This film, conceived by Pres. Kennedy's military advisor (Paul Fay) is the kind of stuff that, for better or worse, Americans would not believe or fall-for today. All the "perfect hero" bit would send the media and social-media jackals scrambling to dig up the "real" dirt. And could anything be more "cornball" than having Jack Webb narrate? (Just the facts, ma'am) And any one who says to watch a Hollywood movie (The Right Stuff) to get anything resembling truth and fact is either delusional or really not very bright. To comply with the required minimum characters: This film, conceived by Pres. Kennedy's military advisor (Paul Fay) is the kind of stuff that, for better or worse, Americans would not believe or fall-for today. All the "perfect hero" bit would send the media and social-media jackals scrambling to dig up the "real" dirt.