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Challenger

Challenger

1990TV Movie⏱️ 2h 40mNot Rated
Drama
5.9
IMDB Rating
432 votes

New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe joins six other astronauts on the tragic 1986 space-shuttle flight.

Director
Glenn Jordan
Writers
N/A
Stars
Karen Allen, Barry Bostwick, Julie Fulton
Release Date
February 25, 1990
Language
English
Country
United States
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Wins
🎯 1
Nominations
💬 16
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Karen Allen
Karen Allen
as Christa McAuliffe
Barry Bostwick
Barry Bostwick
as Commander Francis R. Scobee
Julie Fulton
Julie Fulton
as Dr. Judith A. Resnick
Richard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins
as Gregory B. Jarvis
Brian Kerwin
Brian Kerwin
as Captain Michael J. Smith
Joe Morton
Joe Morton
as Dr. Ronald McNair
Keone Young
Keone Young
as Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka
Raye Birk
Raye Birk
as Joseph Kilminster
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James Monroe Black
as Robert Mayfield
Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett
as Cheryl McNair

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Houston, Texas, USA
Production
George Englund Productions, IndieProd Company Productions, King Phoenix Entertainment

🏷️ Keywords

challenger tragedyyear 1986woman wears a maskexplosionsafety

🎯 Categories

Drama

⭐ Featured Review

A great chance of high potential sadly missed
by paul_draper20012002-09-01
4/10

"There have been some great or plausible movies or made for television films focusing on disasters or news events in history, such as 'Alive' and 'Hillsborough'. Sadly, 'Challenger' isn't one of them. It perhaps could've been improved with not leaving the launch until the end of the film, and instead perhaps leaving it until about two thirds of the way through, leaving room for the investigation into the Disaster. It hardly breaks new ground either, apart from maybe that the teachers knew before the White House conference who was chosen to go into spac..."

💡 Did You Know?

A TV movie made for the ABC network.

📖 Synopsis

New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe joins six other astronauts on the tragic 1986 space-shuttle flight.