"A coming of age story.... the way only Richard Linklater could tell it."

2022

1h 37m

7.0(298 votes)

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Overview

A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia with a fantastical account of a journey to the moon.

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38 members

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Milo Coy

Stan

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Jack Black

Grown Up Stan (voice)

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Lee Eddy

Mom

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Bill Wise

Dad

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Natalie L'Amoreaux

Vicky

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Josh Wiggins

Steve

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Jessica Brynn Cohen

Jana

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Sam Chipman

Greg

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Danielle Guilbot

Stephanie

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Zachary Levi

Kranz

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Glen Powell

Bostick

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Larry Jack Dotson

Grandfather

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Mona Lee Fultz

Grandmother #1

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Jennifer Griffin

Grandmother #2

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Holt Boggs

Sam The Rocket Man

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Reese Armstrong

Tony

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Natalie Joy

Music Class Teacher

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Suzanne Deal Booth

Science Teacher

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Chris Olson

Principal Cowan

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Samuel Davis

Pinball Buyer

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Mia Gonzalez

Statue-Maker Kid

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Brian Villalobos

Bales

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Chris Zurcher

Jack

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Alex Fink

Kid on Astroway

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Zia Kinzy

Young Lady on Astroway

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David DeLao

Mr. St. George

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Noah Randall

Drive-In Employee

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Athena Wintle

Mindy

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Xavier Patterson

Emanuel

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Nick Stevenson

SIMSUP

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William Carroll

Abominable Snowman

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Avery Joy Davis

Lisa (uncredited)

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Christian Moran

Hoodlum (uncredited)

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Nicholas Andrew Rice

NASA Controlman (uncredited)

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Keslee Blalock

AstroWorld Kid (uncredited)

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Brent A. Riggs

Service Station Attendant (uncredited)

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P. Michael Hayes II

SIMSUP (uncredited)

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Flint Nattinger

Laughing Boy (uncredited)

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