Tom Wolfe's book on the history of the U.S. Space program reads like a novel, and the film has that same fictional quality. It covers the breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager to the Mercury 7 astronauts, showing that no one had a clue how to run a space program or how to select people to be in it. Thrilling, funny, charming and electrifying all at once.
Sam Shepard | Chuck Yeager | |
Scott Glenn | Alan Shepard | |
Ed Harris | John Glenn | |
Dennis Quaid | Gordon Cooper | |
Fred Ward | Gus Grissom | |
Barbara Hershey | Glennis Yeager | |
Kim Stanley | Pancho Barnes | |
Veronica Cartwright | Betty Grissom | |
Pamela Reed | Trudy Cooper | |
Scott Paulin | Deke Slayton | |
Charles Frank | Scott Carpenter | |
Lance Henriksen | Wally Schirra | |
Donald Moffat | Lyndon B. Johnson | |
Levon Helm | Jack Ridley | |
Mary Jo Deschanel | Annie Glenn | |
Scott Wilson | Scott Crossfield | |
Kathy Baker | Louise Shepard | |
Mickey Crocker | Marge Slayton | |
Susan Kase | Rene Carpenter | |
Mittie Smith | Jo Schirra | |
Royal Dano | Minister | |
David Clennon | Liaison Man | |
Jim Haynie | Air Force Major | |
Jeff Goldblum | Recruiter | |
Harry Shearer | Recruiter |
Director | Philip Kaufman | |
Writer | Philip Kaufman, Tom Wolfe | |
Producer | James D. Brubaker, Robert Chartoff, Irwin Winkler | |
Musician | Bill Conti | |
Photography | Caleb Deschanel |
Quantity | 1 |
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Added Date | Mar 10, 2012 13:58:32 |
Modified Date | Jun 12, 2022 00:33:32 |