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The Astronaut's Wife

Year:

1999

Duration:

109 min

Genres:

Drama | Sci-Fi | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.3

Director:

Rand Ravich

Awards:

1 nomination

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1999-08-27

Filming Locations: One 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10003

Earnings

Budget: $75,000,000

Opening Weekend: $4,027,003 (USA) (29 August 1999)

Gross: $10,654,581 (USA) (7 November 1999)

Cast

Actor

Character

Charlize Theron

The Astronaut's Wife

Johnny Depp

Commander Spencer Armacost

Joe Morton

Sherman Reese, NASA Representative

Clea DuVall

Nan

Donna Murphy

Natalie Streck

Nick Cassavetes

Capt. Alex Streck

Samantha Eggar

Dr. Patraba

Gary Grubbs

NASA Director

Blair Brown

Shelly McLaren

Tom Noonan

Jackson McLaren

Tom O'Brien

Allen Dodge

Lucy Lin

Shelly Carter

Michael Crider

Pat Elliott

Jacob Stein

Calvin, 2nd Grade Student

Timothy Wicker

Wide Eyed Kid #1

Sarah Dampf

Paula, 2nd Grade Student

Charles Lanyer

Spencer's Doctor

Gary Carlos Cervantes

Doctor

Conrad Bachmann

Reporter

Rondi Reed

Dr. Conlin

Seth Barrish

Yuppie Shark

Ellen Lancaster

Dried Up Socialite

Julian Barnes

Waiter

Priscilla Shanks

Woman

Jennifer Burry

Second Woman

Susan Cella

Third Woman

Linda Powell

Fourth Woman

Lyndsey Danielle Bonomolo

Screaming Girl

Elston Ridgle

Security Guard

Robert Sella

Maitre D'

Samantha Carpel

Reporter (Video)

Lahai Fahnbulleh

Taxi Driver

Stephen Berger

Doorman

Michael Luceri

Waiter at Party

Ben Van Bergen

Storage Facility Client

Edward Kerr

Pilot

Cole Sprouse

Twin

Dylan Sprouse

Twin

Brian Johnson

Excited Fourth Grader

Carl Burrows

Businessman (uncredited)

Buck Holland

Mission Control (uncredited)

Dawn Landon

Nurse (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

According to the script and novelization, Spencer has formed a telepathic link with the twins his wife is carrying. The fetal twins emitted supersonic pulses which tuned with their father's senses. This explains why the alien always managed to track down Jillian whenever she went.

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Nick Cassavetes plays Capt. Streck; Nick's father, John Cassavetes starred in Rosemary's Baby (1968) which bares many similarities to this film.

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Goofs

When Spencer and Jillian are at the cocktail reception in New York, Jillian is speaking with the rude woman who criticizes her clothes. As they are walking, they walk past a woman with a large pearl necklace who then kisses the gentleman she is with. Moments later, Jillian walks past the same woman again.

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When Spencer checks Jill's pulse at the party, he does it in the wrong place. Pulse is checked below the thumb, while he checks it under Jill's little finger.

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When Jill is being examined, she is told she is nine weeks pregnant. However, the baby shown on the ultrasound scan screen is clearly much more than nine weeks old. Furthermore the movements of the ultrasound probe do not correspond to the movements on the screen. And when the doctor says she will make measurements she never does. Instead she just waits a few seconds before announcing the age of the fetus.

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Quotes

Spencer Armacost: Well I told that bloated fast food eating motherfucker that we'd have never gotten the chance to be heroes if he hadn't forced us to put that peice of shit exploding sateliette up into orbit.

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Spencer Armacost: I love you, Jillian.

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Spencer Armacost: What I am is a true American hero. Now, the President of the United States of America said that, and you heard it.

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