The Right Stuff
How the future began.
7.4(986) 1983-10-20 193 minDramaHistory
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.
Original Music ComposerBill Conti
ScreenplayPhilip Kaufman
ProducerIrwin Winkler
ProducerRobert Chartoff
DirectorPhilip Kaufman
Cast & characters
Sam Shepard
as Chuck Yeager
Scott Glenn
as Alan Shepard
Ed Harris
as John Glenn
Dennis Quaid
as Gordon Cooper
Fred Ward
as Gus Grissom
Barbara Hershey
as Glennis Yeager
Kim Stanley
as Pancho Barnes
Veronica Cartwright
as Betty Grissom
Pamela Reed
as Trudy Cooper
Scott Paulin
as Deke Slayton
Charles Frank
as Scott Carpenter
Lance Henriksen
as Wally Schirra
Donald Moffat
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Levon Helm
as Jack Ridley / Narrator
Mary Jo Deschanel
as Annie Glenn
Scott Wilson
as Scott Crossfield
Kathy Baker
as Louise Shepard
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Mickey Crocker
as Marge Slayton
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Susan Kase
as Rene Carpenter
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Mittie Smith
as Jo Schirra
Royal Dano
as Minister
David Clennon
as Liaison Man
Jim Haynie
as Air Force Major
Jeff Goldblum
as NASA Recruiter
