The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff

How the future began.

1983-10-20 193 min ★ 7.4
DramaHistory

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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Cast

Pamela Reed
Pamela Reed
Trudy Cooper
Charles Frank
Charles Frank
Scott Carpenter
Jim Haynie
Jim Haynie
Air Force Major
Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
Gordon Cooper
Royal Dano
Royal Dano
Minister
Scott Beach
Scott Beach
Chief Scientist
Edward Anhalt
Edward Anhalt
Grand Designer
David Gulpilil
David Gulpilil
Aborigine
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
Chuck Yeager
Levon Helm
Levon Helm
Jack Ridley / Narrator
Harry Shearer
Harry Shearer
NASA Recruiter
William Russ
William Russ
Slick Goodlin
Mimi Sarkisian
Mimi Sarkisian
New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
John Dehner
John Dehner
Henry Luce
O-Lan Jones
O-Lan Jones
Girl at Pancho's
Fred Ward
Fred Ward
Gus Grissom
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey
Glennis Yeager
Scott Wilson
Scott Wilson
Scott Crossfield
John P. Ryan
John P. Ryan
Head of Program
Chuck Yeager
Chuck Yeager
Fred
Scott Glenn
Scott Glenn
Alan Shepard
Lance Henriksen
Lance Henriksen
Wally Schirra
Jeff Goldblum
Jeff Goldblum
NASA Recruiter
Michael Pritchard
Michael Pritchard
Texan
Kim Stanley
Kim Stanley
Pancho Barnes
Donald Moffat
Donald Moffat
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kathy Baker
Kathy Baker
Louise Shepard
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright
Betty Grissom
Mary Jo Deschanel
Mary Jo Deschanel
Annie Glenn
David Clennon
David Clennon
Liaison Man
Darryl Henriques
Darryl Henriques
Life Reporter
Mary Apick
Mary Apick
Woman Reporter
Ed Harris
Ed Harris
John Glenn
Scott Paulin
Scott Paulin
Deke Slayton
William Hall
William Hall
The Permanent Press Corps
Eric Sevareid
Eric Sevareid
Himself