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A blue-collar space odyssey about a washed-up astrophysicist who decides, against all logic and common sense, to build a homemade rocket and launch it into orbit to rescue his cousin who’s stranded in space.

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Paramount Pictures

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Produced by: Adam Goldworm
Todd Garner

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