The Right Stuff

Directed by Philip Kaufman
PG
1983    3h 13mDrama, History,
7.896%90%
The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers preferred.

Cast of The Right Stuff

  • 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
  • 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
  • Ed CorbettTexan
  • O-Lan JonesGirl at Pancho's
  • Mark ToddAstronaut Trainee
  • Allen GebhardtAstronaut Trainee
  • Chuck YeagerFred
  • Mimi SarkisianNew Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
  • Philip KaufmanDirector / Writer
  • Tom WolfeWriter
  • Irwin WinklerProducer
  • Robert ChartoffProducer

The Right Stuff Ratings & Reviews

  • Gregory Todd AbramsApril 5, 2025
    Favorite movie of all time
  • Noah Austin BrooksJune 27, 2025
    The sound barrier is broken for the first time, followed by the beginning of The Space Race and the trials and tribulations of the first Americans to enter space.
  • The Gutter MonkeyFebruary 9, 2025
    A classic American movie about an iconic era in American history.

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    The Right StuffTrailer
  • Right Stuff, The (Trailer 1)
    Right Stuff, The (Trailer 1)Trailer

 

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