Film screening: The Right Stuff

IN-PERSON, PAID EVENT: The Museum of Fine Arts presents a 40th anniversary screening of “[The Right Stuff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Stuff_(film)),” which tells the story of the early test pilots and the Mercury 7 astronauts.

***Introduced by retired astronaut Colonel Terry Virts***

“Based on the [best-selling book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Stuff_(book)) by Tom Wolfe, this Oscar-winning epic is about the race to put the first man on the moon. Four American Air Force test pilots (Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, and Sam Shepard) are chosen as the bravest, the best, and the most daring—the men with “the right stuff.” Terry Virts says this movie inspired him to become an astronaut!

“[Terry Virts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_W._Virts) served as a U.S. Air Force test-fighter pilot and is a NASA veteran of two spaceflights. His seven months in space included piloting the Space Shuttle, commanding the International Space Station and three space walks. While in space he took more than 300,000 photos—more than on any other space mission.”

Original film trailer: [The Right Stuff – Original Theatrical Trailer – YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6dFmkvEKGE)

The film begins at 5 p.m. in the Brown Auditorium of the Musuem of Fine Arts, Houton, Caroline Weiss Law Building. We’ll gather at 4:30 p.m. in the foyer outside the auditorium.

Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door but buying tickets in advance is strongly encouraged. This should be a sell-out.

Learn more and purchase tickets here: [The Right Stuff | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (mfah.org)](https://www.mfah.org/calendar/the-right-stuff)

IN-PERSON, PAID EVENT: The Museum of Fine Arts presents a 40th anniversary screening of “[The Right Stuff](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Stuff_(film)),” which tells the story of the early test pilots and the Mercury 7 astronauts.

***Introduced by retired astronaut Colonel Terry Virts***

“Based on the [best-selling book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Right_Stuff_(book)) by Tom Wolfe, this Oscar-winning epic is about the race to put the first man on the moon. Four American Air Force test pilots (Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, and Sam Shepard) are chosen as the bravest, the best, and the most daring—the men with “the right stuff.” Terry Virts says this movie inspired him to become an astronaut!

“[Terry Virts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_W._Virts) served as a U.S. Air Force test-fighter pilot and is a NASA veteran of two spaceflights. His seven months in space included piloting the Space Shuttle, commanding the International Space Station and three space walks. While in space he took more than 300,000 photos—more than on any other space mission.”

Original film trailer: [The Right Stuff – Original Theatrical Trailer – YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6dFmkvEKGE)

The film begins at 5 p.m. in the Brown Auditorium of the Musuem of Fine Arts, Houton, Caroline Weiss Law Building. We’ll gather at 4:30 p.m. in the foyer outside the auditorium.

Tickets can be purchased in advance or at the door but buying tickets in advance is strongly encouraged. This should be a sell-out.

Learn more and purchase tickets here: [The Right Stuff | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (mfah.org)](https://www.mfah.org/calendar/the-right-stuff)