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
Cast
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
Royal Dano
as Minister
David Clennon
as Liaison Man
Jim Haynie
as Air Force Major
Jeff Goldblum
as NASA Recruiter
Harry Shearer
as NASA Recruiter
Scott Beach
as Chief Scientist
John P. Ryan
as Head of Program
Darryl Henriques
as Life Reporter
Eric Sevareid
as Himself
William Russ
as Slick Goodlin
William Hall
as The Permanent Press Corps
Edward Anhalt
as Grand Designer
Mary Apick
as Woman Reporter
John Dehner
as Henry Luce
David Gulpilil
as Aborigine
Michael Pritchard
as Texan
O-Lan Jones
as Girl at Pancho's
Chuck Yeager
as Fred
Mimi Sarkisian
as New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
Crew
Tom Wolfe
Novel
Philip Kaufman
Screenplay
Philip Kaufman
Director
Robert Chartoff
Producer
Irwin Winkler
Producer
Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Caleb Deschanel
Director of Photography
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
Jordan Belson
Visual Effects
Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Richard Hymns
Sound Effects Editor