The Astronaut Farmer «REAL | 2025»

is a 2006 American drama film directed by Michael Polish, who co-wrote the screenplay with his twin brother, Mark Polish. The film stars Billy Bob Thornton as Charles Farmer, a man driven by a lifelong dream to reach Earth's orbit from his own backyard. Plot and Core Themes

The story follows Charles Farmer, a former U.S. Air Force pilot and NASA astronaut trainee who was forced to resign from the space program to save his family's ranch in Texas following his father's death. Despite being a rancher and family man, he remains an aerospace engineer at heart. The Astronaut Farmer - The Cornell Daily Sun The Astronaut Farmer