Challenger
Drama | TV Movie
Release Date
February 25, 1990
Duration
140 min
Status
Released
Language
en
Overview
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.
Casts
Christa McAuliffe
Karen Allen
Commander Francis R. Scobee
Barry Bostwick
Dr. Judith A. Resnick
Julie Fulton
Gregory B. Jarvis
Richard Jenkins
Captain Michael J. Smith
Brian Kerwin
Dr. Ronald McNair
Joe Morton
Lt. Colonel Ellison Onizuka
Keone Young
Joseph Kilminster
Raye Birk
Robert Mayfield
James Monroe Black
Cheryl McNair
Angela Bassett
Jane Smith
Elizabeth Kemp
Lorna Onizuka
Jeanne Mori
Larry Mulloy
Lane Smith
Roger Boisjoly
Peter Boyle
Gene Thomas
Alan Ackles
System instructor
Alissa Alban
Scott Smith
Thomas Allen Jr.
June Scobee
Melinda Ann Austin
Engineer Mark
Ted Baader
Communications Instructor
John Beaird
Robert Ebling
James Belcher
Judson Lovingood
Norman Bennett
Arnie Aldrich
Joe Berryman
Marcia Jarvis
Debbie Boily
Horace Lamberth
Bill Bolender
Caroline McAuliffe
Kristin Bond
Norma Boisjoly
Melodee Bowman
Rodger Boyce
Steven McAuliffe
Kale Browne
Engineer Stan
Robert Michael Bryce
Mike Weeks
Wirt Cain
Sharia
Darlesia Cearcy
Janelle Onizuka
Melissa Chan
George Hardy
Brady Coleman
Johnny Corlew
Blue Deckert
Lockheed Representative
Adam Englund
Terri Harrel
Michelle Brekke
Melanie Haynes
Team Leader
Sean Hennigan
Ann Bradley
Gloria Hocking
Al McDonald
Danny Kamin
Judy Garcia
Anne Klousia
Cecil Houston
Dennis Letts
Reggie McNair
Gavin Luckett
Roberta Boisjoly
Madonna Young Magee
Stanley Reinartz
Ken Magee
Nathan
Nathan Mason
Rick Nygrin
Sean McGraw
James McQueen
Jerry Mason
Randy Means
Woman in Fitting Room
Lou Michaels
Reporter
Eileen Morris
Darien Onizuka
Naoka Nakagawa
Dick Methia
Marco Perella
Lamberth's Assistant
Red Mitchell
Arnie Thompson
Jim Peters
Launch Commentator
Spencer Prokop
Data instructor (as Bill Roberts)
William Roberts
Charlie Steventon
Brandon Smith
J.E. Kinsbury
Robert Strane
Barbara Morgan
Mary Chris Wall
Charly Justiz
Woody Watson
Margaret
Norma Young
NASA Instructor
Wendye Clarendon
Ground Base Astronaut
Vince Davis
Mr. Resnick
Gerald Elliott
Bar Patron
John Robert Hunter
Lance Kerwin
Security Guard
Don Kruizinga
Reporter
J. David Wayne
NASA Technician (uncredited)
Al Hayter
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