posted 09-03-2018 07:50 AM
According to Ryan Nagata's Instagram page, the Apollo A7L suits were made by a company called Global Effects based in Los Angeles. Ryan made the “Snoopy caps” worn in the film as well as Armstrong's X-15 suit, the EVA gloves, Gemini harnesses, and a few other "odds and ends." He does some outstanding work!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-03-2018 08:56 AM
Global Effects previously provided the Apollo spacesuits for HBO's "From the Earth to the Moon" and the 2005 IMAX film "Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D," among a number of other film and television productions.
Rick Mulheirn Member
Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
posted 09-03-2018 09:42 AM
Nice replicas.
jimsz Member
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posted 09-03-2018 08:20 PM
quote:Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: A new poster
Wow, what a great poster! They are nailing the marketing of this film. I was afraid it was going to simply be a movie popular with space enthusiasts but it really seems like it will be a mainline hit!
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-06-2018 02:49 AM
The movie opens in the UK on October 12th. Saw the first tv trailer for the release last night.
Gilbert Member
Posts: 1328 From: Carrollton, GA USA Registered: Jan 2003
posted 09-06-2018 12:03 PM
I'm really looking forward to this movie.
Robert Pearlman Editor
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posted 09-07-2018 09:49 AM
Two TV spots now airing:
328KF Member
Posts: 1234 From: Registered: Apr 2008
posted 09-07-2018 07:36 PM
So there IS a flag-raising scene in the film after all. Nine seconds into the first TV spot!
Marc05A Member
Posts: 39 From: Reims, France Registered: May 2009
posted 09-13-2018 09:14 AM
The international version trailer offers new unseen scenes! Can't wait to watch this movie!
p51 Member
Posts: 1642 From: Olympia, WA Registered: Sep 2011
posted 09-13-2018 10:38 AM
Hmmm. Good trailer, but I just noticed that in the sequence where he's punching out of the LLRV, he's wearing a 1980's MBU-12 oxygen mask. The helmet is much later than the 60s, as well (though I can't tell for sure as it goes by too fast, I think that helmet is even later than the mask).
rarmstrong Member
Posts: 17 From: Cincinnati, OH USA Registered: Jan 2014
posted 09-13-2018 11:45 AM
An annotated script book will be available that will go through what is fact, what was changed, and why it was changed (there are all kinds of reasons). I think readers will pretty impressed with just how much effort they put in to getting the details correct.
ManInSpace Member
Posts: 114 From: Brooklin, Ontario Canada Registered: Feb 2018
posted 09-13-2018 10:35 PM
Thanks to both members, for the heads up on this. My pre-order is in.
Robert Pearlman Editor
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posted 09-18-2018 04:58 PM
Trailer no. 3:
Marc05A Member
Posts: 39 From: Reims, France Registered: May 2009
posted 09-19-2018 07:17 AM
Does anybody know if some astronaut served as technical advisor or consultant for the movie?
spaced out Member
Posts: 3110 From: Paris, France Registered: Aug 2003
posted 09-19-2018 07:25 AM
I believe Al Worden served as a technical consultant on the film.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-19-2018 09:09 AM
Yes, Al Worden was on set, as was Joe Engle.
Other technical consultants included Christian Gelzer, chief historian at Armstrong Flight Research Center; Frank Hughes, NASA's former chief of spaceflight training; former suit techs Al Rochford and Ron Woods; Rick Houston, author of "Go Flight!"; and of course, James Hansen.
Apollo14LMP Member
Posts: 291 From: UK Registered: Nov 2007
posted 09-19-2018 09:38 AM
Anyone know the significance of the background tune?
"I see the Moon... the Moon sees me."
Rusty53 Member
Posts: 50 From: Rochester, NY USA Registered: Jun 2010
posted 09-19-2018 10:29 AM
I believe he is singing to his daughter.
Robert Pearlman Editor
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posted 09-24-2018 03:45 PM
Yahoo has released a new clip featuring the LLTV:
Robert Pearlman Editor
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posted 09-24-2018 05:30 PM
"First Man" has been screened aboard the International Space Station. From Expedition 56 commander Drew Feustel on Twitter:
The Expedition 56 crew played music together as a warm up to watching the film "First Man" for Saturday Movie Night on the space station. Our thanks to the Armstrong family, Universal Pictures and NASA for working to get the film to low Earth orbit and allowing us a preview in space.
Tonight (Sept. 24), the film will be screened in Houston for the members of the astronaut corps not in space, as well as flight directors and managers at Johnson Space Center.
p51 Member
Posts: 1642 From: Olympia, WA Registered: Sep 2011
posted 09-24-2018 06:51 PM
quote:Originally posted by Robert Pearlman: Yahoo has released a new clip featuring the LLTV
And here we see the O2 mask that is almost 20 years in the future...
