The Right Stuff
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The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers preferred.
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- Sam Shepard
- Scott Glenn
- Ed Harris
- Dennis Quaid
- Fred Ward
- Barbara Hershey
- Kim Stanley
- Veronica Cartwright
- Jane Dornacker
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- Oct 25, 2014
one of the great entertainments. and golly gee whiz did it inspire INTERSTELLAR. it also inspired this entry to be so uninteresting, because i watched the film for a piece related to Interstellar, which is the film that has completely sapped my critical faculties dry…
davidehrlichJun 2, 2023“There was a demon who lived in the air…” Director Phillip Kauffman’s love letter to the Mercury Space Program is really a love letter to a certain ephemeral essence. It can easily be dismissed as a love letter to American exceptionalism, provided you overlook its…
Christopher McQuarrieNov 11, 201373/100 Begins and ends weakly: the Yeager prologue strains too hard to be iconic (and is rife with tin-eared dialogue, unlike the rest of the movie—"We did it! We finally broke the sound barrier" someone cries, as if anyone in earshot or in the audience hadn't worked that…
Mike D'Angelo - May 10, 2023
35mm at the Music Box as part of the Chicago Critics Film Festival. Almost 48-year-old me was there, as was 8-year-old me. We both left exhilarated. This is a first ballot entry into the 'They Don't Make 'Em Like They Used To' Hall of Fame. My brain actually can't reconcile…
Adam KempenaarNov 6, 2013Myths get made.
matt lynchJun 19, 2023"[...] But on that glorious day in May 1963, Gordo Cooper went higher, farther, and faster than any other American - 22 complete orbits around the world; he was the last American ever to go into space alone. And for a brief moment, Gordo Cooper became the greatest pilot…
Leighton Trent - May 14, 2022
Cowboys going into space. One of the few movies made in Hollywood after the mid-60s that can be right called Fordian. Mythmaking and its double mirror. American exceptionalism and its feats of clay. It is about how Cold War made it essential to print the legend about the US…
Filipe FurtadoApr 3, 2026Guys I think they’re pilots. Space movies are in I guess. Does capture the idealistic nature of American exceptionalism and litters commentary throughout about the shortcomings we encounter (and still do) along the way. Absolutely brilliant wall to wall cinematography, the…
BohmanPFeb 4, 2018Myth making and myth critiquing. And hugely entertaining from start to finish. And the best cast movie of all time? Possibly. Likely. Double bill with Unforgiven: This is America.
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- Hunter likedThe Right Stuff
Had to watch it in school because it was part of our lesson plan. It wasn’t a bad movie. Long winded for those that were wanting the action type parts early on
Mickerdoo likedThe Right StuffGreat cast and an iconic story of bravery in new ventures. Characters definitely grew and adapted. Easily could have been shorter.
Eye Cinc lovedThe Right StuffWhat a great story, I love it. I little bit long, but so enjoyable, and a good starting point for a Race to the Moon moviethon.
- Dave lovedThe Right Stuff
If you are a fan of space history this is a must watch
Matthew Golad lovedThe Right StuffSo great. Up there with the best NASA films.
chloe wade likedThe Right StuffIntense and inspiring.
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Kaufman's love for the Yeager character pays off in the magical closing sequence of the film, when the best pilot in the world eyeballs anew Air Force jet and says, I have a feeling this little old plane right here might be able to beat that Russian record.
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