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In a brief 1958 prologue, four hot-shot test pilots vie to be first into space ... but they are dumped from the program by a jerk manager who chooses to send a chimp into space instead. By the present, they are all living separate, fairly quiet lives: Corvin (Eastwood) a retired electrical engineer living near the desert, Hawkins (Jones) a daredevil crop duster, O'Neill (Sutherland) a womanizing designer of roller coasters, and the navigator Sullivan (Garner) a minister. Their despicable former boss (James Cromwell) is now a mission leader at NASA, and calls in Corvin for consultation because a Russian "communications" satellite appears to have failed and will soon crash into the atmosphere and the Earth with supposedly dire results. For some reason, it has a guidance system designed by Corvin aboard, so he forces NASA to send him and his old crew up to save the day (along with two young astronauts to keep an eye on them). Given an outrageous premise and a number of plot holes you could drive a truck through, "Space Cowboys" remains an amiably amusing movie, with a bunch of senior film vets clowning around and a supporting cast that includes Marcia Gay Harden, William Devane, Courtney B. Vance, Blair Brown, and Jay Leno playing himself.
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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SPACE COWBOYS is a movie directed by Clint Eastwood in 2000.
Clint is asked by the NASA to solve the problem of a deficient russian satellite falling down into the earthly atmosphere. He's finally sent, with three of his former army pals, into space in a space shuttle.
There is a lot of comedy in this movie which is not the best Eastwood film but SPACE COWBOYS allows us to admire excellent performances of veteran actors.
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Explore/1st contact
Yes
Explore plotlet:
- exploring a wondrous planet or phenomenon
- "primitive"/present day space travel
Technology/$$$$/Info hunt
Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
- weapon
- power source
Promotions/training story
Yes
Environmental disaster?
- preventing ecological disaster
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- military pilot
Age:
- 60's-90's
Hair color?
- white/grey
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- irritated
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 20%
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- a deadline
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- govt employee
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Ethnicity
- White
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average Intelligence
Physical condition
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Earth setting:
- near future (later in 21st century)
Spaceship setting:
- primative (present, near future) human spaceship
- a space station
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
In Space?
- in spacesuit
Misc settings
- bar/restaurant
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing nude male butt
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Kinds of F/X
- exploding spaceships
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