The Right Stuff (1983)
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.
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Sam Shepard
as Chuck Yeager
as Chuck Yeager
Scott Glenn
as Alan Shepard
as Alan Shepard
Ed Harris
as John Glenn
as John Glenn
Dennis Quaid
as Gordon Cooper
as Gordon Cooper
Fred Ward
as Gus Grissom
as Gus Grissom
Barbara Hershey
as Glennis Yeager
as Glennis Yeager
Kim Stanley
as Pancho Barnes
as Pancho Barnes
Veronica Cartwright
as Betty Grissom
as Betty Grissom
Pamela Reed
as Trudy Cooper
as Trudy Cooper
Scott Paulin
as Deke Slayton
as Deke Slayton
Charles Frank
as Scott Carpenter
as Scott Carpenter
Lance Henriksen
as Wally Schirra
as Wally Schirra
Donald Moffat
as Lyndon B. Johnson
as Lyndon B. Johnson
Levon Helm
as Jack Ridley / Narrator
as Jack Ridley / Narrator
Mary Jo Deschanel
as Annie Glenn
as Annie Glenn
Scott Wilson
as Scott Crossfield
as Scott Crossfield
Kathy Baker
as Louise Shepard
as Louise Shepard
Mickey Crocker
as Marge Slayton
as Marge Slayton
Susan Kase
as Rene Carpenter
as Rene Carpenter
Mittie Smith
as Jo Schirra
as Jo Schirra
Royal Dano
as Minister
as Minister
David Clennon
as Liaison Man
as Liaison Man
Jim Haynie
as Air Force Major
as Air Force Major
Jeff Goldblum
as NASA Recruiter
as NASA Recruiter
Harry Shearer
as NASA Recruiter
as NASA Recruiter
Scott Beach
as Chief Scientist
as Chief Scientist
Jane Dornacker
as Nurse Murch
as Nurse Murch
Anthony Munoz
as Gonzales
as Gonzales
John P. Ryan
as Head of Program
as Head of Program
Darryl Henriques
as Life Reporter
as Life Reporter
Eric Sevareid
as Himself
as Himself
William Russ
as Slick Goodlin
as Slick Goodlin
Drew Letchworth
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
Christopher P. Beale
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
Richard Dupell
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
William Hall
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
John X. Heart
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
Ed Holmes
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
Jack Bruno Tate
as The Permanent Press Corps
as The Permanent Press Corps
Edward Anhalt
as Grand Designer
as Grand Designer
Mary Apick
as Woman Reporter
as Woman Reporter
Robert Beer
as Dwight D. Eisenhower
as Dwight D. Eisenhower
Erik Bergmann
as Eddie Hodges
as Eddie Hodges
James Brady
as Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
as Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
Katherine Conklin
as Woman TV Reporter
as Woman TV Reporter
Maureen Coyne
as Waitress
as Waitress
Tom Dahlgren
as Bell Aircraft Executive
as Bell Aircraft Executive
John Lion
as Bell Aircraft Executive
as Bell Aircraft Executive
Peggy Davis
as Sally Rand
as Sally Rand
John Dehner
as Henry Luce
as Henry Luce
Robert Elross
as Review Board President
as Review Board President
Drew Eshelman
as Assistant Scientist
as Assistant Scientist
Robert J. Geary
as Game Show M.C.
as Game Show M.C.
Royce Grones
as 1st X-1 Pilot
as 1st X-1 Pilot
David Gulpilil
as Aborigine
as Aborigine
Anthony Wallis
as Australian Driver
as Australian Driver
Kaaren Lee
as Young Widow
as Young Widow
Sandy Kronemeyer
as Cocoa Beach Girl
as Cocoa Beach Girl
Frankie Di
as Cocoa Beach Girl
as Cocoa Beach Girl
Michael Pritchard
as Texan
as Texan
Ed Corbett
as Texan
as Texan
O-Lan Jones
as Girl at Pancho's
as Girl at Pancho's
Mark Todd
as Astronaut Trainee
as Astronaut Trainee
Allen Gebhardt
as Astronaut Trainee
as Astronaut Trainee
Chuck Yeager
as Fred
as Fred
Mimi Sarkisian
as New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
as New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
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Tom Wolfe
Novel
Novel
Glenn Farr
Editor
Editor
Irwin Winkler
Producer
Producer
Lisa Fruchtman
Editor
Editor
Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
Original Music Composer
James D. Brubaker
Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Tom Rolf
Editor
Editor
Caleb Deschanel
Director of Photography
Director of Photography
Stephen A. Rotter
Editor
Editor
Douglas Stewart
Editor
Editor
Robert Chartoff
Producer
Producer
Philip Kaufman
Screenplay
Screenplay
Philip Kaufman
Director
Director
Peter R. Romero
Art Direction
Art Direction
W. Stewart Campbell
Art Direction
Art Direction
Richard Lawrence
Art Direction
Art Direction
Ted Churchill
Steadicam Operator
Steadicam Operator
Alice Tompkins
Script Supervisor
Script Supervisor
Lynn Stalmaster
Casting
Casting
David MacMillan
Production Sound Mixer
Production Sound Mixer
Ken Pepiot
Special Effects Supervisor
Special Effects Supervisor
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunt Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Harry Mathias
Steadicam Operator
Steadicam Operator
George R. Nelson
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Geoffrey Kirkland
Production Design
Production Design
Jim Poynter
Set Decoration
Set Decoration
Jordan Belson
Visual Effects
Visual Effects
Pat Grover
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Todd Boekelheide
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim Holland
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Randy Thom
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Karen G. Wilson
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Yvonne Curry
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Mark Berger
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Benson
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Thomas Scott
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pat Jackson
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Geller
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Andy Wiskes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Catherine Childers
Hairstylist
Hairstylist
Jay Boekelheide
Supervising Sound Editor
Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Hymns
Sound Effects Editor
Sound Effects Editor
Karen Bradley
Makeup Artist
Makeup Artist
Susan Roether
Production Secretary
Production Secretary
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