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Capt/Col. Chuck Yeager, Test Pilot
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Cast
- Scott GlennCapt. Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr., Mercury Astronaut
- Ed HarrisMaj. John Herschel Glenn Jr., Mercury Astronaut
- Dennis QuaidGordon Cooper
- Fred WardGus Grissom
- Barbara HersheyGlennis Yeager
- Kim StanleyPancho Barnes
- Veronica CartwrightBetty Grissom
- Jane DornackerThe Right Stuff
- Scott PaulinDeke Slayton
Kathy BakerLouise Shepard- Charles FrankScott Carpenter
The Right Stuff (1983) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Feb 17, 1984 · With Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid. The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers preferred.
The film stars Sam Shepard, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, and Barbara Hershey; Levon Helm narrates and plays Air Force test pilot Jack Ridley . The Right Stuff was a box-office bomb, grossing about $21 million (domestically) against a $27 million budget.
The Right Stuff - Full Cast & Crew. A profile of the early days of the American space program that focuses on the lives of the first astronauts, as well as that of Chuck Yeager, the test...
Tom Wolfe. Novel. Philip Kaufman. Screenplay. As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings forth momentous challenges.
With Patrick J. Adams, Patrick Fischler, Eric Ladin, James Lafferty. U.S. fighter pilots are recruited to test experimental aircraft and rockets to become first Mercury astronauts. TV adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book, 'The Right Stuff'.
Mar 16, 2002 · Two men haunt Philip Kaufman's "The Right Stuff" (1983), the story of America's first steps into space. One speaks little, the other hardly at all. The laconic one is Chuck Yeager, generally acknowledged as the best test pilot of all time, who judges himself by his achievements, not his words.
By focusing on the lives of the Mercury astronauts, including John Glenn (Ed Harris) and Alan Shepard (Scott Glenn), the film recounts the dangers and frustrations experienced by those involved...
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- History, Drama
- PG
"The Right Stuff" is likely to be a landmark movie in a lot of careers. It announces Kaufman's arrival in the ranks of major directors. It contains uniformly interesting performances by a whole list of unknown or little-known actors, including Ed Harris (Glenn), Scott Glenn (Alan Shepard), Fred Ward (Grissom) and Dennis Quaid (Cooper).
Overview. Synopsis. Credits. Photos & Videos. Film Details. Awards. Articles & Reviews. Notes. Brief Synopsis. The first astronauts fight for their place in space. Cast & Crew. Read More. Philip Kaufman. Director. Ed Harris. Scott Glenn. Barbara Hershey. Sam Shepard. Darryl Henriques. Photos & Videos. View All. 3 Photos. Film Details.
