Hidden Figures

Taraji P. Henson Director: Theodore Melfi Theodore Melfi

Overview

Three female African-American mathematicians (Taraji P. Henson, Octavia L. Spencer, and Janelle Monae) provide crucial calculations for NASA's space race against the Soviets, all while dealing with the racist and sexist assumptions of their white co-workers. Kevin Costner, Kirsten Dunst, and Jim Parsons co-star in this adaptation of the book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly. Directed by Theodore Melfi. ~ Jack Rodgers

Product Details

Release Date:	04/11/2017
UPC:	0024543275329
Original Release:	2016
Rating:	PG
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	1
Time:	2:07:00
Sales rank:	21

Special Features

Closed Caption; No limits - the life of Kathrine Johnson; Moving the decima - honoring Katherine Johnson; Hidden Figures: filming in Georgia ; Gallery; Audio commentary by director Theodore Melfi and Taraji P. Henson

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Taraji P. Henson	Katherine Johnson
Octavia Spencer	Dorothy Vaughan
Janelle Monae	Mary Jackson
Jim Parsons	Paul Stafford
Kirsten Dunst	Vivian Mitchell
Kevin Costner	Al Harrison
Mahershala Ali	Jim Johnson
Kimberly Quinn	Ruth
Glen Powell	John Glenn
Aldis Hodge	Levi Jackson
Olek Krupa	Karl Zielinski
Ken Strunk	Jim Webb
Ariana Neal	Joylette Johnson
Saniyya Sidney	Constance Johnson
Zani Jones Mbayise	Kathy Johnson
Trey Stokes	Levi Jr.
Selah Kimbro Jones	Carolyn Marie Jackson
Karan Kendrick	Younger Joylette Coleman
Corey Mendell Parker	Howard Vaughan
Ashton Tyler	Leonard Vaughan
Lidya Jewett	Young Katherine Coleman
Donna Biscoe	Mrs. Joylette Coleman
Jaiden Kaine	Joshua Coleman
Gregory Alan Williams	Marion Smithson
Maria Howell	Ms. Sumner
Arnell Powell	Professor Graves
Ron Clinton Smith	White Cop
Bob Bost	Eisenhower
Crystal Lee Brown	Bernie
Tequilla Whitfield	Eleanor
Joe Knezevich	Wind Tunnel Engineer
Robert G. Mckay	Pastor Ayres
Dane Davenport	Alan Shepard
Evan Holtzman	Deke Slayton
Travis Smith	Scott Carpenter
Scott Michael Morgan	Bill Calhoun
Rhoda Griffis	White Librarian
Karen Wheeling Reynolds	Court Clerk #1
Paul S. Ryden	TV Reporter #1 at Cape Canaveral
Frank Hoyt Taylor	Judge
John Atwood	Newscaster #1
Wilbur Fitzgerald	Senator Patrick
Michael Hartson	Night School Professor
Bob Jennings	Navy Officer
Gary Weeks	Reporter at Press Conference
Afemo Omilami	Man Outside Store
Cullen Moss	Mission Control Commander
Jon Edwin Wright	TV News Reporter
Katie Kneeland	Court Clerk #2
Amy Tipton	Woman Crying
Elijah Everett	Crying Man
Chris Cavalier	IBM Technician
Andre Pushkin	Russian Scientist
Randall Newsome	Russian Scientist #2
Kurt Krause	Sam Turner
Howie Johnson	Library Security Guard
Greg Tresan	K9 Protest Cop
David Kallaway	NASA Security Guard
Maiya Boyd	Child
Trey McGriff	Television Cameraman
Paige Nicollette	Eunice
Devin McGee	Gus Grissom
Anthony Collins	NASA Control
Amanda Dunn	East End Computer Woman
Jeff Glover	NASA Engineer
Doug Stroup	NASA Task Force
Cody Carrera	NASA Employee
Kenneth Jones	NASA Core Engineer/Delivery Guy
Kamryn Johnson	Kathryn Vaughn
Rachel Mae Moore	Parade Girl
Chanel Young	IBM Worker
Joe Hardy	Gordon Cooper
Matthew J. Millard	NASA Engineer
Juliette Sicard	NASA New Recruit
Brooke D. Singleton	Actor
Cody Marsh	Courtroom Police Officer
Cyndy Powell	NASA Woman
Kate Harper	Vivian's Assistant
Madison Alsobrook	Elementary School Student
Glenn Allen	Wally Schirra
Stacie Ballard	NASA East Wing Employee
Brandon Scott McCall	NASA Control
James Harvley	Senator
Judy McGee Burley	Choir Member
Donna Sexton	Wife
Sam Juergens	NASA Engineer
Scott Ledbetter	USAF 4 Star General
Kevin Marshall Pinkney	Man at Fountain
Olivia Whinnett	Crossing Guard Kid
William Walker	NASA Control
Stephanie Mikel	Graduate's Girlfriend
Rock Chasse	NASA Engineer
Daniel Lucente	2 Star General
John Sykes	USAF Aide
David London	NASA Control
John Collier	NASA Engineer
Diamond Sandt	Crossing Kid
Elizabeth Youman	Ann Vaughn
Veronica Warner	Church Goer

