The Right Stuff

N.p. N.p., Circa 1983. Second Draft script for the 1983 film. Copy belonging to Supervising Property Master Emily Ferry, with her name in manuscript ink on the title page. Internally duplicated copy, made during shooting, with copied hole punches.

A dramatization of the early days of the US space program, focusing on the Mercury Seven astronauts selected for the first American human flight into space. Based on the 1979 book by Tom Wolfe, and basis for a documentary film and a television series, both released in 2020. Nominated for eight Academy Awards, winning four.

Beige three-ring card binder with manuscript title label affixed to the front wrapper. Title page present, undated, noted as Second Draft, with credits for Wolfe and screenwriter Philip Kaufman. 121 leaves, with last page of text numbered 120. Early Xerographic duplication, rectos only. Pages Very Good plus, binder Very Good, title page detached from the binding and lightly foxed.

National Film Registry. Ebert II.

[Book #171974]