The Right Stuff

About The Right Stuff

At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.

Philip Kaufman's The Right Stuff is a 1983 history film. It runs 193 minutes and was released in October 1983.

Sam Shepard takes the lead as Chuck Yeager, Scott Glenn as Alan Shepard, Ed Harris as John Glenn, and Dennis Quaid as Gordon Cooper. Written by Philip Kaufman. Production companies include The Ladd Company and Winkler Films. The story is adapted from a novel.

Shelv files it under cold war, space travel, astronaut, and historical figure.

First Man, Reagan, and Hidden Figures make useful companions to The Right Stuff, all filed under 1960s and biography. It scores 7.4 out of 10 from 1,019 TMDB voters and it carries a PG rating.