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
![Sam Shepard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267639_8d5cd2.jpg)
Sam Shepard
USA
Best movies:
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Paris, Texas (1984)
The Notebook (2004)
![Scott Glenn](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/126/165126023_d5a846.png)
Scott Glenn
USA
Best movies:
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
![Ed Harris](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/886/164886198_74013e.jpg)
Ed Harris
USA
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
The Truman Show (1998)
Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
![Dennis Quaid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/981/163981221_ffe292.png)
Dennis Quaid
USA
Best movies:
Traffic (2000)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Any Given Sunday (1999)
![Fred Ward](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267428_602de2.jpg)
Fred Ward
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
The Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
![Barbara Hershey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/880/158880897_6dc028.jpg)
Barbara Hershey
USA
Best movies:
Falling Down (1993)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988)
![Kim Stanley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273048_f28e3e.jpg)
Kim Stanley
USA
Best movies:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Frances (1982)
![Veronica Cartwright](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/252/166252698_ba32c7.jpg)
Veronica Cartwright
UK
Best movies:
Alien (1979)
The X-Files – File 11: Patient X (1998) (video compilation)
The X Files: One Son (1999) (video compilation)
![Pamela Reed](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268898_270f30.jpg)
Pamela Reed
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
I Want to Live (1983) (TV movie)
Bean (1997)
![Scott Paulin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273023_a8e8b2.jpg)
Scott Paulin
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Pump Up the Volume (1990)
I Am Sam (2001)
![Charles Frank](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886318_eaaa2d.jpg)
Charles Frank
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Columbo (1971) (series)
The Anderson Tapes (1971)
![Lance Henriksen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/615/162615985_efdbcd.png)
Lance Henriksen
USA
Best movies:
Aliens (1986)
The Terminator (1984)
Dead Man (1995)
![Donald Moffat](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/932/157932506_b12670.jpg)
Donald Moffat
UK
Best movies:
The Thing (1982)
The Gift of Love (1978) (TV movie)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Mary Jo Deschanel
USA
Best movies:
My Sister's Keeper (2009)
The Right Stuff (1983)
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces (2014)
Levon Helm
USA
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Shooter (2007)
![Scott Wilson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/655/164655263_0aec7c.jpg)
Scott Wilson
USA
Best movies:
The Last Samurai (2003)
In Cold Blood (1967)
In the Heat of the Night (1967)
![Kathy Baker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270578_0ae2a3.jpg)
Kathy Baker
USA
Best movies:
The Cider House Rules (1999)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Cold Mountain (2003)
![Jeff Goldblum](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/736/163736238_7bc37f.jpg)
Jeff Goldblum
USA
Best movies:
Jurassic Park (1993)
Annie Hall (1977)
The Right Stuff (1983)
![Harry Shearer](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272380_e0aef2.jpg)
Harry Shearer
USA
Best movies:
The Simpsons: Heaven and Hell (2002) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV (1998) (video compilation)
The Simpsons: Dark Secrets (1998) (video compilation)
![David Gulpilil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/201/162201058_eb7e3c.jpg)
David Gulpilil
Australia
Best movies:
The Right Stuff (1983)
Storm Boy (1977)
Walkabout (1971)