About the Event
Philip Kaufman’s film about the birth of the space race still thrills with its expert casting and dazzling visuals.
Certified 100% FRESH – Rotten Tomatoes
Director:
Philip Kaufman
Actors:
Ed Harris,
Dennis Quaid,
Veronica Cartwright,
Barbara Hershey,
Fred Ward,
Sam Shepard,
Lance Henriksen,
Scott Glenn,
Pamela Reed,
Charles Frank,
Scott Paulin,
Kim Stanley
A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the straight-arrow 'boy scout' of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth; and the remaining pilots: Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra.