Topic: The Challenger Disaster (VM Productions film)
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 12-28-2018 06:36 PM
"The Challenger Disaster," an independent film written and directed by Nathan VonMinden and starring Dean Cain ("Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman") and Glenn Morshower ("Transformers: Dark of the Moon"), will be released on iTunes and other video-on-demand services on Jan. 25, 2019.
The night before the Challenger disaster in 1986, a hot headed engineer leads a desperate race against the clock to stop the launch and the subsequent cover up.
Originally titled "Angry Men" before it was picked up by Vertical for distribution, the film is more "inspired by" than "based on" the tragic events of Jan. 28, 1986. According to its Facebook page, the filmmakers are hosting premiere events at movie theaters in Richmond, Texas on Jan. 22 and in Dallas on Jan. 24, 2019.
KSCartist Member
Posts: 2896 From: Titusville, FL USA Registered: Feb 2005
posted 12-28-2018 09:35 PM
I looked at the film info on the IMDB website. None of the actors are portraying real people. Dean Cain is portraying lawyer "Larry Arnold." An actress is portraying "Teacher Astronaut."
If they don't have permission to use real names then this is going to be over sensationalized BS. I love historical drama as much as anyone but No! Hard Pass.
onesmallstep Member
Posts: 1310 From: Staten Island, New York USA Registered: Nov 2007
posted 01-02-2019 10:00 AM
I am open-minded about historical-based films, but I raise an eyebrow whenever names are changed to protect the guilty/innocent/people not consulted in the making of a film. That said, I'm glad they changed the title too to avoid confusion — I'm sure it can't hold a candle to the classic 1957 courtroom drama "12 Angry Men" starring Henry Fonda.
posted 12-28-2018 06:36 PM
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