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  • Rated PG
  • 3hr 13m
  • 91

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Philip Kaufman

Producer:

James D. Brubaker, Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler

Release Date:

Oct 21, 1983

Runtime:

3hr 13m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Sam Shepard
  • Scott Glenn
  • Ed Harris
  • Dennis Quaid
  • Fred Ward
  • Barbara Hershey
  • Kim Stanley
  • Veronica Cartwright
  • Jane Dornacker

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Metacritic

91
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Based on 16 Critics
8.0

USER SCORE (28)

Generally favorable reviews based on 28 Reviews
100

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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Metacritic review by Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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