Family Classic -The Right Stuff

The spectacular story of America s first astronauts. Project Mercury: The catch-up crash program to put an American into space. The technology was in its infancy. The rockets were unproven. The gamble was enormous. And the pressure was on, because the Russians were already up there. To man Project Mercury, to ride a primitive spacecraft into the unknown, America needed a pilot with "the Right Stuff" America found seven of them. The Right Stuff tells the epic true story of Alan Shepard, Gus Grisson, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper and Deke Slayton– the seven men chosen to launch the U.S. into space. It s a spectacular journey, one which earned four 1983 Academy Awards for Best Music Score, Best Film Editing, Best Sound and Best Sound Effects Editing. Even if you remember the headlines and watches TV coverage, you don t know the half of what really happened. starring Denis Quaid, Ed Harris and Scott Glenn. Warner Home Video 1983 Rated PG –two tapes part A and B color 193 mins. in a vinyl case which holds both tapes. in good condition .