Win 'The Astronaut Farmer' Movie Prizes
Film Opens Nationwide Feb. 23
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The countdown has begun on your chance to enter to win cool movie prizes in the Click2Houston.com Entertainment contest in conjunction with the Warner Bros. Pictures release of the adventure drama "The Astronaut Farmer."The Movie
From the time he was a child, Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton) had only one goal: to be an astronaut.Earning his degree in aerospace engineering and joining the Air Force as a pilot, Farmer was a natural for NASA's astronaut training program and was well on his way when a family situation forced him to drop out and return home -- effectively ending his career. But Farmer was not a man to let anything stand in the way of a dream.He spent the next decade and every cent he had building his own rocket in a barn on his ranch in Story, Texas, working toward the day when he could triumphantly launch it into space. By himself.Sharing his vision are his wife, Audie (Virginia Madsen), and their children -- daughters Sunshine and Stanley, and 15-year-old Shepard, already a budding engineer and eager to serve as "mission control" on the big day. Even Audie's father, Hal (Bruce Dern), who is on hand to lend moral support, can see how his son-in-law's unwavering commitment has inspired the family with a common dream -- something he himself was never able to achieve as a father.On the eve of the long-anticipated launch, an unexpected problem arises. Farmer's efforts to secure 10,000 pounds of high-grade fuel catch the attention of the FBI -- and subsequently the media, who encamp in droves outside his gate, speculating wildly about this "space cowboy" and his homemade rocket.Farmer finds himself depicted on television screens worldwide as a renegade hero, inspiring an outpouring of popular support, while simultaneously drawing heavy scrutiny and surveillance from the FBI, CIA, FAA and the U.S. military -- all of which see Farmer as a potential risk to civilian safety and will take the necessary steps to shut down his operation.But Farmer knows this is his only chance, not only to reach his goal of breaking through the Earth's atmosphere, but to instill in his children the courage to pursue their own ideals and never give up -- no matter the odds. He will not let himself be grounded again.
Rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America for thematic material, peril and language, "The Astronaut Farmer" opens in theaters nationwide Feb. 23.The Contest
Five winners will be selected at random to receive a "The Astronaut Farmer" prize package, which includes a long-sleeve T-shirt, a kids' orange T-shirt, a glow-in-the-dark stars and constellation book, a hat with the title treatment in glow-in-the-dark threading, a metal rocket pen, an astronaut pen and a pack of astronaut ice cream.All prize packages are subject to change.The contest runs Feb. 16 through March 7. The contest is for U.S. residents only. For a complete set of contest rules, click here.Please note that you will be entered into the contest only by filling out the form below. Any e-mail entries will be disqualified and deleted.
From the time he was a child, Charles Farmer (Billy Bob Thornton) had only one goal: to be an astronaut.Earning his degree in aerospace engineering and joining the Air Force as a pilot, Farmer was a natural for NASA's astronaut training program and was well on his way when a family situation forced him to drop out and return home -- effectively ending his career. But Farmer was not a man to let anything stand in the way of a dream.He spent the next decade and every cent he had building his own rocket in a barn on his ranch in Story, Texas, working toward the day when he could triumphantly launch it into space. By himself.Sharing his vision are his wife, Audie (Virginia Madsen), and their children -- daughters Sunshine and Stanley, and 15-year-old Shepard, already a budding engineer and eager to serve as "mission control" on the big day. Even Audie's father, Hal (Bruce Dern), who is on hand to lend moral support, can see how his son-in-law's unwavering commitment has inspired the family with a common dream -- something he himself was never able to achieve as a father.On the eve of the long-anticipated launch, an unexpected problem arises. Farmer's efforts to secure 10,000 pounds of high-grade fuel catch the attention of the FBI -- and subsequently the media, who encamp in droves outside his gate, speculating wildly about this "space cowboy" and his homemade rocket.Farmer finds himself depicted on television screens worldwide as a renegade hero, inspiring an outpouring of popular support, while simultaneously drawing heavy scrutiny and surveillance from the FBI, CIA, FAA and the U.S. military -- all of which see Farmer as a potential risk to civilian safety and will take the necessary steps to shut down his operation.But Farmer knows this is his only chance, not only to reach his goal of breaking through the Earth's atmosphere, but to instill in his children the courage to pursue their own ideals and never give up -- no matter the odds. He will not let himself be grounded again.
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Five winners will be selected at random to receive a "The Astronaut Farmer" prize package, which includes a long-sleeve T-shirt, a kids' orange T-shirt, a glow-in-the-dark stars and constellation book, a hat with the title treatment in glow-in-the-dark threading, a metal rocket pen, an astronaut pen and a pack of astronaut ice cream.All prize packages are subject to change.The contest runs Feb. 16 through March 7. The contest is for U.S. residents only. For a complete set of contest rules, click here.Please note that you will be entered into the contest only by filling out the form below. Any e-mail entries will be disqualified and deleted.
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