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