Trainwreck: Balloon Boy

Movie Details

Overview

A father claims his son is trapped in a runaway homemade balloon. News helicopters follow the chase live.The empty balloon lands, sparking outrage as the story becomes one of America’s most infamous hoaxes.

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Cast: Bob Heffernan, Bradford Heene, Brian Willie, Dean Askew, Jim Alderden, Jimmy Negri, Mayumi Heene, Richard Heene, Robert Sanchez, Tina Chavez

Director: Gillian Pachter

Genre: Documentary

Country: United Kingdom, United States

Release Year: 2025

IMDB Rating: 5.5 (2902 votes)

TMDB Rating: 5.7 (1 votes)

Runtime: 52m

Release Date: 2025-07-15