‘The Right Stuff’ and How America’s First Astronauts Were Exploited as Patriotic Props
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“The Right Stuff” depicts a time when American pride foundered and a manicured image of military masculinity was co-opted to sell patriotism to the masses. Sound familiar?
It’s around the fourth time that Jake McDorman and his The Right Stuff co-star Patrick J. Adams joke about him Zooming from his “murder room” that McDorman lets out a nervous laugh.
