The Right Stuff poster

The Right Stuff

How the future began.

Description: 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.

Genres: Drama, History, Adventure

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Budget: $27,000,000 | Revenue : $21,500,000

Runtime: 193 minutes

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Sam Shepard

Played Chuck Yeager

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Scott Glenn

Played Alan Shepard

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Ed Harris

Played John Glenn

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Dennis Quaid

Played Gordon Cooper

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Fred Ward

Played Gus Grissom

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Barbara Hershey

Played Glennis Yeager

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Kim Stanley

Played Pancho Barnes

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Veronica Cartwright

Played Betty Grissom

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Pamela Reed

Played Trudy Cooper

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Scott Paulin

Played Deke Slayton

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Charles Frank

Played Scott Carpenter

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Lance Henriksen

Played Wally Schirra

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Donald Moffat

Played Lyndon B. Johnson

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Levon Helm

Played Jack Ridley / Narrator

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Mary Jo Deschanel

Played Annie Glenn

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Scott Wilson

Played Scott Crossfield

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Kathy Baker

Played Louise Shepard

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Mickey Crocker

Played Marge Slayton

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Susan Kase

Played Rene Carpenter

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Mittie Smith

Played Jo Schirra

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Royal Dano

Played Minister

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David Clennon

Played Liaison Man

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Jim Haynie

Played Air Force Major

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Jeff Goldblum

Played NASA Recruiter

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Harry Shearer

Played NASA Recruiter

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Scott Beach

Played Chief Scientist

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Jane Dornacker

Played Nurse Murch

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Anthony Munoz

Played Gonzales

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John P. Ryan

Played Head of Program

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Darryl Henriques

Played Life Reporter

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Eric Sevareid

Played Himself

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William Russ

Played Slick Goodlin

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Drew Letchworth

Played The Permanent Press Corps

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Christopher P. Beale

Played The Permanent Press Corps

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Richard Dupell

Played The Permanent Press Corps

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William Hall

Played The Permanent Press Corps

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John X. Heart

Played The Permanent Press Corps

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Ed Holmes

Played The Permanent Press Corps

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Jack Bruno Tate

Played The Permanent Press Corps

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Edward Anhalt

Played Grand Designer

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Mary Apick

Played Woman Reporter

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Robert Beer

Played Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Erik Bergmann

Played Eddie Hodges

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James Brady

Played Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson

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Katherine Conklin

Played Woman TV Reporter

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Maureen Coyne

Played Waitress

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Tom Dahlgren

Played Bell Aircraft Executive

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John Lion

Played Bell Aircraft Executive

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Peggy Davis

Played Sally Rand

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John Dehner

Played Henry Luce

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Robert Elross

Played Review Board President

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Drew Eshelman

Played Assistant Scientist

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Robert J. Geary

Played Game Show M.C.

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Royce Grones

Played 1st X-1 Pilot

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David Gulpilil

Played Aborigine

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Anthony Wallis

Played Australian Driver

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Kaaren Lee

Played Young Widow

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Sandy Kronemeyer

Played Cocoa Beach Girl

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Frankie Di

Played Cocoa Beach Girl

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Michael Pritchard

Played Texan

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Ed Corbett

Played Texan

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O-Lan Jones

Played Girl at Pancho's

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Mark Todd

Played Astronaut Trainee

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Allen Gebhardt

Played Astronaut Trainee

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Chuck Yeager

Played Fred

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Mimi Sarkisian

Played New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)

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