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Challenger

Challenger1990

★6.5140 minDramaTV Movie

A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.

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Writer

Score

Stars

Karen Allen Barry Bostwick Julie Fulton

Cast71

Karen Allen
as Christa McAuliffe
Barry Bostwick
as Commander Francis R. Scobee
J
Julie Fulton
as Dr. Judith A. Resnick
Richard Jenkins
as Gregory B. Jarvis
Brian Kerwin
as Captain Michael J. Smith
Joe Morton
as Dr. Ronald McNair
Keone Young
as Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka
Raye Birk
as Joseph Kilminster
J
James Monroe Black
as Robert Mayfield
Angela Bassett
as Cheryl McNair
Elizabeth Kemp
as Jane Smith
Jeanne Mori
as Lorna Onizuka
Lane Smith
as Larry Mulloy
Peter Boyle
as Roger Boisjoly
Alan Ackles
as Gene Thomas
A
Alissa Alban
as System instructor
T
Thomas Allen Jr.
as Scott Smith
M
Melinda Ann Austin
as June Scobee
T
Ted Baader
as Engineer Mark
J
John Beaird
as Communications Instructor
J
James Belcher
as Robert Ebling
N
Norman Bennett
as Judson Lovingood
Joe Berryman
as Arnie Aldrich
D
Debbie Boily
as Marcia Jarvis
B
Bill Bolender
as Horace Lamberth
K
Kristin Bond
as Caroline McAuliffe
M
Melodee Bowman
as Norma Boisjoly
Rodger Boyce
Kale Browne
as Steven McAuliffe
R
Robert Michael Bryce
as Engineer Stan
W
Wirt Cain
as Mike Weeks
D
Darlesia Cearcy
as Sharia
M
Melissa Chan
as Janelle Onizuka
Brady Coleman
as George Hardy
Blue Deckert
as Johnny Corlew
A
Adam Englund
as Lockheed Representative
T
Terri Harrel
Melanie Haynes
as Michelle Brekke
Sean Hennigan
as Team Leader
G
Gloria Hocking
as Ann Bradley
Danny Kamin
as Al McDonald
A
Anne Klousia
as Judy Garcia
Dennis Letts
as Cecil Houston
G
Gavin Luckett
as Reggie McNair
Madonna Young Magee
as Roberta Boisjoly
Ken Magee
as Stanley Reinartz
N
Nathan Mason
as Nathan
Sean McGraw
as Rick Nygrin
J
James McQueen
R
Randy Means
as Jerry Mason
L
Lou Michaels
as Woman in Fitting Room
E
Eileen Morris
as Reporter
N
Naoka Nakagawa
as Darien Onizuka
Marco Perella
as Dick Methia
Red Mitchell
as Lamberth's Assistant
J
Jim Peters
as Arnie Thompson
S
Spencer Prokop
as Launch Commentator
W
William Roberts
as Data instructor (as Bill Roberts)
Brandon Smith
as Charlie Steventon
R
Robert Strane
as J.E. Kinsbury
Mary Chris Wall
as Barbara Morgan
Woody Watson
as Charly Justiz
N
Norma Young
as Margaret
W
Wendye Clarendon
as NASA Instructor
V
Vince Davis
as Ground Base Astronaut
G
Gerald Elliott
as Mr. Resnick
J
John Robert Hunter
as Bar Patron
Lance Kerwin
Don Kruizinga
as Security Guard
J
J. David Wayne
as Reporter
A
Al Hayter
as NASA Technician (uncredited)

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