First Man
One giant leap into the unknown
Country
Production
Budget
$59 000 000
Revenue
$105 697 415
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Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Wyck Godfrey, Marty Bowen, Damien Chazelle, Isaac Klausner, Steven Spielberg, Adam Merims, Josh Singer
Operator
Composer
Artist
Nathan Crowley, Jenne Lee, Carla Martinez
Audition
Editing
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Following its premiere at the Venice Film Festival, the film was criticized for not including footage of the American flag being planted on the lunar surface.
- During the landing of Apollo 11, the audience hears the original recording of the communications with Mission Control from that era.
- A film adaptation of James R. Hansen's book "First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong" (2005).
- An adaptation of the book "First Man: The Life of Neil A. Armstrong" (2005) by James R. Hansen.
- While gathering material about Neil Armstrong, his family, and friends, Ryan Gosling discovered that Armstrong loved playing the theremin. With Damien Chazelle's approval, composer Justin Hurwitz included the theremin in the film's soundtrack.
- When Neil Armstrong mentions taking his daughter to the Canadian province of Saskatchewan to show her the "inventor of the technology," he is referring to Dr. Jones from the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, the author of a radiation therapy method.
- Director Damien Chazelle wanted everything on screen to look as authentic as possible. Literally every detail was taken into account. When it came to the interiors of the spacecraft and the module, it was decided to make the models 10% larger than life size—even though the actors would still find them cramped and uncomfortable due to the filming equipment.
- During the astronauts' landing, a view of Earth from the lunar surface on July 19, 1969, is shown. In the frame, Earth is visible as a crescent in the 1/4 position. In reality, Earth was visible from the Moon at that moment in a position closer to 3/4.
- The actors playing the astronauts underwent a short training course at NASA. After that, Damien Chazelle sent each of them a YouTube video of their character so the actors could study their heroes' mannerisms. To top it all off, the director compiled a list of books and films recommended for the actors to read and watch.
- Each type of film stock outlines a new stage in history, dividing it into three parts. At the beginning of the film, a grainier 16mm film is used. Then, events at NASA and life in Houston are shown in 35mm, with the footage becoming more contrasty. From the moment of the landing, the format shifts to cleaner, modern 65mm.
- In some scenes of the film, the original voices of the participants are heard. When the ship's lunar module lands in the southwest of the Sea of Tranquility, the viewer hears the voice of Charles Duke, who on July 20, 1969, spoke with the astronauts from the flight control center in Houston. Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), played by Ryan Gosling, uttered the following phrase: 'Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.' Duke replied, stumbling over his words from excitement: 'Roger, Tranq... Tranquility. You've landed on the moon. We've all been holding our breath here. Now we can breathe again. Thank you so much!'
- While researching Neil Armstrong, his close relatives and friends, Ryan Gosling discovered that he loved to play the theremin. With the consent of Damien Chazelle, composer Justin Hurwitz included theremin playing in the film's soundtrack.
- In some scenes of the film, the original voices of the participants in the events can be heard. When the lunar module lands in the southwest of the Sea of Tranquility, the audience hears the voice of Charles Duke, who on July 20, 1969, spoke with the astronauts from mission control in Houston. Neil Armstrong (1930-2012), played by Ryan Gosling, said the following: "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." Duke replied, stumbling with excitement: "Roger that, "Swoop-"… "Tranquility. You got a bunch of guys about to turn blue. We're breathing again. Thanks a lot!"
- Director Damien Chazelle wanted everything on screen to look as realistic as possible. Literally every detail was taken into account. When it came to the interiors of the spacecraft and module, it was decided to make models 10% larger than life-size – even if the actors would still find them cramped and uncomfortable due to the filming equipment.
- The actors who played the astronauts underwent a brief training course at NASA. Afterwards, Damien Chazelle sent each of them a YouTube video featuring their character, allowing the actors to study the mannerisms of their roles. And to complete the preparation, the director compiled a list of books and films recommended for the actors to read and watch, respectively.
- All scenes in the astronauts' homes were filmed in Roswell, Georgia. The Armstrongs' house set was also built there.
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