In keeping my promise to go back and watch more Clint Eastwood directed films, I watched "Space Cowboys" last night on Netflix Instant Watch. Another solid Eastwood movie.Frank Corvin (Eastwood) is a retired engineer. Corvin was a test pilot and engineer in the late 1950s, right before the formation of NASA. When NASA was formed, Corvin and his team were shut out of the space program by James Cromwell. Now, forty years later, an aging Russian satellite is about to fall back to earth, and the only team that has the knowledge to fix it is Corvin's team, that includes Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garvin. But, can they handle what the find when they intercept the satellite?
This is a solid 4 star movie that is really focused on the relationship between Eastwood's character and Tommie Lee Jones' character, with Garner and Sutherland providing solid support. The relationship between these 2 characters is complicated, but both have to learn to get over their past if they want to get to space. It makes for a really compelling story.
If you skipped "Space Cowboys" when it came out in 2000, go back and give it a shot now...it's better than a lot of the stuff that is coming out lately.
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My favorite part was when one of the old men passed the eye exam even though he couldn't see without his glasses. :)
Is this based on a true story? Sorry for my ignorance.
No, no it isn't. Perhaps you are thinking of John Glenn going into space at about 70 years of age.
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