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The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff

How the future began.
Oct 20, 1983 3h 13m
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Synopsis

As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.

Title The Right Stuff
Companies The Ladd Company, Warner Bros. Pictures
Countries United States of America
Keywords epic, based on novel or book, nasa, politics, cold war, answering machine, pilot, u.s. air force, space travel, flight, historical figure, astronaut, space race, test pilot, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, sound barrier, space program, astronauts
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
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
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
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
John P. Ryan

John P. Ryan

Head of Program
Darryl Henriques

Darryl Henriques

Life Reporter
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
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
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
O-Lan Jones

O-Lan Jones

Girl at Pancho's
Mark Todd

Mark Todd

Astronaut Trainee
Allen Gebhardt

Allen Gebhardt

Astronaut Trainee
Mimi Sarkisian

Mimi Sarkisian

New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)