- Actors: Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner, James Cromwell
- Directors: Clint Eastwood
- Writers: Howard Klausner, Ken Kaufman
- Producers: Clint Eastwood, Andrew Lazar, Tom Rooker
- Format: NTSC
- Number of tapes: 1
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- Studio: Warner
- VHS Release Date: April 17 2001
- Run Time: 130 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (115 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00005AX9A
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Additional Features
Even though this DVD doesn't boast that it's a special edition, it has some of the nicest extras you'd want to see. There's nearly an hour of behind-the-footage material, all of it superior made-for-cable featurettes so often included on DVDs. The technicians divulge little tricks of the trade, revealing more computer effects in the film than you'd think. Longtime Eastwood editor Joel Cox provides insight into the director's work routine. The highlight, though, is an extended version of the four principles' appearance on The Tonight Show, with Jay Leno providing some interesting comments on how he chooses what films will "appear" on his show. --Doug Thomas
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Old Cowboys showing the Right Stuff!!,
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This review is from: Space Cowboys (Widescreen) (DVD)
Clint Eastwood and James Gardner were stars back in the 50's telly with RAWHIDE and MAVERICK, and later many other vehicles. Donald Sutherland and Tommy Lee Jones made a big splash in the 70's, and have gone on to prove they are some of the best actors around today. But all are showing a little wear and tear on the leading man image, but they clearly demonstrate they are spark as tacks and still the best.They are ageing ex-astronauts that never made it into space - a thorn in their sides. Eastwood went on to design guidance systems for the space platform. One of the communication satellite that used his system is decaying and, unfortunately, none of today's hotshots know how to fix it. So the old space cowboys get a second crack to make it into space. All four leads give warm, funny and outstanding performances, backed by powerhouse William Devane and James Hampton. You just cannot miss these old cowboys showing they still have the right stuff!!!
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Slow Gradually Moving Old Guys,
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This review is from: Space Cowboys (Widescreen) (DVD)
This movie starts out at 2:12 minutes - and gradually builds to an interesting sci-fi cresendo. I say Science Fiction, because the film is a fiction - which is based around NASA, and outer-space. Besides, the special effects are pretty cool for the last 45 minutes. So lets call this, a social plot, gentle sci-fi film.Actually, Clint Eastwood is clearly the best actor of the four stars. Afterall, Clint directed and Produced this effort. The film has some emotional moments - which inevitably draw the viewer in. It's a fiction, so I rode along with the implausability of it all, but the science element was intriguing. Worth a view, besides, Donald Sutherland wouldn't have enlisted in this film, if he didn't feel it had a fringe element.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Better with Age,
By Charlie1701 (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Space Cowboys (Widescreen) (DVD)
Great story line, great gags, great characters, great visual effects. True. But a true gem to see 4 great actors of our time perform together quite possibly for the last time. Americans extend the hand of friendship to the Russians before the breakup of the USSR to repair the "only" communication satelite they have. But things dont go their way when truths begin to unfold some beginning on the ground but the most dramatic ones in orbit. Tommy Lee Jones and Donald Sutherland steal the movie with their trademark charismatic one liners. Enjoy it with a big bucket of buttered popcorn.
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