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Astronaut
Astronaut

Astronaut

Shoot for the stars

Genres

DramaComedy

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A lonely widower battles his family, ill health and time to win a competition for a golden ticket to space.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

97 mins

Rating

6.1/10

Release Date

26 July 2019

Country

Canada

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Angus

Lyriq Bent

Lyriq Bent

Jim

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

Marcus

Krista Bridges

Krista Bridges

Molly

Art Hindle

Art Hindle

Joe

Richie Lawrence

Richie Lawrence

Barney

Graham Greene

Graham Greene

Len

Joan Gregson

Joan Gregson

Frannie

Colin Mochrie

Colin Mochrie

Interviewer

Jennifer Phipps

Jennifer Phipps

Alice

Brendan Flynn

Brendan Flynn

Young Carer (uncredited)

Judy Marshak

Judy Marshak

Nurse Judy

Karen LeBlanc

Karen LeBlanc

Elisa

Mimi Kuzyk

Mimi Kuzyk

Liz

Lori Hallier

Lori Hallier

Ventura Mission Control

Maria Ricossa

Maria Ricossa

Journalist

Rhona Shekter

Rhona Shekter

Maggie

Sandra Beech

Sandra Beech

Jenny

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