The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
Release: 1983-10-20
·Runtime: 193m
·★ 7.4
Drama
History
Adventure
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.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
The Ladd Company
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Jeff Goldblum
as NASA Recruiter
Mary Jo Deschanel
as Annie Glenn
Kathy Baker
as Louise Shepard
Lance Henriksen
as Wally Schirra
William Hall
as The Permanent Press Corps
Edward Anhalt
as Grand Designer
O-Lan Jones
as Girl at Pancho's
Chuck Yeager
as Fred
Veronica Cartwright
as Betty Grissom
Scott Wilson
as Scott Crossfield
Scott Glenn
as Alan Shepard
Scott Paulin
as Deke Slayton
Eric Sevareid
as Himself
Fred Ward
as Gus Grissom
Kim Stanley
as Pancho Barnes
Darryl Henriques
as Life Reporter
Harry Shearer
as NASA Recruiter
Dennis Quaid
as Gordon Cooper
Levon Helm
as Jack Ridley / Narrator
David Clennon
as Liaison Man
Mary Apick
as Woman Reporter
Mimi Sarkisian
as New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
Scott Beach
as Chief Scientist
David Gulpilil
as Aborigine
Jim Haynie
as Air Force Major
John P. Ryan
as Head of Program
William Russ
as Slick Goodlin
John Dehner
as Henry Luce
Sam Shepard
as Chuck Yeager
Ed Harris
as John Glenn
Royal Dano
as Minister
Michael Pritchard
as Texan
Barbara Hershey
as Glennis Yeager
Pamela Reed
as Trudy Cooper
Charles Frank
as Scott Carpenter
Donald Moffat
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Crew
Philip Kaufman
Screenplay, Director
Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
Jordan Belson
Visual Effects
Richard Hymns
Sound Effects Editor
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Caleb Deschanel
Director of Photography
Irwin Winkler
Producer
Tom Wolfe
Novel
Robert Chartoff
Producer