Richard Linklater shooting a Houston-set, 1960s NASA movie... - Page 3

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In reply to zagman • 11:59a, 4/8/22

zagman said:
Does the soundtrack include Fever Tree?

If not, then they failed at studying regional bands of the time and I will refuse to watch.

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In reply to EclipseAg • 3:37p, 4/9/22

AG

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Maybe I'm overthinking it, but the premise confused me a bit. Was Stan's trip to the moon all a dream he had when he fell asleep watching the actual thing?

It is probably subject to interpretation, but I took it to be a boyhood fantasy.

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8:33p, 4/10/22

AG

Loved this. Every second of it, such a nostalgia fest though I was born about 8 years later than the kid.

plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose

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11:45a, 4/11/22

AG

Just watched it this weekend. I'm not old, but not young, and a lot of this was way before my time...but when they showed the Bamboo Shoot ride at Astroworld - bruh. It unlocked a memory or five that I forgot I even had. Loved it.

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2:19p, 4/11/22

AG

I looked it up and Linklater & I are 2 months apart in age. I also wanted to be an astronaut growing up. I grew up in the sterile wastelands of suburbia as well (Dallas environs). I could totally relate to the vast majority of what he showed. I'd forgotten about the spin/freeze game. The tv shows, tv antenna, black/white tv going to color, re-runs, all day at the movies. Like him, I fell asleep just before Armstrong stepped out to the moon; I'm still mad my parents didn't wake me up to see it live.

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11:50a, 4/12/22

I wish this was live actors instead of cartoons. I still loved it. This should be kept as formal historical texts of the era.

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3:33p, 4/27/22

AG

I watched the movie last night. As a kid that grew up in Houston in the 60's, this was my life other than the training and mission. Only thing I did not see from a kids perspective at that time would have been Cadet Don, Kitirik, and Space Angel. But this nailed the time in Houston.

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