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A Smile as Big as the Moon

Year:

2012

Genres:

Family

IMDB rate:

7.7

Director:

James Steven Sadwith

Awards:

1 win

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2012-01-29

Filming Locations: U.S. Space & Rocket Center - One Tranquility Base, Huntsville, Alabama, USA

Cast

Actor

Character

Mike Pniewski

A Smile as Big as the Moon

John Corbett

Mike Kersjes

Jessy Schram

Robynn

Logan Huffman

Scott

Moira Kelly

Darcy Kersjes

Cynthia Watros

Dr. Deborah Barnhart

Jimmy Bellinger

Matt

Abigale Corrigan

Lisa

Tanner Dow

Adam

Breezy Eslin

Stephanie

David Lambert

Steve

Kesun Loder

Lewis

Tyrin Niles Wyche

Jamal

Peter ten Brink

Ben

E. Roger Mitchell

Principal Tom Keller

Keith Flippen

Dennis

Louise Linton

Julie

Bruce McKinnon

Col. Weschler

Cameron Deane Stewart

Josh

Macsen Lintz

Ryan Kersjes

Matthew Lintz

Shawn Kersjes

Curt Davis

Jack

Trevor Eason

Player

Tammy Arnold

Home Ec Teacher

Fred Griffith

Judge

Brantley Pollock

Techno Star #1

Tristan Hughes

Techno Star #2

Don Hearns

Driver

Mike Flachbart

NASA Judge (on stage for the graduation)

Charlotte Jelinovic

Core Student

Christopher Cozort

Diner Patron

Jim Dadosky

Cool Kid

Beth Gosnell

Diner Patron

Scott Jecha

Nasa Judge

J.D. Morgan Jr.

Patch Contest Judge

Mamie Morgan

Crew Trainer (uncredited)

Dan Paulson

Judge in Mission Control

Darrell Rackley

Parent

Brianna M. Rodriguez

Student

Paul Shaplin

Father of Lead Student

Did you know?

Trivia

Space Camp actually "franchises" itself, with internationally licensed Space Camps presently (as of 2012) including: Space Camp Turkey, Space Camp Canada (known as "Camp Spatial" in French), Space Camp Spain, European Space Camp (located at Andøya Rocket Range) in Norway, and Space Camp Belgium. The U.S. Space & Rocket Center Foundation is in the process of licensing additional camps in Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, India, and Malaysia.

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A true story based on the book, "A Smile as Big as the Moon" by Mike Kersjes and Joe Layden.

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The story takes place over approximately a one year period, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and at U.S. Space Camp in Huntsville, Alabama in 1988 and 1989.

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Goofs

During the campfire scene, it shows the constellation Orion in the sky, with the crescent Moon. The Moon would never be in that constellation.

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After the Orbiter lands at the end of the mission, the scene inside the simulated cockpit has the sound of jet engines slowing down. The orbiter does not have any jet engines, and doesn't even use rocket engines during landing; it simply glides to its landing.

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Even though the story is set in 1988-89 some of the facilities shown at the Alabama Space and Rocket Center - especially the Saturn V center - are all post 2000 constructions.

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