The Right Stuff

"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."

Cast

Sam Shepard

as Chuck Yeager

Scott Glenn

as Alan Shepard

Ed Harris

as John Glenn

Dennis Quaid

as Gordon Cooper

Fred Ward

as Gus Grissom

Barbara Hershey

as Glennis Yeager

Kim Stanley

as Pancho Barnes

Veronica Cartwright

as Betty Grissom

Pamela Reed

as Trudy Cooper

Scott Paulin

as Deke Slayton

Charles Frank

as Scott Carpenter

Lance Henriksen

as Wally Schirra

Donald Moffat

as Lyndon B. Johnson

Levon Helm

as Jack Ridley / Narrator

Mary Jo Deschanel

as Annie Glenn

Scott Wilson

as Scott Crossfield

Kathy Baker

as Louise Shepard

Mickey Crocker

as Marge Slayton

Susan Kase

as Rene Carpenter

Mittie Smith

as Jo Schirra

Royal Dano

as Minister

David Clennon

as Liaison Man

Jim Haynie

as Air Force Major

Jeff Goldblum

as NASA Recruiter

Harry Shearer

as NASA Recruiter

Scott Beach

as Chief Scientist

Jane Dornacker

as Nurse Murch

Anthony Munoz

as Gonzales

John P. Ryan

as Head of Program

Darryl Henriques

as Life Reporter

Eric Sevareid

as Himself

William Russ

as Slick Goodlin

Drew Letchworth

as The Permanent Press Corps

Christopher P. Beale

as The Permanent Press Corps

Richard Dupell

as The Permanent Press Corps

William Hall

as The Permanent Press Corps

John X. Heart

as The Permanent Press Corps

Ed Holmes

as The Permanent Press Corps

Jack Bruno Tate

as The Permanent Press Corps

Edward Anhalt

as Grand Designer

Mary Apick

as Woman Reporter

Robert Beer

as Dwight D. Eisenhower

Erik Bergmann

as Eddie Hodges

James Brady

as Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson

Katherine Conklin

as Woman TV Reporter

Maureen Coyne

as Waitress

Tom Dahlgren

as Bell Aircraft Executive

John Lion

as Bell Aircraft Executive

Peggy Davis

as Sally Rand

John Dehner

as Henry Luce

Robert Elross

as Review Board President

Drew Eshelman

as Assistant Scientist

Robert J. Geary

as Game Show M.C.

Royce Grones

as 1st X-1 Pilot

David Gulpilil

as Aborigine

Anthony Wallis

as Australian Driver

Kaaren Lee

as Young Widow

Sandy Kronemeyer

as Cocoa Beach Girl

Frankie Di

as Cocoa Beach Girl

Michael Pritchard

as Texan

Ed Corbett

as Texan

O-Lan Jones

as Girl at Pancho's

Mark Todd

as Astronaut Trainee

Allen Gebhardt

as Astronaut Trainee

Chuck Yeager

as Fred

Mimi Sarkisian

as New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)

Crew

James D. Brubaker

Executive Producer

Bill Conti

Original Music Composer

Philip Kaufman

Screenplay

Caleb Deschanel

Director of Photography

Irwin Winkler

Producer

Lisa Fruchtman

Editor

Tom Rolf

Editor

Glenn Farr

Editor

Stephen A. Rotter

Editor

Robert Chartoff

Producer

Tom Wolfe

Novel

Philip Kaufman

Director

Douglas Stewart

Editor

Richard Lawrence

Art Direction

Peter R. Romero

Art Direction

W. Stewart Campbell

Art Direction

Ken Pepiot

Special Effects Supervisor

George R. Nelson

Set Decoration

Lynn Stalmaster

Casting

Geoffrey Kirkland

Production Design

Jim Poynter

Set Decoration

David MacMillan

Production Sound Mixer

Buddy Joe Hooker

Stunt Coordinator

Harry Mathias

Steadicam Operator

Ted Churchill

Steadicam Operator

Alice Tompkins

Script Supervisor

Jordan Belson

Visual Effects

Bruce Geller

Hairstylist

Andy Wiskes

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Randy Thom

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Jay Boekelheide

Supervising Sound Editor

Catherine Childers

Hairstylist

Karen Bradley

Makeup Artist

Mark Berger

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Richard Hymns

Sound Effects Editor

Pat Jackson

Sound Effects Editor

Todd Boekelheide

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Thomas Scott

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Karen G. Wilson

Sound Effects Editor

Yvonne Curry

Makeup Artist

Pat Grover

Hairstylist

John Benson

Sound Effects Editor

Tim Holland

Sound Effects Editor

Susan Roether

Production Secretary