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-24-2018 08:43 PM
A few real-life astronauts chime in on "First Man" in this new featurette:
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-25-2018 11:19 AM
NASA photo release
Glynn Lunney, flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, Fred Haise, Apollo astronaut, Chris Kraft, NASA's first flight director, and Gene Kranz, flight director during the Gemini and Apollo programs, came together at Space Center Houston Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, for a screening of "First Man," the new film about Neil Armstrong and America's first steps on the Moon, and to celebrate NASA's 60 years of achievements in human space flight, aeronautics and space exploration.
Kite Member
Posts: 831 From: Northampton UK Registered: Nov 2009
posted 09-25-2018 02:53 PM
A wonderful photograph of icons of the space age.
holcombeyates Member
Posts: 243 From: UK Registered: Dec 2010
posted 09-25-2018 05:52 PM
I am very fortunate to have just seen the UK premiere. It's an intense and intelligent film from start to finish, all two hours and twenty one minutes of it.
Ryan Gosling does a great job in portraying Neil as quiet, driven and competent.
This film redefines those qualities that makes a true hero.
The Gemini 8 scenes are powerful and tell it how it was. Great to see that program — so key to the future success of Apollo — receive sufficient screen time.
More time would have allowed other facets of Armstrong's career to have been shown but there is a practical limit to just how long a film can be and hold the audience.
The relationship between Neil and his wife Janet and family feels very real and is carefully woven throughout the film.
Overall a great job and I won't hesitate to see it again. It knocks "Apollo 13" off the top spot on my space film list.
The final scene will I think, prompt some discussion here on collectSPACE.
Rick Mulheirn Member
Posts: 4167 From: England Registered: Feb 2001
posted 09-26-2018 02:41 AM
quote:Originally posted by Kite: A wonderful photograph of icons of the space age.
Each and every one a giant of manned space exploration.
schnappsicle Member
Posts: 396 From: Houston, TX, USA Registered: Jan 2012
posted 09-26-2018 06:57 AM
quote:Originally posted by holcombeyates: The final scene will I think, prompt some discussion here on collectSPACE.
Don't keep me in suspense. Please elaborate. It'll be months before I see the movie.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 09-26-2018 07:54 AM
We're going to abide by a rule that spoilers cannot be discussed until the movie opens on Oct. 12 (and then with a spoiler warning).
(The final scene in question is the focus of a planned cS article to be timed with the film's debut.)
lspooz Member
Posts: 384 From: Greensboro, NC USA Registered: Aug 2012
posted 09-26-2018 08:12 AM
Okay, okay l, I surrender — I'll go see it opening weekend!
I'll have to drive 100 miles to attend the Space Hipster get-together for an IMAX screening in Raleigh NC, but it'll be worth it.
holcombeyates Member
Posts: 243 From: UK Registered: Dec 2010
posted 09-26-2018 01:22 PM
Well worth the 200 mile round trip!
Robert Pearlman Editor
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posted 09-26-2018 06:42 PM
Universal Pictures is offering free screenings of "First Man" in select U.S. cities on Oct. 1 in celebration of NASA's 60th anniversary.
Jurg Bolli Member
Posts: 977 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Nov 2000
posted 09-26-2018 08:02 PM
Very cool, I just signed up for a free seat! Thanks, Robert.
Jonnyed Member
Posts: 396 From: Dumfries, VA, USA Registered: Aug 2014
posted 09-26-2018 08:31 PM
quote:Originally posted by lspooz: I'll have to drive 100 miles to attend...
Think of it this way: 200 miles vs. 200,000 miles [grin]. Worth the trip!
space1 Member
Posts: 853 From: Danville, Ohio Registered: Dec 2002
posted 09-26-2018 10:07 PM
I signed up for an October 1 viewing. It says, "Your reservation has been confirmed!" But at the bottom it says, "Space is not guaranteed, is limited to event capacity and is first-come, first served." It doesn't sound like a real reservation to me. Not sure what to expect.
mikepf Member
Posts: 441 From: San Jose, California, USA Registered: Mar 2002
posted 09-27-2018 10:22 AM
Important lesson in life... check collectSPACE more often. I just saw this now and the showings in my area are already sold out.
Philip Member
Posts: 5952 From: Brussels, Belgium Registered: Jan 2001
posted 10-01-2018 03:38 PM
OMEGA trailer
oly Member
Posts: 905 From: Perth, Western Australia Registered: Apr 2015
posted 10-01-2018 08:20 PM
I noticed the sleeves of the lunar surface spacesuits in these clips have what looks to be a joint in the upper arm. Now I cant un-see it.
space1 Member
Posts: 853 From: Danville, Ohio Registered: Dec 2002
posted 10-01-2018 08:34 PM
quote:Originally posted by space1: But at the bottom it says, "Space is not guaranteed...
As I had feared, my "reservation" was not what it seemed. The theater in Columbus, Ohio had filled one hour before the 7:30 start. When I arrived at about 7:05 I was too late to get in, along with about 10 other people.
Looking forward to October 12.
Robert Pearlman Editor
Posts: 42981 From: Houston, TX Registered: Nov 1999
posted 10-01-2018 10:22 PM
Sorry to hear, John. To tide you over, here is a Gemini 8 clip released today:
posted 09-03-2018 07:50 AM
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