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The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
Director:Philip Kaufman
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.
Release:
1983 / 10 / 20
Rating:
7.426
Genres & Subgenres:
Drama
Historical
Adventure
Tags:
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
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
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
John P. Ryan
as
Head of Program
William Russ
as
Slick Goodlin
John Dehner
as
Henry Luce
David Gulpilil
as
Aborigine
O-Lan Jones
as
Girl at Pancho's
Mimi Sarkisian
as
New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)