The Right Stuff

Philip Kaufman's "The Right Stuff" charts the audacious aspirations and harrowing realities faced by seven intrepid test pilots as they vie to become America's pioneering astronauts during the Space Race's incendiary inception. Balancing cold war fervor with the personal stakes of these daredevils, the film captures the combustible mix of ambition, bravery, and bureaucratic pressure that defined an era.