The Right Stuff (1984)

02/17/1984 3h 13m

How the future began.

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Overview

At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.

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Cast Ages at Release

Sam Shepard

as Chuck Yeager

Born 11/05/1943

Died 07/27/2017, age

Scott Glenn

as Alan Shepard

Born 01/26/1939, age

Ed Harris

as John Glenn

Born 11/28/1950, age

Dennis Quaid

as Gordon Cooper

Born 04/09/1954, age

Fred Ward

as Gus Grissom

Born 12/30/1942

Died 05/08/2022, age

Barbara Hershey

as Glennis Yeager

Born 02/05/1948, age

Kim Stanley

as Pancho Barnes

Born 02/11/1925

Died 08/20/2001, age

Veronica Cartwright

as Betty Grissom

Born 04/20/1949, age

Pamela Reed

as Trudy Cooper

Born 04/02/1949, age

Scott Paulin

as Deke Slayton

Born 02/13/1950, age

Charles Frank

as Scott Carpenter

Born 04/17/1947, age

Lance Henriksen

as Wally Schirra

Born 05/05/1940, age

Donald Moffat

as Lyndon B. Johnson

Born 12/26/1930

Died 12/20/2018, age

Levon Helm

as Jack Ridley / Narrator

Born 05/26/1940

Died 04/19/2012, age

Scott Wilson

as Scott Crossfield

Born 03/29/1942

Died 10/06/2018, age

Kathy Baker

as Louise Shepard

Born 06/08/1950, age

Royal Dano

as Minister

Born 11/16/1922

Died 05/15/1994, age

David Clennon

as Liaison Man

Born 05/10/1943, age

Jim Haynie

as Air Force Major

Born 02/06/1940

Died 04/03/2021, age

Jeff Goldblum

as NASA Recruiter

Born 10/22/1952, age

Harry Shearer

as NASA Recruiter

Born 12/23/1943, age

John P. Ryan

as Head of Program

Born 07/30/1936

Died 03/20/2007, age

William Russ

as Slick Goodlin

Born 10/20/1950, age

John Dehner

as Henry Luce

Born 11/23/1915

Died 02/04/1992, age

David Gulpilil

as Aborigine

Born 07/01/1953

Died 11/29/2021, age