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The Right Stuff: When Our Heroes Actually Did Something Heroic
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ส.ค. 2023
- In this video we review the wonderful space exploration drama about the early days of NASA, The Right Stuff.
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I sometimes wonder if these guys were a bit naive regarding the immense risks they were taking. However, they put their trust in many exceptionally talented/knowledgeable people to achieve the goals that were set. Society tends to idolize singers, actors and athletes but these guys deserve (by far) the biggest accolades.
Totally agree! Well said.
I love that the cast of this movie is a real snapshot of some of the biggest stars on the verge of a huge breakout. These talent laden movies don't come around that often (and somehow 1983 has two or three of them, the other being The Outsiders and maybe The Big Chill), but are amazing to see so many stars gathered for one film. I see a similar wealth of talent in films like Tombstone or The Godfather or The Magnificent Seven. The Right Stuff is an excellent film that makes a very important period in American history feel real and relatable.
Love the connection to Tombstone! I forget how talent heavy that class was. Thanks for commenting.
This came out at time when I was huge into planes as a kid! One of the few movies that felt like a history lesson a good one. The scene that stays with me is the Yeager scene in the F-104. He wanted SO bad to go to space and that was as close as he got. I envy you to have a pilot for a dad. The f-4 was one of the coolest planes ever.👍🏽
Thanks! Yeah, the F-104 scene is harrowing, epic, and sad. Yeager is such an interesting character in the film and person in real life. I don't think the film mentions that he shot down 11 or so enemy planes in combat. Maybe it does, I just can't recall it. Amazing person. Having a dad as a pilot was really a cool experience. I discovered much later in life that my father was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in Vietnam. He never really talked about it once. I agree that the F-4 was cool. It was also one of the loudest planes that I heard when I lived on the Air Force Base.
The Right Stuff was one of the those films that kept getting away on me. I would see the film in my peripherals throughout my early cinephile years. I didn't get to see it until my mid twenties, and I am glad that I saw it when I did. I empathised and understood far more than if I had seen if even a few years before. TRS deals with so many themes, loyalty myth, fidelity, ambition, patriotism, human ingenuity in the face of our natural limitations. Kudos to your fascinatingly personal perspective on this film and the world and the people it explored, you must experience an extra lump in the throat with some moments in it. Also, TRS has a couple of the most famous shots in film history, the shot when Jeff Goldblum runs to the meeting room, and you see his shoes running down the hall, plus the group spacesuit walking shot. I was aware of that shot before I even knew what TRS was about.
Excellent thoughts! Thanks for commenting. I really think you are right about the themes. The film is surprisingly dense thematically. To some I am sure that might be a detriment, but I enjoy all the themes it addresses.
I'm glad the relationships between the astronauts and their spouses was mentioned here. With my life long fascination of anything air and space my favorite scene in this movie has always been at Harris as Glenn Lovingly listening to his wife struggle with her words.
Agree. It is a heartfelt scene, that shows us a lot about what John Glenn was really like.
As well as what Ed Harris was capable of as an actor. My wife has had a crush on him ever since I made her watch the right stuff years ago.
One the best movies ever made. It's huge, and I can watch it anytime
Yeah, it is one of those films that no mater what scene it is in, I can just sit and watch.
Great great film. If you love that, you should watch From the Earth to the Moon. :)
Really like From The Earth To The Moon. It has been awhile since I saw it. I think I need to go back and rewatch.
When you kick the only black pilot out of the space program because he's black...I have no use for you.
Tell me more, I am unfamiliar with that story. Did that happen in the 1960s? Was this someone that was considered for the Mercury Program? Sadly, that was the common in NASA and different areas of the US Military throughout that time period.