The Astronaut's Wife is a 1999 science fiction/thriller film directed and written by Rand Ravich. It stars Johnny Depp and Charlize Theron. Spencer Armacost is a NASA astronaut. While on a space-walking mission with fellow astronaut Alex Streck, an explosion results in a communication loss for two minutes between the astronauts and Earth. After returning to their respective spouses, the two astronauts never speak about their ordeal and Streck grows increasingly hostile towards Armacost, constantly saying that he is not his friend. Not long after their return, Streck bleeds to death during a... conference. His death is ruled as a rare hemorrhagic stroke by NASA. While still in mourning for her lost husband, Streck's wife commits suicide by sitting in a running shower with an AC powered radio. Spencer retires from NASA and takes an executive position in New York City. His wife Jillian becomes pregnant with twins. She begins to notice changes in Spencer's personality and becomes suspicious. She questions him about what happened during the time they lost contact.
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| Release date: | August 27, 1999 |
| Directed by: | Rand Ravich |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 109 Minutes |
| Producer: | Andrew Lazar |
| Editor: | Tim Alverson, Steve Mirkovich |
| Music by: | George S. Clinton |
| Cinematography: | Allen Daviau |
| Screenplay by: | Rand Ravich |
| Estimated budget: | $34,000,000 |
| Genre: | Science Fiction, Thriller |