The Right Stuff (1983)
How the future began.
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Sam Shepard
as Chuck Yeager
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Scott Glenn
as Alan Shepard
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Ed Harris
as John Glenn
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Dennis Quaid
as Gordon Cooper
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Fred Ward
as Gus Grissom
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Barbara Hershey
as Glennis Yeager
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Kim Stanley
as Pancho Barnes
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Veronica Cartwright
as Betty Grissom
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Pamela Reed
as Trudy Cooper
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Scott Paulin
as Deke Slayton
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Charles Frank
as Scott Carpenter
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Lance Henriksen
as Wally Schirra
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Donald Moffat
as Lyndon B. Johnson
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Levon Helm
as Jack Ridley / Narrator
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Mary Jo Deschanel
as Annie Glenn
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Scott Wilson
as Scott Crossfield
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Kathy Baker
as Louise Shepard
- Mickey Crocker as Marge Slayton
Crew
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Philip Kaufman
Director
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Caleb Deschanel
Director of Photography
- Glenn Farr Editor
- Lisa Fruchtman Editor
- Tom Rolf Editor
- Stephen A. Rotter Editor
- Douglas Stewart Editor
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Bill Conti
Original Music Composer
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Irwin Winkler
Producer
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Robert Chartoff
Producer
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Philip Kaufman
Screenplay
