At the height of the Cold War during the 1960s the U.S. Air Force and NASA tested an experimental rocket-powered research aircraft code-named X-15.The X-15 experiments were conducted at Edwards Air Force Base.The X-15 aircraft set altitude and speed records by reaching the edge of outer space.The project is managed by U.S. Air Force Colonel Craig Brewster and scientist Tom Deparma. The main test pilots are Matt Powell, Colonel Lee Brandon and Major Ernest Wilde.During the tes... (Full plot summary below)
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At the height of the Cold War during the 1960s the U.S. Air Force and NASA tested an experimental rocket-powered research aircraft code-named X-15.The X-15 experiments were conducted at Edwards Air Force Base.The X-15 aircraft set altitude and speed records by reaching the edge of outer space.The project is managed by U.S. Air Force Colonel Craig Brewster and scientist Tom Deparma. The main test pilots are Matt Powell, Colonel Lee Brandon and Major Ernest Wilde.During the test flights the X-15 aircraft is dropped from a B-52 Stratofortress mother ship before starting its engine.The whole test team is enthusiastic about the project but the project is plagued by setbacks and near disasters right from the start.
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| User ReviewDavid S5.5/10. Interesting from the aspect of the X-15, the angle of the wives at home and the personal life of the pilots is quite hokey and not necessary. It should have left the personal drama out. It makes for a peculiar mix of genre's. Notable for very early performances from Mary Tyler Moore and Charles Bronson. |
| User ReviewAlex rHistorically inaccurate portrayal of the first test pilots to reach the edge of space; the film's redeeming quality is that its combination of human drama and aerospace technicalities, influenced both Apollo 13 and The Right Stuff. |
| User ReviewJohnnyLee TI watched this in the cinema when I was 12. Fifty-four years later, I sat through it again. Why? Nostalgia only. "Beautiful aircraft" is the only positive thing I can write about it. Far too long at 1 hr 45 mins. Better to watch a documentary on it. Often, this comes across as a doco. anyhow. Listen to the James Stewart narration, the press conferences, the control room dialogue. Even when one of the wives is told of her husband's death, it is explained in technical terms! As well as the ludicrous lines about I'd give you a hug (to comfort her) except that it's too soon - or something as cold. Those wives are the closest thing to Stepford wives you'll see! If this served as some sort of NASA propaganda at the time then it fails. Choicest role goes to none of the adults but to the young son played by Stanley Livingstone - later one of My Three Sons on TV. At least he gets to show some genuine emotion. I have to admire my 12 year old self sitting through this - I mustn't have been able to leave! Interesting fact: The lead actor David McLean, according to Wikipedia, is the famous Marlboro Man who later died of lung cancer. |
