Challenger (1990 film)
Challenger | |
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Genre | Disaster docudrama |
Written by | George Englund |
Directed by | Glenn Jordan[1] |
Starring | Karen Allen Barry Bostwick Richard Jenkins Joe Morton Keone Young Brian Kerwin Julie Fulton Kale Browne Kristin Bond Angela Bassett |
Composer | David E. Kole |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Producers | George Englund[2][3][4] Courtney Pledger Debbie Robins[5] |
Production locations | Houston, Texas[6] |
Cinematography | Newton Thomas Sigel |
Editor | Paul Rubell |
Running time | 135 minutes |
Production companies | King Phoenix Entertainment The IndieProd Company |
Original release | |
Network | ABC[7][8] |
Release | February 25, 1990[9] |
Challenger is a 1990 American
Plot
The film concentrates on the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the
After beginning on the eve of the launch, the rest of the film is told through flashback, beginning on July 19, 1985, when Christa McAuliffe was officially selected to be the first teacher to travel into space. The film ends just as the shuttle takes off on January 28, 1986, following a symbolic scene of each of the seven crew members and passengers reciting in their thoughts John Gillespie Magee Jr.'s poem "High Flight". U.S. President Ronald Reagan used part of "High Flight" in a speech written by Peggy Noonan on the night after the Challenger disaster[21] while eulogizing the fallen members of the crew.
Cast
Karen Allen[22][23][24][25] portrayed Christa McAuliffe,[26] Kristin Bond portrayed McAuliffe's daughter, Caroline, and Kale Browne portrayed McAuliffe's husband, Steven. Allen and Browne were married in real life.
Peter Boyle portrayed Roger Boisjoly,[27][28] the Thiokol[29] engineer most vocal[30] about the danger of launching at extremely low temperatures because of the risk that the O-ring seals in the shuttle's rocket boosters would fail at those temperatures.
The film also examines the personal lives of the other members
Emmy award
At the 42nd Primetime Emmy Awards in September 1990, Challenger won Outstanding Sound Editing for a Miniseries or a Special.[37][38]
See also
- The Challenger Disaster, 2013 film
- Challenger: The Final Flight, 2020 documentary miniseries
References
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (February 25, 1990). "TO VIEW; ARROGANCE IN THE NAME OF LIFTOFF?". The New York Times.
- ^ Hill, Michael E. (February 25, 1990). "THE CHALLENGER DISASTER". The Washington Post.
- ^ Suro, Robert (February 18, 1990). "TELEVISION; 'Challenger' Looks At the Human Side Of the Disaster". The New York Times.
- ^ Walker, Joseph (February 25, 1990). "CHALLENGER: CONTROVERSY ENGULFS LATEST DOCUDRAMA". Deseret News.
- ^ "Challenger". TVTango.com.
- ^ "Challenger – Karen as astronaut and teacher, Christa McAuliffe, Houston, Texas 1989". homepage - Karen Allen - Actor/Director.
- ^ Rosenberg, Howard (February 24, 1990). "'Challenger': The Wrong Story Got Filmed". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Kogan, Rich (February 23, 1990). "ABC'S 'CHALLENGER' IS ANOTHER DISASTER". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ "February 25, 1990 - Sunday". TVTango.com.
- ^ Dawson, Greg (February 25, 1990). "'CHALLENGER': PAINFUL BUT MOSTLY WELL-DONE". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021.
- ^ Dawson, Greg (February 24, 1990). "NETWORK, FAMILIES AT ODDS". Orlando Sentinel.
- ^ Schlangenstein, Mary (February 23, 1990). "Wives angered by Challenger movie". UPI.
- ^ "403. "Challenger" made for TV movie (February 25, 1990)". Sale into the 90s. January 2020.
- ^ Jicha, Tom (February 25, 1990). "McAuliffe Family Criticizes Movie on Challenger Disaster With AM-Space Shuttle". AP News.
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (February 25, 1990). "TO VIEW; ARROGANCE IN THE NAME OF LIFTOFF?". The New York Times.
- ^ Jicha, Tom (February 25, 1990). "'CHALLENGER' MOVIE RATES THUMBS UP". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
- ^ Shales, Tom (February 25, 1990). "TV PREVIEW". The Washington Post.
- ^ Stoneman, Donnell (February 24, 1990). "MOVIE TRIVIALIZES A NATIONAL TRAGEDY". Greensboro News & Record.
- ^ Maines, Don (October 4, 2018). "Houston-bound Bostwick reflects on 'Rocky Horror' and 'Challenger' roles". Houston Chronicle.
- ^ "CHALLENGER - FILM DETAILS". TCM.com.
- ^ Reagan, Ronald; Noonan, Peggy (28 January 1986). "Address to the nation on the Challenger disaster". Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Foundation. Archived from the original on 27 December 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2008.
- ^ "Karen Allen Lands 'Challenger' Role". Orlando Sentinel. June 29, 1989. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ Carmack, Michael (February 25, 1990). "EMOTIONS SOAR FOR KAREN ALLEN IN 'CHALLENGER'". Chicago Tribune.
- ^ Froelich, Janis D. (February 23, 1990). "CHALLENGER' IS TOO BOOSTERISH". Tampa Bay Times.
- ^ Froelich, Janis D. (February 23, 1990). "'CHALLENGER' MOVIE RATES THUMBS UP". South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
- ISBN 9781134714421.)
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- ^ Zurawik, David (February 2, 1990). "Docudramas Take Fiction's Liberties With Our History". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Pergament, Alan (February 23, 1990). "SUSPENSE IS A PROBLEM IN SHUTTLE DOCUDRAMA". Buffalo News.
- ^ Owen, Rob (November 13, 2017). "Tuned In: Exploring the science behind 'Challenger'". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ Gross, Terry (February 19, 1990). ""Challenger" is More Responsible than Reprehensible, but Still Unnecessary". The Fresh Air Archive.
- ^ King, Susan (February 25, 1990). "The Challenge of 'Challenger' : HOW ABC'S SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIE FINALLY GOT OFF THE GROUND". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Hassan, Mohamed (March 17, 2017). "After a 50-Year Career, Veteran Actor Keone Young Is an 'Outsider on the Inside'". NBC News.
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- ^ Zurawik, David (February 25, 1990). "Turning Tragedy Into Entertainment // 'Challenger' Invades Survivors' Private Grief". Tulsa World.
- ^ "Emmys.com list of 1990 Nominees & Winners". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
- ^ Oh, Sheryl (October 3, 2018). "Michelle Williams to Honor Christa McAuliffe's Life in 'The Challenger'". Film School Rjects.
External links
- Challenger at IMDb