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The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff

How the future began.

Genres

DramaHistoryAdventure

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At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.

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Budget

$27000000

Revenue

$21500000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

193 mins

Rating

7.423/10

Release Date

20 October 1983

Country

United States of America

Cast

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

Chuck Yeager

Scott Glenn

Scott Glenn

Alan Shepard

Ed Harris

Ed Harris

John Glenn

Dennis Quaid

Dennis Quaid

Gordon Cooper

Fred Ward

Fred Ward

Gus Grissom

Barbara Hershey

Barbara Hershey

Glennis Yeager

Kim Stanley

Kim Stanley

Pancho Barnes

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Betty Grissom

Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed

Trudy Cooper

Scott Paulin

Scott Paulin

Deke Slayton

Charles Frank

Charles Frank

Scott Carpenter

Lance Henriksen

Lance Henriksen

Wally Schirra

Donald Moffat

Donald Moffat

Lyndon B. Johnson

Levon Helm

Levon Helm

Jack Ridley / Narrator

Mary Jo Deschanel

Mary Jo Deschanel

Annie Glenn

Scott Wilson

Scott Wilson

Scott Crossfield

Kathy Baker

Kathy Baker

Louise Shepard

Mickey Crocker

Mickey Crocker

Marge Slayton

Susan Kase

Susan Kase

Rene Carpenter

Mittie Smith

Mittie Smith

Jo Schirra

Royal Dano

Royal Dano

Minister

David Clennon

David Clennon

Liaison Man

Jim Haynie

Jim Haynie

Air Force Major

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Goldblum

NASA Recruiter

Harry Shearer

Harry Shearer

NASA Recruiter

Scott Beach

Scott Beach

Chief Scientist

Jane Dornacker

Jane Dornacker

Nurse Murch

Anthony Munoz

Anthony Munoz

Gonzales

John P. Ryan

John P. Ryan

Head of Program

Darryl Henriques

Darryl Henriques

Life Reporter

Eric Sevareid

Eric Sevareid

Himself

William Russ

William Russ

Slick Goodlin

Drew Letchworth

Drew Letchworth

The Permanent Press Corps

Christopher P. Beale

Christopher P. Beale

The Permanent Press Corps

Richard Dupell

Richard Dupell

The Permanent Press Corps

William Hall

William Hall

The Permanent Press Corps

John X. Heart

John X. Heart

The Permanent Press Corps

Ed Holmes

Ed Holmes

The Permanent Press Corps

Jack Bruno Tate

Jack Bruno Tate

The Permanent Press Corps

Edward Anhalt

Edward Anhalt

Grand Designer

Mary Apick

Mary Apick

Woman Reporter

Robert Beer

Robert Beer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Erik Bergmann

Erik Bergmann

Eddie Hodges

James Brady

James Brady

Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson

Katherine Conklin

Katherine Conklin

Woman TV Reporter

Maureen Coyne

Maureen Coyne

Waitress

Tom Dahlgren

Tom Dahlgren

Bell Aircraft Executive

John Lion

John Lion

Bell Aircraft Executive

Peggy Davis

Peggy Davis

Sally Rand

John Dehner

John Dehner

Henry Luce

Robert Elross

Robert Elross

Review Board President

Drew Eshelman

Drew Eshelman

Assistant Scientist

Robert J. Geary

Robert J. Geary

Game Show M.C.

Royce Grones

Royce Grones

1st X-1 Pilot

David Gulpilil

David Gulpilil

Aborigine

Anthony Wallis

Anthony Wallis

Australian Driver

Kaaren Lee

Kaaren Lee

Young Widow

Sandy Kronemeyer

Sandy Kronemeyer

Cocoa Beach Girl

Frankie Di

Frankie Di

Cocoa Beach Girl

Michael Pritchard

Michael Pritchard

Texan

Edward Corbett

Edward Corbett

Texan

O-Lan Jones

O-Lan Jones

Girl at Pancho's

Mark Todd

Mark Todd

Astronaut Trainee

Allen Gebhardt

Allen Gebhardt

Astronaut Trainee

Chuck Yeager

Chuck Yeager

Fred

Mimi Sarkisian

Mimi Sarkisian

New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)

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