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The Right Stuff

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.

1983 |3h 13m |  Drama, History, Adventure

Videos

Cast

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Sam Shepard

Chuck Yeager

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Scott Glenn

Alan Shepard

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Ed Harris

John Glenn

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Dennis Quaid

Gordon Cooper

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Fred Ward

Gus Grissom

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Barbara Hershey

Glennis Yeager

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Kim Stanley

Pancho Barnes

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Veronica Cartwright

Betty Grissom

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Pamela Reed

Trudy Cooper

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Scott Paulin

Deke Slayton

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Charles Frank

Scott Carpenter

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Lance Henriksen

Wally Schirra

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Donald Moffat

Lyndon B. Johnson

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Levon Helm

Jack Ridley / Narrator

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Mary Jo Deschanel

Annie Glenn

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Scott Wilson

Scott Crossfield

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Kathy Baker

Louise Shepard

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Royal Dano

Minister

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David Clennon

Liaison Man

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Jim Haynie

Air Force Major

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Jeff Goldblum

NASA Recruiter

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Harry Shearer

NASA Recruiter

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Scott Beach

Chief Scientist

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John P. Ryan

Head of Program

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Darryl Henriques

Life Reporter

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Eric Sevareid

Himself

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William Russ

Slick Goodlin

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William Hall

The Permanent Press Corps

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Mary Apick

Woman Reporter

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Tom Dahlgren

Bell Aircraft Executive

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John Dehner

Henry Luce

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David Gulpilil

Aborigine

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O-Lan Jones

Girl at Pancho's

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Chuck Yeager

Fred

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Mimi Sarkisian

New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English, Russian

Budget

$27,000,000.00

Revenue

$21,500,000.00