The Right Stuff
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.
Genres: Drama, History
Director: Philip Kaufman
Writer: Philip Kaufman (Screenplay), Tom Wolfe (Novel)
Cast
Sam ShepardChuck Yeager
Scott GlennAlan Shepard
Ed HarrisJohn Glenn
Dennis QuaidGordon Cooper
Fred WardGus Grissom
Barbara HersheyGlennis Yeager
Kim StanleyPancho Barnes
Veronica CartwrightBetty Grissom
Pamela ReedTrudy Cooper
Scott PaulinDeke Slayton
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Charles FrankScott Carpenter
Lance HenriksenWally Schirra
Donald MoffatLyndon B. Johnson
Levon HelmJack Ridley / Narrator
Mary Jo DeschanelAnnie Glenn
Scott WilsonScott Crossfield
Kathy BakerLouise Shepard
Mickey CrockerMarge Slayton
Susan KaseRene Carpenter
Mittie SmithJo Schirra
Royal DanoMinister
David ClennonLiaison Man
Jim HaynieAir Force Major
Jeff GoldblumNASA Recruiter
Harry ShearerNASA Recruiter
Scott BeachChief Scientist
Jane DornackerNurse Murch
Anthony MunozGonzales
John P. RyanHead of Program
Darryl HenriquesLife Reporter
Eric SevareidHimself
William RussSlick Goodlin
Drew LetchworthThe Permanent Press Corps
Christopher P. BealeThe Permanent Press Corps
Richard DupellThe Permanent Press Corps
William HallThe Permanent Press Corps
John X. HeartThe Permanent Press Corps
Ed HolmesThe Permanent Press Corps
Jack Bruno TateThe Permanent Press Corps
Edward AnhaltGrand Designer
Mary ApickWoman Reporter
Robert BeerDwight D. Eisenhower
Erik BergmannEddie Hodges
James BradyAide to Lyndon B. Johnson
Katherine ConklinWoman TV Reporter
Maureen CoyneWaitress
Tom DahlgrenBell Aircraft Executive
John LionBell Aircraft Executive
Peggy DavisSally Rand
John DehnerHenry Luce
Robert ElrossReview Board President
Drew EshelmanAssistant Scientist
Robert J. GearyGame Show M.C.
Royce Grones1st X-1 Pilot
David GulpililAborigine
Anthony WallisAustralian Driver
Kaaren LeeYoung Widow
Sandy KronemeyerCocoa Beach Girl
Frankie DiCocoa Beach Girl
Michael PritchardTexan
Edward CorbettTexan
O-Lan JonesGirl at Pancho's
Mark ToddAstronaut Trainee
Allen GebhardtAstronaut Trainee
Chuck YeagerFred
Mimi SarkisianNew Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
Key Crew
Bill ContiComposer
Caleb DeschanelCinematographer
Douglas StewartEditor
Glenn FarrEditor
Irwin WinklerProducer
Lisa FruchtmanEditor
Robert ChartoffProducer
Stephen A. RotterEditor
Tom RolfEditor
