Hidden Figures Page #5

Synopsis: As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", we follow these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
Director(s): Theodore Melfi
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 36 wins & 81 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.8
Metacritic:
74
Rotten Tomatoes:
93%
PG
Year:
2016
127 min
$169,385,416
Website
18,799 Views


In my mind, Im already there.

Are you?

Yes, sir.

Good.

Because I dont need another smart girl

with a adding machine.

Can I go, sir?

Go? Yeah. Go, yeah.

Go home.

Yes, you can go.

..I'm saying this is so much.

I'm not saying that.. I..

Weve been waiting for hours.

Next time you take the bus.

Shes in a mood.

I havent been late one day in ten years.

Havent been out sick.

Havent complained. My works on time.

Its done right. Its done well.

Its not fair, thats a fact.

Whats not fair is having

the responsibility of the Supervisor,

but not the title or the pay.

Watching you two moved on.

Now dont get me wrong.

Any upward movement is movement for us all

It just isnt movement for me.

Truth be told, Dorothy, I dont really know

if I can keep up in that room.

Ill be back with the Computers in a week,

or out of a job entirely.

Oh, please! Youre better with the numbers

than anyone in the cabin and you know it.

Make that pencil move as fast as

your mind does, youll be fine.

And you. Have some respect! Get

your damn feet off my dash board.

This isnt your jump living room.

I sound like a supervisor, dont I?

A mean, ole salty one.

Riddled with authority.

No question.

You dont mess with, Mrs. Vaughan.

Turn that music up!

- Goodnight, Katherine!

- Bye, Kath!

Goodnight, ladies!

See you in the morning.

- Here, baby!

- Hello, mamma.

I was fixing to call the National Guard.

Sorry, Momma.

New assignment.

Space Task Group.

Oh! No, girl! This how's important?

Its a promotion?

Maybe a slight promotion.

But you want the job, right?

I think so.

Its a challenge. But..

Well, it's nothing you cant do handle,

Katherine.

Thank you, mamma.

- Are they asleep yet?

- No. Pretending to be.

They're not pretending well, enough!

Thank you, mamma.

Loving.

This is my bed!

What are you doing!?

Its not fair how Joylette gets to

sleep by herself cause shes the oldest.

Yes. it is fair!

Constance, Kathy, sit.

Now, I understand you want to be grown.

And have your own space

So who wants to sleeps in that bed,

in Joylettes place,

will also do the dishes,

take out the trash,

and do all of Joylettes choirs.

Thats okay. Never mind.

Shes not so terrible to share with.

OK.

Now dont let me come home, find you

like this again. You hear me!

It's supposed to been asleep.

A long time ago.

We just wanna to say goodnight.

Youve been gone for 300 hours.

I work full time now. You all know that.

I have to be the mommy and the daddy.

I miss your father as much as anyone

Hes with his angels.

Yes. Hes with all his angels.

And hes watching over us.

Every minute. OK?

That's why we have to be strong.

All right?

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Allison Schroeder

Allison Schroeder is an American screenwriter. She co-wrote the film Hidden Figures with Theodore Melfi, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. more…

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