The Right Stuff (1983)
How the future began.
Starring Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris
Directed by Philip Kaufman
A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the straight-arrow 'boy scout' of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth; and the remaining pilots: Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra.
Runtime: 193 min.
Rating: 7.5
DVD
Languages: English,Russian
Countries: United States of America
Genres: Drama,History
Keywords: based on novel or book,nasa,answering machine,cold war,pilot,u.s. air force,space travel,politics,historical figure,epic,flight,astronaut,space race,lyndon johnson,test pilot,1940s,1950s,1960s,sound barrier,space program
Cast
Gus Grissom
Gordon Cooper
John Glenn
Alan Shepard
Chuck Yeager
Glennis Yeager
Wally Schirra
Betty Grissom
NASA Recruiter
NASA Recruiter
Pancho Barnes
Trudy Cooper
Deke Slayton
Scott Carpenter
Lyndon B. Johnson
Jack Ridley / Narrator
Annie Glenn
Scott Crossfield
Louise Shepard
Marge Slayton
Rene Carpenter
Jo Schirra
Minister
Liaison Man
Air Force Major
Gonzales
Head of Program
Slick Goodlin
Woman Reporter
Henry Luce
Aborigine
Girl at Pancho's
Fred