The Right Stuff
1983 · Movie · 193 min. · United States
Deep in the desert during the 1950s, army test pilots courageously fought to break the sound barrier. These maverick men would stop at nothing to achieve winning speed. Led by their champion, Chuck Yeager (Sam Shepard), they caroused at the local watering hole while sharing tales of extreme sport and bravery--until the Russians successfully sent their Sputnik satellite into the skies, and the United States government panicked, quickly launching a space program of its own. In an effort to find the right men for the job, the government searched the desert and the seas, compiling a crew of daredevil space cowboys willing to do anything for the chance to represent America in the space race. After gruelling medical, physical, and psychological tests, seven men were left standing, led by American hero John Glenn (Ed Harris), test pilots Gordon Cooper (Dennis Quaid), Gus Grissom (Fred Ward), and Scott Carpenter (Charles Frank), and Navy man Alan Shepard (Scott Glenn). With the help of the media and the government, these men became overnight heroes, sacrificing their freedom and their families for the dream of space travel.
Direction Philip Kaufman
Cast Scott Glenn · Ed Harris · Barbara Hershey · Dennis Quaid · Pamela Reed · Sam Shepard · Kim Stanley · Fred Ward · Veronica Cartwright · David Clennon · Scott Wilson · Donald Moffat · Levon Helm · Jeff Goldblum · Harry Shearer · Charles Frank · Royal Dano · John Dehner · Lance Henriksen · Scott Paulin · John P. Ryan · Mary Jo Deschanel · Kathy Baker · Mickey Crocker · Susan Kase · Mittie Smith · Jim Haynie · Scott Beach · Jane Dornacker · Anthony Munoz · Darryl Henriques · Eric Sevareid · William Russ
Soundtrack Bill Conti
Screenplay Philip Kaufman · Tom Wolfe
Cinematography Caleb Deschanel
Original title The Right Stuff
6.8
4K votes (FilmAffinity)
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