The Right Stuff
– A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan She..
A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the straight-arrow 'boy scout' of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth; and the remaining pilots: Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra.
17 Feb 1984
English, Russian
Some material may not be suitable for children. Parents urged to give "parental guidance". May contain some material parents might not like for their young children.
The Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe's book on the history of the U.S. Space program reads like a novel, and the film has that same fictional quality. It covers the breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager to the Mercury 7 astronauts, showing that no one had a clue how to run a space program or how to select people to be in it. Thrilling, funny, charming and electrifying all at once.
Won 4 Oscars. Another 7 wins & 15 nominations.
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