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Interesting trivia: the actor named Glenn played Shepard, and the actor named Shepard played Yeager. Glenn was played by ... the actor named Harris.
Not to be confused with the [[Anime]] online store ''[http://www.rightstuf.com The Right Stuf]'', which has one "F". Or the song by [[New Kids
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'''This film provides examples of:'''
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* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: The conversation the Mercury 7 have with the scientists about having a window, manual controls and explosive bolts. Later on all three become an important part of at least one flight.
* [[Chiaroscuro]]: used to good effect in the cabinet room.
* [[Combat
* [[Cool Plane]]: Oodles.
* [[Creator Killer]]: Despite being a critical success, the movie was a financial failure. This, along with [[Twice Upon a Time]] own failure to earn money at the box office, sent The Ladd Company into oblivion for about a decade. The company rebounds.
* [[Danger Deadpan]]: The original. The real Yeager makes a cameo as well (see [[Real Person Cameo]] below).
* [[A Date
* [[Did I Just Say That Out Loud?]]: "Dear Lord, please don't let me fuck up."
** This became a [[Shout-Out]] in ''[[Space Cowboys]]'' as "Shepard's Prayer."
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* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Only applies to Cincinnati Bengals fans. Gonzalez is played by Anthony Munoz, who was an All-Pro offensive lineman at the time.
** John Glenn would later [[The Abyss|beat his wife]] [[Worst Aid|back to life]].
*** [[Apollo
* [[Homage Shot]]
* [[Improbable Piloting Skills]]: Averted.
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