The Right Stuff
“How the future began.”
1983•PG•3h 13m•7.4•Released
DramaHistoryAdventure
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.
Director
Philip Kaufman
Writer
Philip Kaufman
Budget
$27M
Revenue
$22M
Languages
English, Russian
Studio
The Ladd Company
Cast
Sam Shepard
Chuck Yeager
Scott Glenn
Alan Shepard
Ed Harris
John Glenn
Dennis Quaid
Gordon Cooper
Fred Ward
Gus Grissom
Barbara Hershey
Glennis Yeager
Kim Stanley
Pancho Barnes
Veronica Cartwright
Betty Grissom
Pamela Reed
Trudy Cooper
Scott Paulin
Deke Slayton
Charles Frank
Scott Carpenter
Lance Henriksen
Wally Schirra
Donald Moffat
Lyndon B. Johnson
Levon Helm
Jack Ridley / Narrator
Mary Jo Deschanel
Annie Glenn
Production
Company
The Ladd Company
Company
Winkler Films
Producer
Irwin Winkler
Producer
Robert Chartoff
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