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Ages ago, probably in the early 90s, I saw an American movie about a kid who meets a retired astronaut, and sets out to build a model replica of the Saturn V. This is then launched in on of the school sport fields.

Can anyone figure out what movie it was?

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    I’m voting to close this question because it doesn't indicate any fantasy or science fiction aspect.
    – FuzzyBoots
    Commented Sep 2 at 14:47
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    Science + Fiction doesn't necessarily equate to Science Fiction. If it did, Breaking Bad would be on-topic. ;)
    – PM 2Ring
    Commented Sep 2 at 15:43
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    Hmm... Maybe I'm used to smaller models? Also there's no real indication that the rocket goes to space, let alone back.
    – FuzzyBoots
    Commented Sep 2 at 15:53
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    OP needs to tell us why this is on-topic (or re-ask it on Movies:SE where it would definitely be on-topic now that they've started accepting ID questions again).
    – Valorum
    Commented Sep 2 at 16:14
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    On reflection, I believe this to be Beyond the Stars (1989) starring Christian Slater and Martin Sheen as a retired Apollo astronaut. The rocketry scene is here. He launches a Saturn rocket from his school playing field. The film is very firmly science fiction, hence on-topic.
    – Valorum
    Commented Sep 2 at 17:07

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@valorum got the answer right: Beyond the Stars (1989)

Plot summary from Wikipedia:

Eric is the teenage son of a computer scientist who worked for the Apollo program, which sent the first humans to the Moon. Eric, determined to become an astronaut himself one day, befriends Paul Andrews, the thirteenth man on the Moon. Paul is avoided by other astronauts nowadays because he was very rude and distant when he returned from space. Eric slowly learns that during his excursion on the Moon Paul discovered something that he keeps as a secret.

Thank you for all the insights, I was very little at the time, so my memory is very limited and fuzzy, I basically just remember the rocket model.

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