The Right Stuff (1983)
Genre: Dramas
Starring: Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Sam Shepard, Charles Frank, Fred Ward
DVD Info
Release:
Jun 10, 2003
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- 2-Disc Set
- Digi-Pack
- Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85
- Single Side - Dual Layer
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Additional Release Material:
- Audio Commentary - 1. Scene Specific Commentary - Philip Kaufman - Director, Irwin Winkler - Producer, Robert Chartoff - Producer Caleb Deschanel - Cinematographer, Jeff Goldblum - Star, Veronica Cartwright - Star, Scott Glenn - Star, Ed Harris - Star, Dennis Quaid - Star, and Barbara Hershey - Star.
- Featurettes - 1. JOHN GLEN: AMERICAN HERO
- 2. Production Featurettes (3)
- Deleted Scenes
Text/Galleries:
- Timeline
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Reviews
Though critically acclaimed, Philip Kaufman's superbly realized adventure about the early Space Age was a commercial flop, due to its satirical tone and unfortunately close association with the presidential candidacy of John Glenn.
Kaufman's enormously entertaining history of America's Mercury astronauts fizzled on release, maybe because it was too smart and cool for its own good.
Unjustly labeled a failure after its disappointing box office run, The Right Stuff’s tarnished reputation can only benefit from Warner’s sparkling new 2-disc special edition.
In this dynamic three-hour history lesson, the larger-than-life pursuits of timeless glory and technological advancement are inextricably allied with the day-to-day quests for familial stability and personal fulfillment.
A winning and well-acted portrait of America's entry into the Space Age that is awesome, funny, surreal and right on the mark in its depiction of the country's insatiable hunger for new frontiers.
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