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The Right Stuff (Blu-ray, 2013)

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This epic chronicle of the seven pilots chosen to become astronauts for Project Mercury is based on the novel by Tom Wolfe (THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES) and directed by visionary filmmaker Philip Kaufman (QUILLS, THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING). This piercing exploration of the men and wives behind the mission serves as a testament to the determination of America to dominate the field of space exploration, while offering an intriguing portrait of a period in which America wanted to believe in perfect men and their perfect wives, even if the reality was vastly more complex.

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EAN5051892143257

eBay Product ID (ePID)170479479

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ActorSam Shepard, Fred Ward, Scott Glenn, Chuck Yeager, Charles Frank, Scott Paulin, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Lance Henriksen

Film/TV TitleThe Right Stuff

DirectorPhilip Kaufman

FormatBlu-ray

Release Year2013

LanguageEnglish

GenreGeneral, Action & Adventure

Run Time185 Mins

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Certificate15

Number of Discs1

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ReviewsNew York Times - Included in The New York Times "10 BEST FILMS OF 1983", Variety - ...Full of beauty, intelligence and excitement....[The film] provides a fresh, entertaining look back at the recent past....[The] cinematography is lustrous and impeccably clean...

Additional InformationThis epic chronicle of the seven pilots chosen to become astronauts for Project Mercury is based on the novel by Tom Wolfe (THE BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES) and directed by visionary filmmaker Philip Kaufman (QUILLS, THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING).<BR>Deep in the desert during the 1950s, army test pilots courageously fought to break the sound barrier. These maverick men would stop at nothing to achieve winning speed. Led by their champion, Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard), they caroused at the local watering hole while sharing tales of extreme sport and bravery--until the Russians successfully sent their Sputnik satellite into the skies, and the United States government panicked, quickly launching a space program of its own. In an effort to find the right men for the job, the government searched the desert and the seas, compiling a crew of daredevil space cowboys willing to do anything for the chance to represent America in the space race. After gruelling medical, physical, and psychological tests, seven men were left standing, led by American hero John Glenn (Ed Harris), test pilots Gordon Cooper (Dennis Quaid), Gus Grissom (Fred Ward), and Scott Carpenter (Charles Frank), and Navy man Alan Shepard (Scott Glenn). With the help of the media and the government, these men became overnight heroes, sacrificing their freedom and their families for the dream of space travel.<BR>This piercing exploration of the men and wives behind the mission serves as a testament to the determination of America to dominate the field of space exploration, while offering an intriguing portrait of a period in which America wanted to believe in perfect men and their perfect wives, even if the reality was vastly more complex. This gripping film also features fabulous special effects and stunning aerial cinematography.

Sound sourceDolby Digital

Movie/TV TitleThe Right Stuff

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by wayneg52
Jul 24, 2019
Great title for a great film
Superb film based on a superb novel by Tom Wolfe, a tad long for some maybe but with 50th Anniversary of the moon landing this tells the story of the space programme from when the sound barrier was first broken!
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