The Right Stuff (1983)

193 min - Adventure,Drama,History
The story of the original US Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
Director: Philip Kaufman
Writers: Tom Wolfe,Philip Kaufman
Stars: Sam Shepard,Scott Glenn,Ed Harris
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For the role of Jake Sully, Matt Damon and Jake Gyllenhaal were initially considered. However, Damon declined down due to a schedule collision with "The Bourne Ultimatum". Gyllenhaal chose to appear in "Prince of Persia" instead.
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