I've got a three-year-old who's fascinated with astronauts. I've been trying to find some good movies/videos that he would enjoy watching.

He's way too young for THE RIGHT STUFF and APPOLLO 13. I've heard good things about Tom Hank's FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON. As the episodes are in eaily digestible 1-hour segments, I may not have to worry about the fidget factor.

My main worries are the language issues. The tapes are listed as "Not Rated" so I don't know if the langauge is G, PG, R, whatever.

Would anyone who has seen this series please let me know? I don't want my three-year-old walking around cussing like a sailor. The grandparents would not be pleased.

Thanks in advance . . .

Also, since it's a Tom hanks vehicle, it's low on the swearing stuff. I haven't watched it for a few months (got it on DVD) but I can't remember any "F" words or things like that.

Another movie you might want to check out is For All Mankind. It's an excellent documentary ont he race to the moon, told by the astronauts themselves (and the DVD is packed with extras).

I'll look specificaly for these titles now.

Thanks again.

I could get documentaries of this, but I was looking for something within a story-telling context. A re-enactment would be much better than just a dry recitation of facts -- especialy for someone his age.

When he was 2-and-a-half, we took him to the Houston Space Center. He stood at the rail of the Moonwalk Exhibit for 10 minutes, just drinking in the life-size diorama of a couple of astronauts standing on the moon. After the tour, he made us go back so he could stare at it for another five minutes or so. He's got a lot of interest in it, so I figure that a one-hour episode of Apollo 11 might keep him interested.

I may end up having to buy the whole miniseries in order to use just a couple of episodes. Of course as the two boys grow up, the series will become more relevant to them.

That TNT series, is it good for kids?