The Right Stuff

• 7.4 Drama
• 1983-10-20
• 193 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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) Scott Paulin (Deke Slayton)

Director:

Philip Kaufman

Writer:

Philip Kaufman