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Space Warriors

Space Warriors

20135.21h 33m

Overview

The son of a retired astronaut competes to win a seat on the next space shuttle.

Directed by Sean McNamara
Written by Sean McNamara, Jeff Phillips, Ronald Bass
Produced by Jason Netter
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Top Cast

Josh Lucas

Josh Lucas

Col. Roy Manley

Mira Sorvino

Mira Sorvino

Sally Hawkins

Dermot Mulroney

Dermot Mulroney

Andy Hawkins

Booboo Stewart

Booboo Stewart

Conway

Danny Glover

Danny Glover

Commander Phillips

Thomas Horn

Thomas Horn

Jimmy Hawkins

Grayson Russell

Grayson Russell

Russell 'Rusty' Riggs

Ryan Simpkins

Ryan Simpkins

Lacey

Savannah Jayde

Savannah Jayde

Dani Williams

Michael Zhang

Michael Zhang

Bao Yuen

Themes & Keywords

nasacompetitionspace shuttlespace camp

About Space Warriors

Space Warriors is a family, adventure, science fiction film released in 2013 exploring themes of nasa, competition, space shuttle, space camp. Directed by Sean McNamara, it stars Josh Lucas, Mira Sorvino, Dermot Mulroney. The son of a retired astronaut competes to win a seat on the next space shuttle.

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