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The right stuff

Kaufman, Philip
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The story of the Air Force test flights by Chuck Yeager that would lead to Project Mercury, which pioneered America's launch into the space race-- and of the seven men chosen to launch the U.S. into space: Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton.

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Ladd Company ; directed by Philip Kaufman ; written for the screen by Philip Kaufman ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff ; a Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler production.

Based on the book: The right stuff / Tom Wolfe.

Originally produced as motion picture in 1983.

Double sided disc must be flipped halfway through.

Special features: gallery (cast profiles, astronauts, pioneers, behind the scenes, supplemental data, awards); theatrical trailer; recommendations.

Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Sam Shepard, Fred Ward, Charles Frank, Lance Henriksen, Scott Paulin, Veronica Cartwright, Barbara Hershey, Pamela Reed, Mary Jo Deschanel, Kathy Baker, David Clennon, Scott Wilson, Kim Stanley, Barbara Hershey, Levon Helm, Scott Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, Harry Shearer, Donald Moffatt.

Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editors, Glenn Farr ... [et al.] ; music, Bill Conti.

DVD, NTSC; region 1; double-sided disc.

In English or dubbed French with optional English, French & Spanish; closed-captioned.
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