The Right Stuff (1983)

10/20/1983 (US) • 3h 13m

Drama, History, Adventure

How the future began.

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Sam Shepard

Chuck Yeager

Scott Glenn

Alan Shepard

Ed Harris

John Glenn

Dennis Quaid

Gordon Cooper

Fred Ward

Gus Grissom

Barbara Hershey

Glennis Yeager

Kim Stanley

Pancho Barnes

Veronica Cartwright

Betty Grissom

Pamela Reed

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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