The Right Stuff (1983)

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3h 13min | Drama, History | Oct 20, 1983 | Released

A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the straight-arrow 'boy scout' of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth; and the remaining pilots: Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra.

Director: Philip Kaufman

Producer: Irwin Winkler Robert Chartoff

Writer(s): Philip Kaufman

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Cast & Crew

Cast (33 Members)

John Glenn

Alan Shepard

Slick Goodlin

Louise Shepard

Girl at Pancho's

Lance Henriksen

Wally Schirra

NASA Recruiter

Veronica Cartwright

Betty Grissom

NASA Recruiter

Gordon Cooper

Scott Crossfield

Chuck Yeager

Air Force Major

Gus Grissom

Barbara Hershey

Glennis Yeager

Trudy Cooper

Head of Program

Liaison Man

Lyndon B. Johnson

Minister

Pancho Barnes

Deke Slayton

Aborigine

Jack Ridley / Narrator

Henry Luce

Mary Jo Deschanel

Annie Glenn

Scott Carpenter

Fred

Woman Reporter

Marge Slayton

Rene Carpenter

Jo Schirra

Gonzales

Ed Harris John Glenn

Scott Glenn Alan Shepard

William Russ Slick Goodlin

Kathy Baker Louise Shepard

O-Lan Jones Girl at Pancho's

Lance Henriksen Wally Schirra

Jeff Goldblum NASA Recruiter

Veronica Cartwright Betty Grissom

Harry Shearer NASA Recruiter

Dennis Quaid Gordon Cooper

Scott Wilson Scott Crossfield

Sam Shepard Chuck Yeager

Jim Haynie Air Force Major

Fred Ward Gus Grissom

Barbara Hershey Glennis Yeager

Pamela Reed Trudy Cooper

John P. Ryan Head of Program

David Clennon Liaison Man

Donald Moffat Lyndon B. Johnson

Royal Dano Minister

Kim Stanley Pancho Barnes

Scott Paulin Deke Slayton

David Gulpilil Aborigine

Levon Helm Jack Ridley / Narrator

John Dehner Henry Luce

Mary Jo Deschanel Annie Glenn

Charles Frank Scott Carpenter

Chuck Yeager Fred

Mary Apick Woman Reporter

Mickey Crocker Marge Slayton

Susan Kase Rene Carpenter

Mittie Smith Jo Schirra

Anthony Munoz Gonzales

Crew (41 Members)

Director

Editor

Lynn Stalmaster

Casting

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Editor

James D. Brubaker

Executive Producer

Sound Effects Editor

Sound Effects Editor

Sound Effects Editor

George R. Nelson

Set Decoration

Buddy Joe Hooker

Stunt Coordinator

Caleb Deschanel

Director of Photography

Original Music Composer

Producer

W. Stewart Campbell

Production Design

Makeup Artist

Robert Chartoff

Producer

Sound Effects Editor

Editor

Special Effects Supervisor

Geoffrey Kirkland

Production Design

Stephen A. Rotter

Editor

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Novel

Douglas Stewart

Editor

Steadicam Operator

Todd Boekelheide

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Set Decoration

Steadicam Operator

Richard Lawrence

Production Design

Karen G. Wilson

Sound Effects Editor

Catherine Childers

Hairstylist

Script Supervisor

Peter R. Romero

Production Design

Hairstylist

David MacMillan

Production Sound Mixer

Jay Boekelheide

Supervising Sound Editor

Makeup Artist

Hairstylist

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Philip Kaufman Director

Tom Rolf Editor

Lynn Stalmaster Casting

Mark Berger Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lisa Fruchtman Editor

James D. Brubaker Executive Producer

Pat Jackson Sound Effects Editor

Richard Hymns Sound Effects Editor

Tim Holland Sound Effects Editor

George R. Nelson Set Decoration

Buddy Joe Hooker Stunt Coordinator

Caleb Deschanel Director of Photography

Bill Conti Original Music Composer

Irwin Winkler Producer

W. Stewart Campbell Production Design

Karen Bradley Makeup Artist

Robert Chartoff Producer

John Benson Sound Effects Editor

Glenn Farr Editor

Ken Pepiot Special Effects Supervisor

Geoffrey Kirkland Production Design

Stephen A. Rotter Editor

Randy Thom Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tom Wolfe Novel

Douglas Stewart Editor

Ted Churchill Steadicam Operator

Todd Boekelheide Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jim Poynter Set Decoration

Harry Mathias Steadicam Operator

Richard Lawrence Production Design

Karen G. Wilson Sound Effects Editor

Catherine Childers Hairstylist

Alice Tompkins Script Supervisor

Peter R. Romero Production Design

Pat Grover Hairstylist

David MacMillan Production Sound Mixer

Jay Boekelheide Supervising Sound Editor

Yvonne Curry Makeup Artist

Bruce Geller Hairstylist

Thomas Scott Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Andy Wiskes Sound Re-Recording Mixer

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