The Right Stuff

1983 7.4 (899 votes) 3h 13m

Genres

Drama History Adventure

Production Companies

The Ladd Company
Warner Bros. Pictures

How the future began.

Overview

As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.

Key Crew

Producer: Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff

Director of Photography: Caleb Deschanel

Screenplay: Philip Kaufman

Director: Philip Kaufman

Top Cast

Sam Shepard

Chuck Yeager

Scott Glenn

Alan Shepard

Ed Harris

John Glenn

Dennis Quaid

Gordon Cooper

Fred Ward

Gus Grissom

Barbara Hershey

Glennis Yeager

Kim Stanley

Pancho Barnes

Veronica Cartwright

Betty Grissom

Videos

Original Theatrical Trailer

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