Right Stuff 10/26 Blu-ray (Rental)

An awe-inspiring salute to human achievement and the wonder of the unknown, this monumental account of the space race celebrates the pioneering pilots who took mankind beyond the bounds of Earth. From the quest that test pilot Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard) undertakes to break the sound barrier to the epochal voyages of the seven Mercury astronauts, including Alan Shepard (Scott Glenn) and John Glenn (Ed Harris), The Right Stuff vividly details the triumphs, setbacks, and clashes of personality in America’s burgeoning space program. Fusing astonishing practical effects with NASA archival footage to yield images of cosmic majesty, director Philip Kaufman reveals the combination of courage, competition, and fallibility behind America’s launch into orbit. DIRECTOR-APPROVED TWO-BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES New 4K digital restoration, supervised and approved by director of photography Caleb Deschanel, with 70 mm 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack Alternate 2.0 surround and 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks Archival interview excerpts with director Philip Kaufman from the Academy Film Archive’s Visual History program New programs on the film’s visual effects, sound design, and editing Archival programs Realizing “The Right Stuff,” T-20 Years and Counting, and The Real Men with “The Right Stuff” Selected-scene commentaries featuring Kaufman and members of the cast and crew Deleted scenes Trailer English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing PLUS: An essay by critic Michael Sragow Top Similar From the Brand Questions Reviews The Right Stuff (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] The Right Stuff (The Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray]