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What You Need To Know:
The RIGHT STUFF series is based on the true events of the seven original American astronauts. The episode “Sierra Hotel” is intense and engaging. The episode extols family, friendship and patriotism. Positive parenting is displayed, two men form friendships, and American military men are shown to be talented and courageous. However, these positive messages are tarnished by foul language, crude humor and adultery. The episode also contains implied sex and drunkenness. THE RIGHT STUFF: Sierra Hotel may be interesting for some, but some content isn’t suitable for children. MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution.
Content:
Strong moral elements with some overt Christian elements and strong patriotic content displays friendship, ambition, family, patriotism, a pastor reads Scripture at a funeral, two men form friendship bonds, and multiple families spend quality time together and celebrate, and American military men are talented and courageous, but there’s some strong immoral behavior
10 obscenities (including three “s” words), one light profanity, man is shown vomiting, and other crude or vulgar language such as “giggle stick” and “paint my pecker”
A plane crashes, but the pilot’s death isn’t shown
Implied sex includes a man and woman are shown in bed together naked and adultery
Upper male nudity and a woman’s nude back is shown
Adults drink hard liquor, and drunkenness is depicted
Adults shown smoking cigarettes; and,
Lying, cheating and idolatry (a man describes a woman as “a god”).
More Detail:
The episode opens with two of the original seven astronauts, Alan Shepard and John Glenn, arguing before their launch into space. Following this scene, the time jumps back to 1959 where two officials at Nasa prepare a list of the top test pilots for the first space mission. Although the men come from a variety of backgrounds and values, the one thing they have in common is that they’re the best at what they do.
One afternoon, when Shepard is drinking alone at a bar, three fellow pilots ask him if he is going to the “secret meeting.” Shepard, thinking he’s been left out, storms into his office furiously. However, he finds out that another coworker has misplaced his letter. He arrives at the meeting two hours late just in time to find out that seven astronauts will be chosen to go on the first space expedition.
One hundred and eight test pilots compete in a series of tests to see who has the best physical stamina, mental strength, motion ability, and overall health. After long grueling days of tests, NASA announces that the first American astronauts will be Alan Shepard, Gordo Cooper, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Deke Slayton.
This episode is suspenseful and engaging. The late 1950s and early 1960s décor embodies the time period. It makes viewers feel like they traveled back in time. Moreover, the costumes and music add to the ambiance of the “Space Race” years.
“Sierra Hotel” is exciting to watch and keeps viewers on the edge of their seats. Also, traits of family, friendship and patriotism are shown throughout the episode. For example, parenting is displayed, two men form friendship bonds, and there is military support in the episode. However, the positive messages are tarnished by foul language, nudity, crude humor, and adultery. In addition, there’s implied sex and drunkenness. This episode may be interesting to some adults, but the content isn’t suitable for children. MOVIEGUIDE® advises extreme caution. See the CONTENT section for more details.
