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Topic: Imagine a movie about astronaut John Glenn
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MrSpace86
Member Posts: 1618
From: Gardner, KS, USA
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 06-16-2003 01:18 PM
   
I was thinking that if they made a movie about Neil Armstrong, they might as well make one about John Glenn. Wouldn't it be great? The actor I would choose to play Glenn would be Kirkwood Smith from "That 70's Show." I have always thought he looks like Glenn (more than Ed Harris). Then I would probably pick actors from "Apollo 13" and "From the Earth to the Moon" to play other astronauts. What about you? |
Gilbert
Member Posts: 1328
From: Carrollton, GA USA
Registered: Jan 2003
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posted 06-19-2003 01:09 PM
I would rather see a movie about John Glenn than Neil Armstrong any day. To me Ed Harris is John Glenn. But, other actors would be okay. |
Ed beck
Member Posts: 227
From: Florida
Registered: Aug 2000
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posted 06-19-2003 09:10 PM
I don't know, maybe it is just the conservative in me, but I think John Glenn has more than had his day in the sun. I would most certainly pass on such a waste of film. I think other more deserving astronauts, would be John Young, or Pete Conrad. I think "To Rule the Night," Jim Irwin's autobiography would make a great film. I just think that John Glenn abandoned his conservative roots and left an abomination of a Senate voting record. If it were up to me, I would have given Scott Carpenter, or Gordon Cooper a ride on Discovery instead of Glenn. |
chet
Member Posts: 1506
From: Beverly Hills, Calif.
Registered: Nov 2000
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posted 06-19-2003 11:08 PM
Here here, Ed! Glenn was indeed a hero as an astronaut. His legacy as a senator, however, is in my opinion a stain on his legacy as an astronaut. |
onesmallstep
Member Posts: 1310
From: Staten Island, New York USA
Registered: Nov 2007
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posted 07-17-2015 01:07 PM
Reviving this 12 year old thread on the eve of Col. Glenn's 94th birthday, and as the last (and most famous) of the Mercury 7, I concur that a feature film would be in order, covering his life in war, peace, and the space program. No matter how you feel about his politics, he is a true hero and inspiration. |
MrSpace86
Member Posts: 1618
From: Gardner, KS, USA
Registered: Feb 2003
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posted 07-20-2015 12:21 PM
A made for TV movie would be fun too! |
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