The Right Stuff

How the future began.

Duration: 193 min
Release date: 1983-10-20
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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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Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
as Chuck Yeager
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn
as Alan Shepard
Ed Harris
Ed Harris
as John Glenn
Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
as Gordon Cooper
Fred Ward
Fred Ward
as Gus Grissom
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey
as Glennis Yeager
Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley
as Pancho Barnes
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright
as Betty Grissom
Pamela Reed
Pamela Reed
as Trudy Cooper
Scott Paulin
Scott Paulin
as Deke Slayton
Charles Frank
Charles Frank
as Scott Carpenter
Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
as Wally Schirra
Donald Moffat
Donald Moffat
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Levon Helm
Levon Helm
as Jack Ridley / Narrator
Mary Jo Deschanel
Mary Jo Deschanel
as Annie Glenn
Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson
as Scott Crossfield
Kathy Baker
Kathy Baker
as Louise Shepard
Mickey Crocker
Mickey Crocker
as Marge Slayton
Susan Kase
Susan Kase
as Rene Carpenter
Mittie Smith
Mittie Smith
as Jo Schirra
Royal Dano
Royal Dano
as Minister
David Clennon
David Clennon
as Liaison Man
Jim Haynie
Jim Haynie
as Air Force Major
Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
as NASA Recruiter
Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer
as NASA Recruiter
Scott Beach
Scott Beach
as Chief Scientist
Jane Dornacker
Jane Dornacker
as Nurse Murch
Anthony Munoz
Anthony Munoz
as Gonzales
John P. Ryan
John P. Ryan
as Head of Program
Darryl Henriques
Darryl Henriques
as Life Reporter
Eric Sevareid
Eric Sevareid
as Himself
William Russ
William Russ
as Slick Goodlin
Drew Letchworth
Drew Letchworth
as The Permanent Press Corps
Christopher P. Beale
Christopher P. Beale
as The Permanent Press Corps
Richard Dupell
Richard Dupell
as The Permanent Press Corps
William Hall
William Hall
as The Permanent Press Corps
John X. Heart
John X. Heart
as The Permanent Press Corps
Ed Holmes
Ed Holmes
as The Permanent Press Corps
Jack Bruno Tate
Jack Bruno Tate
as The Permanent Press Corps
Edward Anhalt
Edward Anhalt
as Grand Designer
Mary Apick
Mary Apick
as Woman Reporter
Robert Beer
Robert Beer
as Dwight D. Eisenhower
Erik Bergmann
Erik Bergmann
as Eddie Hodges
James Brady
James Brady
as Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
Katherine Conklin
Katherine Conklin
as Woman TV Reporter
Maureen Coyne
Maureen Coyne
as Waitress
Tom Dahlgren
Tom Dahlgren
as Bell Aircraft Executive
John Lion
John Lion
as Bell Aircraft Executive
Peggy Davis
Peggy Davis
as Sally Rand
John Dehner
John Dehner
as Henry Luce
Robert Elross
Robert Elross
as Review Board President
Drew Eshelman
Drew Eshelman
as Assistant Scientist
Robert J. Geary
Robert J. Geary
as Game Show M.C.
Royce Grones
Royce Grones
as 1st X-1 Pilot
David Gulpilil
David Gulpilil
as Aborigine
Anthony Wallis
Anthony Wallis
as Australian Driver
Kaaren Lee
Kaaren Lee
as Young Widow
Sandy Kronemeyer
Sandy Kronemeyer
as Cocoa Beach Girl
Frankie Di
Frankie Di
as Cocoa Beach Girl
Michael Pritchard
Michael Pritchard
as Texan
Edward Corbett
Edward Corbett
as Texan
O-Lan Jones
O-Lan Jones
as Girl at Pancho's
Mark Todd
Mark Todd
as Astronaut Trainee
Allen Gebhardt
Allen Gebhardt
as Astronaut Trainee
Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager
as Fred
Mimi Sarkisian
Mimi Sarkisian
as New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
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