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X-15 (1961)

X-15 (1961)
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This oddly technical drama about three test pilots for the X-15 devotes a great deal of time to scientific explanations and militarese, leaving slightly less time to examine the personal lives and motivations of the three pilots. The head honcho among the pilots is Lt. Col. Lee Brandon (Charles Bronson in a good performance), and Mary Tyler Moore makes her first feature-length film appearance as one of the Air Force wives who are in the background of their husbands' careers. Narrated by James Stewart, this drama was released just when the X-15 aircraft was breaking flight records. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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Starring:
David McLean, Charles Bronson, (more)
Director(s):
Richard Donner
Format(s):
DVD
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Synopsis of X-15

This oddly technical drama about three test pilots for the X-15 devotes a great deal of time to scientific explanations and militarese, leaving slightly less time to examine the personal lives and motivations of the three pilots. The head honcho among the pilots is Lt. Col. Lee Brandon (Charles Bronson in a good performance), and Mary Tyler Moore makes her first feature-length film appearance as one of the Air Force wives who are in the background of their husbands' careers. Narrated by James Stewart, this drama was released just when the X-15 aircraft was breaking flight records. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

Theatrical Feature Running Time:
107 mins

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Director(s):
Richard Donner
Writer(s):
James Warner Bellah
Producer(s):
Frank Sinatra
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    Timothy A.

    If you found this review, then by definition you are an aviation buff. If you want to see the 1961 USAF, then this is your film. From 1955 to 1962, the Air Force dominated Hollywood military film making by providing all sorts of resources to tell the "approved" Air Force side of the story on the hot issue of the day. In 1961 the issue between the Air Force-NASA-and Congress was over the best way to explore space. NASA and Congress were proponents of the capsule-on-a-vertical rocket with astronaut-as-backup, while the USAF were die-hard proponents of controlled flight with an interactive pilot for the entire process. This film is the USAF PR film on the X-15 program, which is the Air Force response to the Mercury-Gemini space programs. The film has a lot of techno-jargon, the obligatory pilot who dies, and the hand-wringing wives who wait at home. The ending is lame, but watch it for the period piece it is, and of course, history records Congress and NASA won this battle.

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    Peter T.

    Great footage of B-52s, chase planes, and, of course, the X-15.The flight director , Tom Deparma, was played by the worst actor in history, without question! It was a blown opportunity by the studio to tell a fascinating story.

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    Kris A.

    not much of a plot. mainly film of airplane footage. if you enjoy looking at airplane footage-go for it. otherwise, don't waste your time. what there was of a plot did not have a finish.

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