The Astronaut Farmer (2007)
Directed by Michael Polish
Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel, and the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan – but Charles is undeterred.
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Perhaps the supporting cast member to leave the biggest imprint, though, is a relatively peripheral one: the instantly charming Ida Darvish (2007's " The Astronaut Farmer "), stealing her scenes with humor and grace as Palazzo Vecchio employee Marta Alvarez.
It's back to supportive domestic beaming for Madsen in the insufferably paternalistic The Astronaut Farmer, where all she does is add to the condescending eccentricity of hubby Billy Bob Thornton, a Texas rancher with cosmic dreams building a rocket in his barn.