what historical liberties were taken with the movie hidden figures
'Hidden Figures': 'The Right Stuff' vs. Real Stuff in New Film About NASA History. December 27, 2016. There is a scene in the new feature film Hidden Figures where Octavia Spencer, portraying a real-life NASA mathematician, leads a group of her fellow African American women computers down a hall towards their new assignment. The scene, which represents a moment of empowerment in the movie, evokes a civil rights march.