The Right Stuff
Philip Kaufman1983-10-20
How the future began.
7.4
193 min
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.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sam Shepard | Chuck Yeager | Unowned |
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Scott Glenn | Alan Shepard | Unowned |
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Ed Harris | John Glenn | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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Dennis Quaid | Gordon Cooper | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Fred Ward | Gus Grissom | Unowned |
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Barbara Hershey | Glennis Yeager | Unowned |
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Kim Stanley | Pancho Barnes | Unowned |
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Veronica Cartwright | Betty Grissom | Unowned |
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Pamela Reed | Trudy Cooper | Unowned |
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Scott Paulin | Deke Slayton | Unowned |
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Charles Frank | Scott Carpenter | Unowned |
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Lance Henriksen | Wally Schirra | Unowned |
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Donald Moffat | Lyndon B. Johnson | Unowned |
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Levon Helm | Jack Ridley / Narrator | Unowned |
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Mary Jo Deschanel | Annie Glenn | Unowned |
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Scott Wilson | Scott Crossfield | Unowned |
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Kathy Baker | Louise Shepard | Unowned |
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Mickey Crocker | Marge Slayton | Unowned |
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Susan Kase | Rene Carpenter | Unowned |
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Mittie Smith | Jo Schirra | Unowned |
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Royal Dano | Minister | Unowned |
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David Clennon | Liaison Man | Unowned |
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Jim Haynie | Air Force Major | Unowned |
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Jeff Goldblum | NASA Recruiter | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Harry Shearer | NASA Recruiter | Unowned |
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Scott Beach | Chief Scientist | Unowned |
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Jane Dornacker | Nurse Murch | Unowned |
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Anthony Munoz | Gonzales | Unowned |
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John P. Ryan | Head of Program | Unowned |
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Darryl Henriques | Life Reporter | Unowned |
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Eric Sevareid | Himself | Unowned |
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William Russ | Slick Goodlin | Unowned |
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Drew Letchworth | The Permanent Press Corps | Unowned |
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Christopher P. Beale | The Permanent Press Corps | Unowned |
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Richard Dupell | The Permanent Press Corps | Unowned |
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William Hall | The Permanent Press Corps | Unowned |
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John X. Heart | The Permanent Press Corps | Unowned |
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Ed Holmes | The Permanent Press Corps | Unowned |
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Jack Bruno Tate | The Permanent Press Corps | Unowned |
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Edward Anhalt | Grand Designer | Unowned |
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Mary Apick | Woman Reporter | Unowned |
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Robert Beer | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Unowned |
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Erik Bergmann | Eddie Hodges | Unowned |
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James Brady | Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson | Unowned |
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Katherine Conklin | Woman TV Reporter | Unowned |
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Maureen Coyne | Waitress | Unowned |
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Tom Dahlgren | Bell Aircraft Executive | Unowned |
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John Lion | Bell Aircraft Executive | Unowned |
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Peggy Davis | Sally Rand | Unowned |
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John Dehner | Henry Luce | Unowned |
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Robert Elross | Review Board President | Unowned |
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Drew Eshelman | Assistant Scientist | Unowned |
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Robert J. Geary | Game Show M.C. | Unowned |
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Royce Grones | 1st X-1 Pilot | Unowned |
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David Gulpilil | Aborigine | Unowned |
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Anthony Wallis | Australian Driver | Unowned |
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Kaaren Lee | Young Widow | Unowned |
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Sandy Kronemeyer | Cocoa Beach Girl | Unowned |
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Frankie Di | Cocoa Beach Girl | Unowned |
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Michael Pritchard | Texan | Unowned |
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Ed Corbett | Texan | Unowned |
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O-Lan Jones | Girl at Pancho's | Unowned |
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Mark Todd | Astronaut Trainee | Unowned |
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Allen Gebhardt | Astronaut Trainee | Unowned |
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Chuck Yeager | Fred | Unowned |
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Mimi Sarkisian | New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited) | Unowned |