Technical Credits

Theodore Melfi

Allison Schroeder

Theodore Melfi	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Mark Byers	Special Effects Supervisor
Mark R. Byers	Special Effects Supervisor
Peter Chernin	Producer
Jamal Daniel	Executive Producer
Selena Evans-Miller	Makeup
Donna Gigliotti	Producer
Kevin Halloran	Executive Producer
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus	Costumes/Costume Designer
Nathan Krochmal	Set Decoration/Design
Wayne Lemmer	Sound/Sound Designer
Ivana Lombardi	Executive Producer
Gary Marcus	Asst. Director
Matthew Nicolay	Sound Mixer
Quintessence Patterson	Makeup
Kimberly Quinn	Co-producer
Allison Schroeder	Screenwriter
Margot Lee Shetterly	Executive Producer
Peter Teschner	Editor
Wynn P. Thomas	Production Designer
Jenno Topping	Producer
Mimi Valdes	Executive Producer
Derek Vanderhorst	Sound/Sound Designer
Mandy Walker	Cinematographer
Benjamin Wallfisch	Score Composer
Pharrell Williams	Score Composer,Producer
Renee Witt	Executive Producer
Jeremy Woolsey	Art Director
Hans Zimmer	Score Composer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Hidden Figures
1. Chapter 1
2. Chapter 2
3. Chapter 3
4. Chapter 4
5. Chapter 5
6. Chapter 6
7. Chapter 7
8. Chapter 8
9. Chapter 9
10. Chapter 10
11. Chapter 11
12. Chapter 12
13. Chapter 13
14. Chapter 14
15. Chapter 15
16. Chapter 16
17. Chapter 17
18. Chapter 18
19. Chapter 19
20. Chapter 20
21. Chapter 21
22. Chapter 22
23. Chapter 23
24. Chapter 24
25. Chapter 25
26. Chapter 26
27. Chapter 27
28. Chapter 28

Menu

Disc #1 -- Hidden Figures
   Play
   Set Up
      English Dolby Digital 5.1
      English Descriptive Audio 5.1
      Español Surround Dolby Digital 2.0
      Français Surround Dolby Digital 2.0
      Audio Commentary By Theodore Melfi And Taraji P. Henson
      English Subtitles For The Deaf And Hard Of Hearing: On
      Español Subtitles: On
      Français Subtitles: On
      Audio Commentary Subtitles By Theodore Melfi And Taraji P. Henson
      Comentario En Español
      Commentaire Français
      Subtitles: Off
   Scenes
   Extras
      No Limits - The Life Of Katherine Johnson
      Moving The Decimal - Honoring Katherine Johnson
      Hidden Figures: Filming In Georgia
      Audio Commentary By Theodore Melfi And Taraji P. Henson
      Gallery

Editorial Reviews

In the early '60s, NASA used "colored computers" -- i.e., African-American female mathematicians -- to check the work of its white male engineers at the Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. These "hidden figures" were instrumental in getting the Mercury program (literally) off the ground, at a time when the U.S. was engaged in a fierce space race against the Soviets. Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe) were three of the key women involved in this project, and it's their stories that unfold in director Theodore Melfi's remarkable, inspirational film. While all three women are clearly brilliant, they face an uphill battle for equality at NASA. Their work is vital to the success of the space program, but, because of their gender and race, they are continually forced to take a backseat to their white male counterparts. Johnson is initially promoted to the Space Task Group by manager Al Harrison (a sturdy Kevin Costner), who quickly spots her potential. Unfortunately, her male peers aren't as thrilled; they make her use a "colored" coffee pot, and only reluctantly recognize her contributions. Adding further insult is the fact that there are no colored bathrooms in the building, so she has to walk a half mile to use one on the other side of the compound. When Harrison finally realizes why Johnson disappears for long stretches, he takes action and declares: "Here at NASA, we all pee the same color." The other two women contend with troubles of their own. Vaughan oversees all of the "colored computers," yet her white boss (Kirsten Dunst, perfect in a brief but crucial role) won't give her a supervisor's title or pay; meanwhile, Jackson dreams of becoming an engineer, but is forced to go to court to gain the right to study at an all-white school. Hidden Figures mainly deals with the women's workplace and their struggles there, yet co-screenwriters Melfi and Allison Schroeder, adapting Margot Lee Shetterly's non-fiction book, manage to offer insightful glimpses into the ladies' private lives -- with Johnson, a widow with three young daughters, given the brightest spotlight as she is courted by a handsome National Guard officer (Mahershala Ali). Henson, Spencer, and Monáe all excel in their roles and are a constant joy to watch. Jim Parsons is also quite good as Johnson's racist co-worker, who redacts most of his reports before handing them over for her to check. Pharrell Williams, who serves as one of the film's producers, contributes some catchy original songs ("Runnin',"" "I See a Victory"), while Melfi's straightforward, unfussy direction allows the story to simply speak for itself. Hidden Figures sheds illuminating light on dark, racist days, and is an empowering tale that will inspire adults and youngsters alike. Turns out that Alan Shepard, John Glenn, and their fellow Mercury Seven astronauts weren't the only ones with the right stuff.

All Movie Guide - Tim Holland