The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff (1983)

15
02/03/1984 (GB)
Drama, History, Adventure
3h 13m

How the future began.

Overview

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.

  • Philip KaufmanDirector, Screenplay
  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    English

  • Budget

    $27,000,000

  • Revenue

    $21,500,000

Keywords

  • 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

Top Billed Cast

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

Veronica Cartwright

Veronica Cartwright

Betty Grissom

Pamela Reed

Pamela Reed

Trudy Cooper

Scott Paulin

Scott Paulin

Deke Slayton

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