Movie

Ad Astra

by James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones and 70 others

An astronaut travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. He uncovers secrets which challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.

(21 total)

Characters

Ethan Gross (21)James Gray (21)Brad Pitt (20)Roy McBride (20)Donald Sutherland (1)Thomas Pruitt (1)

“He’d captured strange and distant worlds in greater detail than ever before. They were beautiful, magnificent, full of awe and wonder. But beneath their sublime surfaces, there was nothing. No love or hate. No light or dark. He could only see what was not there, and miss what was right in front of h…”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: Space Exploration, magnificent, strange, distant, Awe

“The enemy up here is not a person or a thing. It’s the endless void.”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Thomas Pruitt, Donald Sutherland, imdb.com

Tagged: Enemy, Person, Thing, Void

“The earth put its hopes in him, and now its fate is on me.”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: Earth, hopes, Fate, pressure

“The attack was full of rage. I understand that rage. I’ve seen that rage in my father. I’ve seen that rage in me. Because I’m angry, he took off, he left us. But when I look at that anger, and I push it aside, just put it away, all I see is hurt. I see pain. I think it keeps me walled off, walled of…”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: psych eval, Attack, Rage, Dad, Pain

“Ship Med Tech: Please begin your psychological evaluation as best you can. Please describe your current mental and emotional state. Roy McBride: I am feeling good, ready to do my job to the best of my abilities.”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: psych eval

“I made a promise to always be truthful, but I wasn’t.”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: Promise, Truthful, broken promise

“General Rivas: What can you tell us about the Lima Project? Roy McBride: Its objective was to search for advanced extraterrestrial life. The ship disappeared approximately sixteen years into the mission. General Rivas: And the commander was? Roy McBride: He was my father, sir.”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: Lima Project, Extraterrestrial Life

“I do what I do because of my dad. He was a hero. He gave his life for the pursuit of knowledge. Because up there is where our story is going to be told.”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: Dad, Hero, Knowledge, Story, Heaven

“I'm so selfish...I'm so selfish...I'm so selfish...I'm a selfish person...”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: Selfish, Regret

“H. Clifford McBride: We need to find what science tells us is impossible. I can't have failed. Roy McBride: Dad, you haven't. Now we know. We're all we've got.”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: Science, impossible, Failure

“I recall how we used to watch black and white movies together. Musicals were you favorite. I remember you tutoring me in math. You instilled in me a strong work ethic. You should know I’ve chosen a career that you would approve of. I’ve dedicated my life to the exploration of space, and I thank you…”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: Black and White Movies, Musicals, Math, Work Ethic

“Here we go again. Fighting for resources. What the hell am I doing here?”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: Resources, Monotony, Hell

“I’ve been trained to compartmentalize. It seems to me that’s how I approach my life.”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com

Tagged: Compartmentalized

“I always wanted to become an astronaut, for the future of mankind and all. At least that’s what I always told myself. I see myself on the outside, smile, present a side. It’s a performance, with my eye on the exit. Always on the exit. Just don’t touch me.”

— James Gray, Ethan Gross, Roy McBride, Brad Pitt, imdb.com