'The Right Stuff' chronicles the story of the pioneering Mercury astronauts: Shepard, Grissom, Glenn, Carpenter, Schirra, Cooper and Slayton, are the first Americans to ride a primitive spacecraft solo into a new frontier. Preceding them in the history books was the legendary Chuck Yeager who, far removed from the awesome media spotlight that would focus on the "spacemen" a decade later, became the first man to break the sound barrier piloting the fabled X-1. The Right Stuff is funny, touching and exciting entertainment.
Directed by
Philip Kaufman
Written by
Tom Wolfe (book) Philip Kaufman (screenplay)
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); Charles Frank (Scott Carpenter); Lance Henriksen (Wally Schirra); Donald Moffat (Lyndon B. Johnson); Levon Helm (Jack Ridley / Narrator); Mary Jo Deschanel (Annie Glenn). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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