The Right Stuff Comments

  • Marquis 2022-09-11 16:32:09

    Hollywood’s epic blockbusters of the 1980s have put a lot of things in a three-hour period. The film has multiple themes, multiple protagonists, multiple emotions, and even freely change between multiple styles, the main theme and the opposite. The irony of the government co-exists, praising the spirit of cooperation between the lone ranger hero and the astronauts. Almost every scene can be filmed in a full range of blockbusters and has the same detailed emotions as an artistic...

  • Bell 2022-09-09 06:33:45

    Definitely a master of space-themed biographical films, truthful, humorous, agile, and delicate, 193 minutes talking about the yearning for the universe, the pursuit of speed, and the beautiful love and friendship. We can see too many shadows of later classic space films in the filming techniques. From "Apollo 13", "Interstellar" to "The First Man on the Moon", such excellent works really cannot be...

  • Kacie 2022-09-03 04:44:49

    Good-looking, there are many big names who were very handsome when they were young. And you can see the shadow of Kaufman's later films, the sound editing and the mixing of historical materials are...

  • Brendon 2022-05-21 23:31:57

    This is a classic narrative of the history of American spaceflight. Philip Kaufman uses two different styles of image performance for the US government and astronauts: the US government is more comical, satirizing the purpose of the US-Soviet space race, and politicians. Showcase and hypocrisy, inhumane treatment of aerospace system design and astronauts, etc., while astronauts are more objectively and realistically portrayed, highlighting the spirit of bravery, enterprising, pursuit of...

  • Amparo 2022-05-21 22:40:15

    Americanism at its best, only Reagan’s time can make such a...

  • Amparo 2022-05-21 16:42:28

    American theme. But it looks...

  • Sadye 2022-05-21 15:27:19

    The opening through the clouds is reminiscent of Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" or Kubrick's "Dr. Strange Love"... Whenever there is a movement on the Soviet side, the bureaucrats on the US side hold a combat meeting. "Dr. Strange Love." The narrative atmosphere of the drama mixed with comedy elements is simply fascinating and very romantic. I have to say that this is why I like "Star Cowboy" and...

  • Elenora 2022-05-21 13:18:39

    Kaufman's masterpiece of the history of the US-Soviet crazy space race filmed in the late Cold War. The soundtrack is full of exciting sound effects, but it is not the main theme but portrays a full and lively character, from the cowboy-like test pilot breaking the speed of the sound to the chaotic NASA pioneer Repeated failures to success, cold-eyed reflections and even full of irony and humor in media state behavior. The award-winning multi-line editing presents fake and real news clips and...

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The Right Stuff quotes

  • Pancho Barnes: Why Yeager, you old bastard. Don't just stand there like some lonesome god-damn mouse-shit sheepherder. Get your ass over here and have a drink.

  • Jack Ridley: Put the spurs to her, Chuck.