The right stuff [videorecording] / the Ladd Company ; a Philip Kaufman film ; a Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler production ; directed by Philip Kaufman ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff ; written for the screen by Philip Kaufman.
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FilmPublisher number: 24499 | Warner Home VideoLanguage: English, French Original language: English Subtitle language: English, French, Spanish Publication details: Burbank, Calif. : Warner Home Video, [c2003]Edition: Special edDescription: 2 videodiscs (193 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 inISBN: - 079077769X
- 9780790777696
- Right stuff (Motion picture). French & English.
- Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editors, Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf, Stephen A. Rotter, Douglas Stewart ; music, Bill Conti.
- Named to the National Film Registry in 2013 by the Library of Congress.
- Winner: Best Sound; Best Film Editing; Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing; Best Music, Original Score; Best Picture; Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Nominee: Best Cinematography; Best Art Direction - Set Decoration -- 1984 Academy Awards (U.S.).
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Covering some 15 years, The Right Stuff recounts the formation of America's space program, concentrating on the original Mercury astronauts. Scott Glenn plays Alan Shepard, the first American in space; Fred Ward is Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; and Ed Harris is John Glenn, the straight-arrow "boy scout" of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth. The remaining four Mercury boys are Deke Slayton (Scott Paulin), Scott Carpenter (Charles Frank), Wally Schirra (Lance Henriksen) and Gordon Cooper (Dennis Quaid). Wolfe's original book related in straightforward fashion the dangers and frustrations facing the astronauts (including Glenn's oft-repeated complaint that it's hard to be confident when you know that the missile you're sitting on has been built by the lowest bidder), the various personal crises involving their families (Glenn's wife Annie, a stutterer, dreads being interviewed on television, while Grissom's wife Betty, angered that her husband is not regarded as a hero because his mission was a failure, bitterly declares "I want my parade!"), and the schism between the squeaky-clean public image of the Mercury pilots and their sometimes raunchy earthbound shenanigans. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Based on the book by Tom Wolfe.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1983.
Disc 1. Feature film -- Special feature: Awards notes ; Disc 2. Special features : biographical profile of John Glenn (John Glenn: American Hero) -- Scene-specific commentaries with cast and crew members -- Three documentaries (Realizing The Right Stuff, T-20 Years and Counting, and The Real Men with The Right Stuff) featuring cast, crew and/or the real-life heroes -- 13 additional scenes -- Interactive time-line incorporating vintage NASA footage -- Original theatrical trailer.
Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editors, Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Tom Rolf, Stephen A. Rotter, Douglas Stewart ; music, Bill Conti.
Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Quaid, Pamela Reed, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley, Fred Ward, Veronica Cartwright, Mary Jo Deschanel, Kathy Baker, David Clennon, Scott Wilson, Donald Moffat, Levon Helm, Jeff Goldblum, Harry Shearer, Charles Frank, Royal Dano.
The true story of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton-- the seven men chosen for the Mercury Project manned space flight program in the U.S.
Rated PG.
DVD; NTSC, Region 1 ; Dolby surround stereo ; widescreen presentation ; dual-layer disc.
English or dubbed French soundtrack, optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired.
Named to the National Film Registry in 2013 by the Library of Congress.
Winner: Best Sound; Best Film Editing; Best Effects, Sound Effects Editing; Best Music, Original Score; Best Picture; Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Nominee: Best Cinematography; Best Art Direction - Set Decoration -- 1984 Academy Awards (U.S.).