First Man (2018)

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Director:

Damien Chazelle

Writers:

Josh Singer (screenplay by), James R. Hansen (based on the book by)

Stars:

Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke

Won 1 Oscar. Another 31 wins & 193 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ryan Gosling	...	Neil Armstrong
Claire Foy	...	Janet Armstrong
Jason Clarke	...	Ed White
Kyle Chandler	...	Deke Slayton
Corey Stoll	...	Buzz Aldrin
Patrick Fugit	...	Elliot See
Christopher Abbott	...	Dave Scott
Ciarán Hinds	...	Bob Gilruth
Olivia Hamilton	...	Pat White
Pablo Schreiber	...	James Lovell
Shea Whigham	...	Gus Grissom
Lukas Haas	...	Mike Collins
Ethan Embry	...	Pete Conrad
Brian d'Arcy James	...	Joe Walker
Cory Michael Smith	...	Roger Chaffee

Storyline

A Biopic on the life of the legendary American Astronaut Neil Armstrong from 1961-1969, on his journey to becoming the first human to walk the moon. Exploring the sacrifices and costs on the Nation and Neil himself, during one of the most dangerous missions in the history of space travel.

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Plot Keywords:

moon landing | 1960s | astronaut | nasa | apollo program | 

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Taglines:

Experience the impossible journey to the Moon.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some thematic content involving peril, and brief strong language

Did You Know?

Trivia

The filmmakers used the original blueprints of Neil Armstrong's house to replicate the look of his house in the film.

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Goofs

When Neil is shown by the crater on the moon in profile, he doesn't have a camera mounted on his chest. In reality, there was one very prominently mounted there, and Neil Armstrong took almost all the pictures...why nearly all of the pictures of the Apollo 11 astronauts on the moon feature Buzz Aldrin.

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Quotes

Buzz Aldrin: I'm just saying what you're thinking.
Neil Armstrong: Maybe you shouldn't.

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Crazy Credits

The depictions of tobacco smoking contained in this film are based solely on artistic consideration and are not intended to promote tobacco consumption. The surgeon general has determined that there are serious health risks associated with smoking and secondhand smoke.

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Connections

Featured in The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2019 (2019)

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Soundtracks

Pledging My Love
Written by Don D. Robey, Ferdinand Washington
Performed by Johnny Ace
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Thru the eyes of the first man

I now laugh when I reread some of the negative reviews - to summarize: it made me have motion sickness so I left, didn't develop the orher characters enough, too somber and brooding, didn't cover all of the events of Niel Armstrongs career, etc. Well, most of these individuals missed the point of the movie or don't understand this genre of storytelling. It is a first person account basically told through the eyes of the first person to walk on the moon. I found this refreshing and not your typical Hollywood approach of trying to fit too much, too thinly for such an epic sweeping story that covers decades and dozen of key figures. It could have been 3-3.5 hours long. Yes, it could have been a TV mini-series or two (or more) movies. I love that it was told through the eyes of one central figure. Told through the eyes of the man that all of the accumulated effort of thousands of people and billions of dollars spent to accomplish one goal before the Soviets and for humankind - having a human step foot on the moon for the first time. I cannot remember a cinematic experience that got me as close to experiencing what it was truly like to be there first hand, in the drivers seat if you will, or better put, insabely strapped into a coffin fixed atop a massive liquid fuel explosion. How any person would be brave enough to face this, be able to perform well while in the thick of it and want to do it again and again is beyond words (or sanity). With death and fear all around no wonder there was a dark cloud hanging over everyone. I am sure all of us have marvelled at what has been accomplished by the NASA space missions especially Apollo. The movie Apollo 13 was a very good story that I thought put me as close to being an Astronaut as i could get. I was wrong. So, go and see First Man. Go and let yourself become THE astronaut. THE first human that was there at the very top of a giant pyramid of people because many before had made the ultimate sacrifice to make possible one giant leap for mankind. i will never look at another manned space vehicle, past or present, or astronaut again the same way,

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA Japan

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 2018 (USA)

Also Known As:

First Man

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$59,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$16,006,065, 14 October 2018

Gross USA:

$44,936,545

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$105,702,570

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, Dreamworks Pictures, Perfect World Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

141 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Atmos DTS (DTS: X) Auro 11.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1