Challenger
Challenger
Release: 1990-02-25
·Runtime: 140m
·★ 6.2
Drama
TV 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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
King Phoenix Entertainment
IndieProd Company Productions
George Englund Productions
Cast
Karen Allen
as Christa McAuliffe
Madonna Young Magee
as Roberta Boisjoly
Bill Bolender
as Horace Lamberth
Rodger Boyce
Danny Kamin
as Al McDonald
Sean Hennigan
as Team Leader
Barry Bostwick
as Commander Francis R. Scobee
Raye Birk
as Joseph Kilminster
Mary Chris Wall
as Barbara Morgan
Sean McGraw
as Rick Nygrin
Richard Jenkins
as Gregory B. Jarvis
Brian Kerwin
as Captain Michael J. Smith
Dennis Letts
as Cecil Houston
Brandon Smith
as Charlie Steventon
Woody Watson
as Charly Justiz
Lance Kerwin
Peter Boyle
as Roger Boisjoly
Kale Browne
as Steven McAuliffe
Brady Coleman
as George Hardy
Keone Young
as Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka
Angela Bassett
as Cheryl McNair
Lane Smith
as Larry Mulloy
Joe Morton
as Dr. Ronald McNair
Jeanne Mori
as Lorna Onizuka
Ken Magee
as Stanley Reinartz
Marco Perella
as Dick Methia
Red Mitchell
as Lamberth's Assistant
Don Kruizinga
as Security Guard
Blue Deckert
as Johnny Corlew
Melanie Haynes
as Michelle Brekke
Joe Berryman
as Arnie Aldrich
Elizabeth Kemp
as Jane Smith
