The Right Stuff [2 Discs]

Director: Philip Kaufman Philip Kaufman

Overview

"Philip Kaufman's masterpiece The Right Stuff gets the superb two-disc treatment it richly deserves on this high-quality release from Warner Bros. The film is presented in a gorgeous widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio. Ace cinematographer Caleb Deschanel's beautiful colors are presented brilliantly. There are English and French soundtracks; the English track has been remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1. English, French, and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include scene-specific commentary from Kaufman, Deschanel, producer Irwin Winkler, and conductor Bill Conti. Those same scenes also contain commentary from cast members Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Barbara Hershey, Jeff Goldblum, Fred Ward, Veronica Cartwright, Pamela Reed, and Harry Shearer, as well as the real Chuck Yeager. Everyone provides interesting insights into the difficult process of making this sweeping film. Deleted scenes, a timeline of the space program, and a documentary on John Glenn (made at the time he was training to become the oldest man to travel in space) round out this outstanding, highly recommended DVD."

Product Details

Release Date:	06/10/2003
UPC:	0085392449927
Original Release:	1983
Rating:	PG
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	3:13:00
Sales rank:	49,255

Special Features

Closed Caption;All-new digital transfer; Soundtrack remastered in Dolby Digital 5.1; Interactive menus; Awards notes; Scene access; English and French language tracks; English, Spanish, and French subtitles; Biographical profile "John Glenn: American Hero"; "The Journey and the Mission": scene-specific commentaries with director/screenwriter Philip Kaufman, cast and crew members; 3 documentaries featuring cast, crew, and/or the real-life heroes portrayed in the movie: "Realizing the Right Stuff," "T-20 Years and Counting," and "The Real Men With the Right Stuff"; 13 additional scenes; Interactive timeline to space incorporating vintage NASA footage; Theatrical trailer; Documentary scene access

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sam Shepard	Chuck Yeager
Scott Glenn	Alan Shepard
Ed Harris	John Glenn
Dennis Quaid	Gordon Cooper
Fred Ward	Grissom
Kim Stanley	Pancho
Barbara Hershey	Glennis
Pamela Reed	Trudy
Charles Frank	Carpenter
Veronica Cartwright	Betty
Scott Paulin	Deke Slayton
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
Scott Beach	Chief Scientist
Jane Dornacker	Nurse Murch
Anthony Munoz	Gonzales
John P. Ryan	Head of Program
Darryl Henriques	Life Reporter
Eric Sevareid	Himself
William Russ	Slick Goodin
Edward Anhalt	Grand Designer
Mary Apick	Woman Reporter
Robert Beer	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Erik Bergmann	Eddie Hodges
Maureen Coyne	Waitress
Peggy David	Sally Rand
John Dehner	Henry Luce
Bob Elross	Review Board President
Robert J. Geary	Game Show M.C.
David Gulpilil	Aborigine
Anthony Wallace	Australian Driver
Kaaren Lee	Young Widow
Chuck Yeager	Actor
Drew Letchworth	The Permanent Press Corps
Christopher Beale	The Permanent Press Corps
Richard Dupell	The Permanent Press Corps
John X. Heart	The Permanent Press Corps
William Hall	The Permanent Press Corps
Ed Holmes	The Permanent Press Corps
Jack Bruno Tate	The Permanent Press Corps
Toni Howard	Actor
Lynn Stalmaster	Actor
Richard Duppell	The Permanent Press Corp
James Brady	Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
Katherine Conklin	Woman TV Rerporter
Tom Dahlgren	Bell Aircraft Executive
Michael Pritchard	Texan
Ed Corbett	Texan
O-Lan Jones	Pretty Girl
Gen. Chuck Yeager	Fred
Bill Conti	Composer

Technical Credits

Philip Kaufman

Tom Wolfe

William Goldman

Philip Kaufman	Director,Screenwriter
Jordan Belson	Special Effects
James D. Brubaker	Executive Producer,Producer
Robert Chartoff	Producer
Gary Gutierrez	Special Effects
Irwin Winkler	Producer
Tom Wolfe	Screenwriter
Terry Lynn Allen	Special Effects
C.J. Appel	Sound Effects
Sandina Bailo-Lape	Sound Effects
Tom Bellfort	Sound Effects
Danny Benson	Sound Effects,Sound Effects
Stan Parks	Special Effects
Rande DeLuca	Stunts
William Goldman	Screenwriter
Buddy Hooker	Stunts
David MacMillan	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Space-age flyboys with nerves of steel and swagger to spare are the subjects of Philip Kaufman's larger-than-life adaptation of Tom Wolfe's nonfiction classic. Opening at Edwards Air Force Base in the California desert in the late 1940s, The Right Stuff follows a fraternity of the world's greatest test pilots as they break through the sound barrier on their way to becoming America's first astronauts. All of them possess the requisite test-pilot mystique, that elusive combination of confidence, fearlessness, and talent that constitutes "the right stuff." Their story is brought to life on the screen by a great cast that includes Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, and Fred Ward as Mercury astronauts Alan Shepard, John Glenn, Gordon Cooper, and Gus Grissom. The Right Stuff brilliantly portrays those heady early days of the space race, humorously shattering the astronaut's Life magazine profile as clean-cut, all-American types to reveal the irreverent individuals underneath (with the exception of John Glenn, who turns out to be a Boy Scout through and through). Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard), the greatest test pilot of them all, stands at the heart of the story -- a brooding, enigmatic, unsung hero who never joined the space program nor enjoyed the recognition and ticker-tape parades afforded the astronauts. The result is a thrilling saga of a group of American icons who boldly went where no man had gone before.