The Right Stuff

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Sam Shepard

Chuck Yeager

Scott Glenn

Alan Shepard

Ed Harris

John Glenn

Dennis Quaid

Gordon Cooper

Fred Ward

Gus Grissom

Barbara Hershey

Glennis Yeager

Kim Stanley

Pancho Barnes

Veronica Cartwright

Betty Grissom

Pamela Reed

Trudy Cooper

Scott Paulin

Deke Slayton

Charles Frank

Scott Carpenter

Lance Henriksen

Wally Schirra

Donald Moffat

Lyndon B. Johnson

Levon Helm

Jack Ridley / Narrator

Mary Jo Deschanel

Annie Glenn

Scott Wilson

Scott Crossfield

Kathy Baker

Louise Shepard

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Mickey Crocker

Marge Slayton

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Susan Kase

Rene Carpenter

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Mittie Smith

Jo Schirra

Crew

Art

• W. Stewart Campbell Art Direction
• Richard Lawrence Art Direction
• Peter R. Romero Art Direction
• Geoffrey Kirkland Production Design
• Jim Poynter Set Decoration
• George R. Nelson Set Decoration

Camera

• Caleb Deschanel Director of Photography
• Ted Churchill Steadicam Operator
• Harry Mathias Steadicam Operator

Costume & Make-Up

• Karen Bradley Makeup Artist
• Catherine Childers Hairstylist
• Yvonne Curry Makeup Artist
• Bruce Geller Hairstylist
• Pat Grover Hairstylist

Crew

• Buddy Joe Hooker Stunt Coordinator

Directing

• Philip Kaufman Director
• Alice Tompkins Script Supervisor

Editing

• Glenn Farr Editor
• Lisa Fruchtman Editor
• Tom Rolf Editor
• Stephen A. Rotter Editor
• Douglas Stewart Editor

Production

• James D. Brubaker Executive Producer
• Robert Chartoff Producer
• Irwin Winkler Producer
• Lynn Stalmaster Casting
• Susan Roether Production Secretary

Sound

• Bill Conti Original Music Composer
• David MacMillan Production Sound Mixer
• John Benson Sound Effects Editor
• Mark Berger Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Jay Boekelheide Supervising Sound Editor
• Todd Boekelheide Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Tim Holland Sound Effects Editor
• Pat Jackson Sound Effects Editor
• Thomas Scott Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Randy Thom Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Karen G. Wilson Sound Effects Editor
• Andy Wiskes Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Visual Effects

• Ken Pepiot Special Effects Supervisor
• Jordan Belson Visual Effects

Writing

• Tom Wolfe Novel
• Philip Kaufman Screenplay

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