Directed by:
Philip KaufmanScreenplay:
Philip KaufmanCinematography:
Caleb DeschanelComposer:
Bill ContiCast:
Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward, Barbara Hershey, Kim Stanley, Veronica Cartwright, Pamela Reed, Scott Paulin, Charles Frank (more)VOD (1)
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Based on Tom Wolfe's best-selling book, The Right Stuff tells the heroic tale of America's early journeys into space. It begins with Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard) - the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound - and continues with the Flying Fraternity and the Mercury Astronauts, the first Americans in space. The bravery and daring exploits of these men captured the imagination of mid-century Americans. In The Right Stuff and screenwriter Philip Kaufman brings these breathtaking events to life in emotionally riveting and suspenseful detail. (Warner Bros. AU)
(more)Cast
![Mimi Sarkisian](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/949/157949015_f10d5c.jpg)
Mimi Sarkisian
USA
Best movies:
One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
The Right Stuff (1983)
![William Russ](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280761_26b255.jpg)
William Russ
USA
Best movies:
American History X (1998)
The Long Hot Summer (1985) (TV movie)
The Right Stuff (1983)
![Royal Dano](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/483/483261_cf367b.jpg)
Royal Dano
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Moby Dick (1956)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
![John P. Ryan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/396/396137_7310d2.jpg)
John P. Ryan
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Bound (1996)
Three O'Clock High (1987)
![Christopher Kriesa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/444/444419_ee8ba5.jpg)
Christopher Kriesa
USA
Best movies:
The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Cast Away (2000)
The Right Stuff (1983)
![David Clennon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342484_162832.png)
David Clennon
USA
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
Gone Girl (2014)
Being There (1979)
![Yuri Gagarin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/901/157901486_1cf647.jpg)
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet Union
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Gagarin: First in Space (2013) - a.f.
![Lyndon B. Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/949/157949952_a20eef.jpg)
Lyndon B. Johnson
USA
Best movies:
Forrest Gump (1994)
JFK (1991)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) - a.f.
![O-Lan Jones](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/126/158126129_8cf0cd.jpg)
O-Lan Jones
USA
Best movies:
The Truman Show (1998)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
The Right Stuff (1983)
![Jim Haynie](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/188/158188157_37f72e.jpg)
Jim Haynie
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
![John Dehner](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/354/158354670_6a3ad6.jpg)
John Dehner
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
How the West Was Won (1976) (series)
The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955)
Edward Anhalt
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Hour of the Gun (1967)
![Darryl Henriques](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/745/160745141_0d3531.jpg)
Darryl Henriques
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
![Scott Beach](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/763/162763180_cad0f9.jpg)
Scott Beach
USA
Best movies:
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Stand by Me (1986)
Mary Apick
Iran
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Horse Girl (2020)
Michael Pritchard
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Lonesome Dove (1989) (series)
Lucky Luke (1991)
Alan Bendich
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
The Day After (1983) (TV movie)
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)