It's important to try and fix it before it comes into the atmosphere. N.A.S.A. man, Bob Gerson (James Cromwell) tries to find out who designed it, and discovers that it was designed by Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood), an Air Force pilot who, forty years ago, was part of a team who was originally suppose to go to space, but when N.A.S.A. was formed and Gerson's influence, they were dropped. Gerson asks Frank to help, but Frank still holds a grudge. But after some prodding, he agrees but only if he and his team can go there so he can fix it. Gerson reluctantly agrees, so Frank recruits his former team members, "Tank" Sullivan (James Garner), Jerry O'Neill (Donald Sutherland), and "Hawk" Hawkins (Tommy Lee Jones) to join him. After some strenuous tests, they're cleared. And they go up with two other astronauts and check out the satellite and discover that they weren't told the whole truth.

🏆 Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 9 nominations total

Genres

Action, Adventure, Thriller

Director

Clint Eastwood

Cast

Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland

Released

4 August 2000

Runtime

2h 10m

Certificate

PG-13

IMDb rating

6.5 / 10

Votes

88,855

Metascore

73

Rotten Tomatoes

78%

Box office

$90,464,773

Budget

$65,000,000

Edition

Base