![all posters](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w140/files/images/film/posters/000/471/471222_f578fc.jpg)
Directed by:
Glenn JordanCinematography:
Newton Thomas SigelCast:
Karen Allen, Barry Bostwick, Richard Jenkins, Brian Kerwin, Joe Morton, Angela Bassett, Lane Smith, Peter Boyle, Brandon Smith, Raye Birk, Lance Kerwin (more)Plots(1)
This film profiles 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. 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. Film is lent authenticity by being filmed at the Johnson Space Center in Texas. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Karen Allen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267408_453ccd.jpg)
Karen Allen
USA
Best movies:
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Manhattan (1979)
East of Eden (1981) (series)
![Barry Bostwick](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/530/162530127_0f039e.png)
Barry Bostwick
USA
Best movies:
Till We Meet Again (1989) (series)
Deceptions (1985) (TV movie)
Incredibles 2 (2018)
![Richard Jenkins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271697_7c992c.jpg)
Richard Jenkins
USA
Best movies:
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Spotlight (2015)
![Brian Kerwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272619_1affd1.jpg)
Brian Kerwin
USA
Best movies:
The Help (2011)
The Blue and the Gray (1982) (series)
Unlikely Angel (1996) (TV movie)
![Joe Morton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267502_f2bb7c.jpg)
Joe Morton
USA
Best movies:
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
American Gangster (2007)
Of Mice and Men (1992)
![Angela Bassett](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/053/161053196_415c27.png)
Angela Bassett
USA
Best movies:
Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Soul (2020)
Contact (1997)
![Lane Smith](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267811_569893.jpg)
Lane Smith
USA
Best movies:
If Tomorrow Comes (1986) (series)
The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)
Frances (1982)
![Peter Boyle](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267682_03c21e.jpg)
Peter Boyle
USA
Best movies:
'Weird Al' Yankovic: The Videos (1996) (video compilation)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Monster's Ball (2001)
Brandon Smith
USA
Best movies:
A Perfect World (1993)
Into the West (2005) (series)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
![Raye Birk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/031/567/31567854_e5d52c.jpg)
Raye Birk
USA
Best movies:
![Lance Kerwin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/765/157765174_9eb343.jpg)
Lance Kerwin
USA
Best movies:
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV movie)
Outbreak (1995)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Red Mitchell
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
Blind Fury (1989)
Challenger (1990) (TV movie)
John Beaird
Best movies:
Challenger (1990) (TV movie)
Elizabeth Kemp
USA
Best movies:
Challenger (1990) (TV movie)
Welcome to New York (2014)
Venice/Venice (1992)
Jim Peters
Best movies:
Challenger (1990) (TV movie)
![Rodger Boyce](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/607/161607952_09dd6c.jpg)
Rodger Boyce
Best movies:
A Perfect World (1993)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
A Woman of Independent Means (1995) (series)
Blue Deckert
USA
Best movies:
North and South (1985) (series)
Getting Even (1986)
Rush (1991)
Keone Young
USA
Best movies:
Frances (1982)
Men in Black III (2012)
Scooby-Doo and the Samurai Sword (2009)
![Marco Perella](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/276/162276537_fcfb56.jpg)
Marco Perella
USA
Best movies:
JFK (1991)
A Perfect World (1993)
The Life of David Gale (2003)
Norman Bennett
USA
Best movies:
Terms of Endearment (1983)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
North and South (1985) (series)