The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
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1983
3h 13m
7.4(922 votes)
Drama
History
Adventure

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.

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Production Companies

The Ladd Company

Videos & Trailers

10 videos

Cast & Crew

66 members
Acting

Sam Shepard

Chuck Yeager

Sam Shepard
Acting

Scott Glenn

Alan Shepard

Scott Glenn
Acting

Ed Harris

John Glenn

Ed Harris
Acting

Dennis Quaid

Gordon Cooper

Dennis Quaid
Acting

Fred Ward

Gus Grissom

Fred Ward
Acting

Barbara Hershey

Glennis Yeager

Barbara Hershey
Acting

Kim Stanley

Pancho Barnes

Kim Stanley
Acting

Veronica Cartwright

Betty Grissom

Veronica Cartwright
Acting

Pamela Reed

Trudy Cooper

Pamela Reed
Acting

Scott Paulin

Deke Slayton

Scott Paulin
Acting

Charles Frank

Scott Carpenter

Charles Frank
Acting

Lance Henriksen

Wally Schirra

Lance Henriksen
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Donald Moffat

Lyndon B. Johnson

Donald Moffat
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Levon Helm

Jack Ridley / Narrator

Levon Helm
Acting

Mary Jo Deschanel

Annie Glenn

Mary Jo Deschanel
Acting

Scott Wilson

Scott Crossfield

Scott Wilson
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Kathy Baker

Louise Shepard

Kathy Baker
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Mickey Crocker

Marge Slayton

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Susan Kase

Rene Carpenter

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Mittie Smith

Jo Schirra

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Acting

Royal Dano

Minister

Royal Dano
Acting

David Clennon

Liaison Man

David Clennon
Acting

Jim Haynie

Air Force Major

Jim Haynie
Acting

Jeff Goldblum

NASA Recruiter

Jeff Goldblum
Acting

Harry Shearer

NASA Recruiter

Harry Shearer
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Scott Beach

Chief Scientist

Scott Beach
Acting

Jane Dornacker

Nurse Murch

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Anthony Munoz

Gonzales

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Acting

John P. Ryan

Head of Program

John P. Ryan
Acting

Darryl Henriques

Life Reporter

Darryl Henriques
Acting

Eric Sevareid

Himself

Eric Sevareid
Acting

William Russ

Slick Goodlin

William Russ
Acting

Drew Letchworth

The Permanent Press Corps

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Acting

Christopher P. Beale

The Permanent Press Corps

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Richard Dupell

The Permanent Press Corps

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William Hall

The Permanent Press Corps

William Hall
Acting

John X. Heart

The Permanent Press Corps

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Ed Holmes

The Permanent Press Corps

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Jack Bruno Tate

The Permanent Press Corps

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Writing

Edward Anhalt

Grand Designer

Edward Anhalt
Acting

Mary Apick

Woman Reporter

Mary Apick
Acting

Robert Beer

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Erik Bergmann

Eddie Hodges

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James Brady

Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson

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Katherine Conklin

Woman TV Reporter

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Maureen Coyne

Waitress

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Tom Dahlgren

Bell Aircraft Executive

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John Lion

Bell Aircraft Executive

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Peggy Davis

Sally Rand

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John Dehner

Henry Luce

John Dehner
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Robert Elross

Review Board President

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Drew Eshelman

Assistant Scientist

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Robert J. Geary

Game Show M.C.

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Acting

Royce Grones

1st X-1 Pilot

No Image
Acting

David Gulpilil

Aborigine

David Gulpilil
Acting

Anthony Wallis

Australian Driver

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Kaaren Lee

Young Widow

No Image
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Sandy Kronemeyer

Cocoa Beach Girl

No Image
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Frankie Di

Cocoa Beach Girl

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Acting

Michael Pritchard

Texan

Michael Pritchard
Acting

Edward Corbett

Texan

No Image
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O-Lan Jones

Girl at Pancho's

O-Lan Jones
Acting

Mark Todd

Astronaut Trainee

No Image
Acting

Allen Gebhardt

Astronaut Trainee

No Image
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Chuck Yeager

Fred

Chuck Yeager
Acting

Mimi Sarkisian

New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)

Mimi Sarkisian

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