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Old 07-31-2017, 11:17 AM
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Less of "The Right Stuff"

The Right Stuff will always be my most favorite (Space? Non Sci-Fi) movies.

yes, I know...its not perfectly accurate in many ways.
What movie/screenplay ever is.
But I think its very faithful to the achievements of early American space travel and makes you feel very proud of what man has accomplished.
And its a very cool movie!!


I was saddened to hear of Sam Shepards passing at age 73.
I've seen him in many movies, but I always loved his portrayal of Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff.

I didn't know he had Lou Gehrigs disease.

It feels almost like losing one of the real Astronauts or Aviation Heroes.
Isn't that weird.



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Old 07-31-2017, 02:17 PM
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Cool scene.

Just in case theres anyone who didn't understand...Beemans Gum
Still around today.

Yeager asks for it, because its a commitment to "pay it back"
...in other words, he has to return to do that.
Kinda like saying "wish me luck".

I think theres another scene, on board the X1 carry plane, when they discuss Beemans.
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Beeman's also appears in the movie "The Rocketeer". According to the web, it was a popular gum to chew with a lot of pilots because the pepsin that gives it flavor had a settling effect on the stomach.

For US readers, you can often find it at Cracker Barrel restaurants.

Sorry to hijack your thread, Dave. RIP, Mr. Sheppard.

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I was saddened to hear of Sam Shepards passing at age 73.
My first thought of Shepard is as a playwright. Winner of many Obie awards. Also a Pulitzer Prize. "True West" and "Buried Child" are staples of college/university theatre.

As for movies - Yeager, of course. But my two favorites are the farmer in "Days of Heaven" and Frank Ford in "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford."
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That was sad news about Sam Sheppard's death.

I mostly remember him from "The Right Stuff" and as General Garrison in "Black Hawk Down". I didn't realize until after his death his tremendous number of accomplishment outside of Hollywood, and how prolific a playwright he was, and winning the Pulizer Prize.

Gives me a whole new respect for the man. I'm sorry that it came only after his death.

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One of my favourite movies, one of my favourite scenes, and Debussy's 'Claire De Lune' is forever associated with a Starfighter touching space at full tilt forever more.

Sam Sheppard is indeed going to be sorely missed, but his life was given graciously and in elevating art and science together - and he was a great writer besides, so made fantastic contributions even further afield.

Thank you again for posting this video, its a favourite.
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