The Right Stuff (1983)

10/20/1983 (US) • Drama, History, Adventure • 3h 13m

How the future began.

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.

The Right Stuff (1983)

10/20/1983 (US) • 3h 13m

Drama, History, Adventure

How the future began.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Chuck Yeager

Alan Shepard

John Glenn

Gordon Cooper

Gus Grissom

Barbara Hershey

Glennis Yeager

Pancho Barnes

Veronica Cartwright

Betty Grissom

Trudy Cooper

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$27,000,000.00

Revenue

$21,500,000.00

Keywords

epic

based on novel or book

nasa

politics

cold war

answering machine

pilot

u.s. air force

space travel

flight

historical figure

astronaut

space race

test pilot

1940s

1950s

1960s

sound barrier

space program

astronauts

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