Hidden Figures (2016)

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

Director:

Theodore Melfi

Writers:

Allison Schroeder (screenplay by), Theodore Melfi (screenplay by)

Stars:

Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 37 wins & 82 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Taraji P. Henson	...	Katherine G. Johnson
Octavia Spencer	...	Dorothy Vaughan
Janelle Monáe	...	Mary Jackson
Kevin Costner	...	Al Harrison
Kirsten Dunst	...	Vivian Mitchell
Jim Parsons	...	Paul Stafford
Mahershala Ali	...	Colonel Jim Johnson
Aldis Hodge	...	Levi Jackson
Glen Powell	...	John Glenn
Kimberly Quinn	...	Ruth
Olek Krupa	...	Karl Zielinski
Kurt Krause	...	Sam Turner
Ken Strunk	...	Jim Webb
Lidya Jewett	...	Young Katherine Coleman
Donna Biscoe	...	Mrs. Joylette Coleman

Storyline

As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", we follow these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Gobels Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.

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Plot Keywords:

space program | nasa | segregation | 1960s | african american | 

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Taglines:

They wanted a chance to change their lives, but they got a chance to change history.

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | History

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for thematic elements and some language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 January 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Talentos ocultos

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$515,499, 25 December 2016, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$169,387,004

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$234,874,979

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures,Chernin Entertainment,Levantine Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS (DTS: X) Auro 11.1 SDDS

Color:

Color Black and White (some sequences)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This is Kirsten Dunst's highest grossing film in the United States outside of the Spider-Man (2002) franchise.

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Goofs

Mary says, "Three colored women are chasing a white police officer down the highway in Hampton, Virginia, 1961. Ladies, that is a God-ordained miracle!" This implies that Mary knows huge civil rights changes are coming that will make 1961 attitudes look backwards. Which makes her sound less like a rocket scientist than a time traveler.

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Quotes

Dorothy Vaughan: [Repeated line to the IBM computer as she gets it to work] Atta girl.

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Connections

Featured in Honest Trailers: The Oscars (2017) (2017)

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Soundtracks

Mighty Good Loving'
Written by Smokey Robinson (as William Robinson, Jr.)
Performed by The Miracles
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Heavy handed

An account of the obstacles faced by three black women during the early days of NASA. These ladies did indeed face racist obstacles yet they were able to do work that is justly memorialized.

Unfortunately, it is a very heavy-handed stilted account that detracts from the point of the story.