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.
Genre: Drama, History
Starring: Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard
Directed & Produced by: Lisa Fruchtman, George R. Nelson, Philip Kaufman, Philip Kaufman, Tom Rolf
Release date: 10/20/1983
Running time: 193 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.5/10 by 466 users