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