The Right Stuff (1984)
Movie
1983
PG
3 HOURS 13 MINS
Historical drama
Test pilot Chuck Yeager and the first astronauts pioneer the U.S. space program.
Cast & Crew
Sam Shepard Capt/Col. Chuck Yeager, Test Pilot
Scott Glenn Capt. Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr., Mercury Astronaut
Ed Harris Maj. John Herschel Glenn Jr., Mercury Astronaut
Dennis Quaid Gordon Cooper
Fred Ward Gus Grissom
Barbara Hershey Glennis Yeager
Kim Stanley Pancho Barnes
Veronica Cartwright Betty Grissom
Jane Dornacker The Right Stuff
Kathy Baker Louise Shepard
Pamela Reed Trudy Cooper
Philip Kaufman Director
Philip Kaufman Writer
Tom Wolfe Writer
James D. Brubaker Executive Producer
Robert Chartoff Producer
Irwin Winkler Producer
Todd Boekelheide Original Music
Bill Conti Original Music
Caleb Deschanel Cinematography
Glenn Farr Film Editing
Lisa Fruchtman Film Editing
Tom Rolf Film Editing
Lynn Stalmaster Casting
Geoffrey Kirkland Production Design
W. Stewart Campbell Art Direction
Richard Lawrence Art Direction
George R. Nelson Set Decoration
⨁Full Cast & Crew
Upcoming TV Airings
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Tuesday, February 3
Test pilot Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard) and the first astronauts pioneer the U.S. space program.
Saturday, February 14
Test pilot Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard) and the first astronauts pioneer the U.S. space program.
Tuesday, February 17
Test pilot Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard) and the first astronauts pioneer the U.S. space program.
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