---
title: 'The Right Stuff (1983)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Philip Kaufman'
released: '1983-10-21'
runtime_minutes: 184
certification: 'PG'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'History'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-right-stuff-1983'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086197/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Right Stuff (1983)

1983 · PG · 184 min · Drama, Adventure, History · United States


## Synopsis

The Right Stuff is a 1983 American epic historical drama film written and directed by Philip Kaufman and based on the 1979 book of the same name by Tom Wolfe. The film follows the Navy, Marine, and Air Force test pilots who were involved in aeronautical research at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as well as the Mercury Seven, the seven military pilots who were selected to be the astronauts for Project Mercury, the first human spaceflight by the United States. The film stars Sam Shepard, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, Barbara Hershey and Kim Stanley ; Levon Helm narrates and plays Air Force test pilot Jack Ridley.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Philip Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-kaufman)
- **Screenplay:** [Philip Kaufman](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-kaufman), [Tom Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wolfe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bill Conti](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-conti)
- **Producer:** [Irwin Winkler](https://cinepixo.com/people/irwin-winkler)
- **Director of Photography:** [Caleb Deschanel](https://cinepixo.com/people/caleb-deschanel)
- **Editor:** [Glenn Farr](https://cinepixo.com/people/glenn-farr)

## Cast

- [Ed Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/ed-harris) as John Glenn
- [Harry Shearer](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-shearer) as NASA recruiter
- [Mittie Smith](https://cinepixo.com/people/mittie-smith) as Wally Schirra
- [Edward Anhalt](https://cinepixo.com/people/edward-anhalt)
- [John P. Ryan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-p-ryan) as the Head of the Manned Space Program
- [Pamela Reed](https://cinepixo.com/people/pamela-reed) as Trudy Cooper
- [Veronica Cartwright](https://cinepixo.com/people/veronica-cartwright) as Betty Grissom
- [Anastas Mikoyan](https://cinepixo.com/people/anastas-mikoyan) as Anastas Mikoyan
- [Scott Glenn](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-glenn) as Alan Shepard
- [Susan Kase](https://cinepixo.com/people/susan-kase) as Rene Carpenter
- [Scott Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/scott-wilson) as Albert Scott Crossfield
- [Jeff Goldblum](https://cinepixo.com/people/jeff-goldblum) as NASA recruiter
- [Georgy Malenkov](https://cinepixo.com/people/georgy-malenkov) as Georgy Malenkov
- [Robert Beer](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-beer) as Dwight D. Eisenhower
- [John Dehner](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-dehner) as Henry Luce

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-right-stuff-1983
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