Hello I am a long time reader of this most wonderous site, and have said very little, but now I need some help. I saw a preview for this movie (Farmer Astronaut) when I went to see Letters From Iwo Jima. It stars Nick Cage who is a farmer who builds a rocket ship in his back yard. The story revolves around his relationship with his family mostly his children. Humm.... I remember a Bradbury story about a Junk Man who builds a rocket in his back yard, but for the life me of right now I can not remember the title of that short story-senior moment I believe. Could someone help please.

Sounds like "The Rocket" from "Illustrated Man",
in which Fiorello Bodoni builds a rocket in his yard for his family...

Yes Thank you very much

Has anyone here read "Farmer in the Sky" by Heinlein?

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Here's the trailer for Astronaut Farmer . Nice thing here is they give you the capabilities of selecting your own media player settings capabilities, if you should need it.

http://theastronautfarmermovie.warnerbros.com/

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Has anyone here read "Farmer in the Sky" by Heinlein?

Not only have I never read it, I've never even seen it. Along with PODKAYNE and DOUBLE STAR, those are the three Heinlein books which have proven the hardest for me to locate. I only shop at thrift stores, library sales, and used bookstores. It's funner this way, thrill of the hunt and all.

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I could not get the trailer to run (grrrr), but when I read the synopsis section, I thought it sounded great and even a bit Bradburyesque. Can't wait!!

lmskipper:
It asks on the opening page what format you want to use on your computer: Windows, mac, cable, etc.Did you see that? Or/and you might have to download some free software.

Yep. Ray wrote something along those lines. Except the rocket never worked in Ray's story. It had a more dramatic aspect to it than I think this film will have. But then, in this movie the fellow really goes Gung-Ho and builds a real space ship. This may prove quite an interesting film.

Podkayne is great! Farmer I know only the title, but here's a summary: http://www.wegrokit.com/farmer_in_the_sky.htm

grasstains,
YOU HAVE NEVER READ “Double Star”? Oh, dear, dear grasstains. DO NOT MISS THIS BOOK! Redeem bottles, mortgage your house, but get a copy! It’s one of Heinlein’s very best!

Yeah, I know, I'm lagging. There are some really big used bookstores in the area I haven't been to in years. I should make the trip someday soon. My trade-ins are piling up. The other day I found out one of my favorite used bookstores is closed down, gone, empty... and gone too is my twenty-something dollars in book credit. Not so much as a phone call. That's the third used bookstore we've lost in the last two years.

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"Kind and giving, all the rest is treason."

Don't break the bank! Heinlein titles at Addall start at 75¢! http://used.addall.com/SuperRare/submitRare.cgi?author=...randbooks&store=ZVAB

There is also ebay, ebay.half.com, and Amazon.com, for starters on relatively inexpensive books--of course the postage will run you much more than the books!

I saw The Astronaut Farmer over the weekend. It wasn't bad. Not sure if I found it particularly bradburyesque, but it's a good family movie, the kind of thing the whole family could enjoy. Anyone with a family might wanna rent it when it comes out in a few months.

I had the understanding that Billy Bob Thornton had the lead role in the Astronaut Farmer. Am I crazy or what?