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Synopsis
Covering some 15 years, The Right Stuff recounts the formation of America's space program, concentrating on the original Mercury astronauts. Scott Glenn plays Alan Shepard, the first American in space; Fred Ward is Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; and Ed Harris is John Glenn, the straight-arrow "boy scout" of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth. The remaining four Mercury boys are Deke Slayton (Scott Paulin), Scott Carpenter (Charles Frank), Wally Schirra (Lance Henriksen) and Gordon Cooper (Dennis Quaid). Wolfe's original book related in straightforward fashion the dangers and frustrations facing the astronauts (including Glenn's oft-repeated complaint that it's hard to be confident when you know that the missile you're sitting on has been built by the lowest bidder), the various personal crises involving their families (Glenn's wife Annie, a stutterer, dreads being interviewed on television, while Grissom's wife Betty, angered that her husband is not regarded as a hero because his mission was a failure, bitterly declares "I want my parade!"), and the schism between the squeaky-clean public image of the Mercury pilots and their sometimes raunchy earthbound shenanigans. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Cast

Kathy Baker Louise Shepard
Scott Beach Chief Scientist
Veronica Cartwright Betty Grissom
David Clennon Liaison Man
Mickey Crocker Marge Slayton
Royal Dano Minister
Mary Jo Deschanel Annie Glenn
Scott Glenn Alan Shepard
Jeff Goldblum recruiter
Ed Harris John Glenn
Jim Haynie Air Force Major
Lance Henriksen Wally Schirra
Darryl Henriques Life Reporter
Barbara Hershey Glennis Yeager
Donald Moffat Lyndon B. Johnson
Scott Paulin Deke Slayton
Dennis Quaid Gordon Cooper
Pamela Reed Trudy Cooper
John Ryan Head of Program
Kim Stanley Pancho Barnes
Fred Ward Gus Grissom
Scott Wilson Scott Crossfield
Charles Frank Scott Carpenter
Harry Shearer recruiter
Sam Shepard Chuck Yeager
Mittie Smith Jo Schirra
Jane Dornacker Nurse Murch
Susan Kase Rene Carpenter
Anthony Munoz Gonzales

Production Crew

Pat Pending Art Director
Peter Romero Art Director
Richard J. Lawrence Art Director
W. Stewart Campbell Art Director
Tom Wolfe Book Author
Caleb Deschanel Cinematographer
Bill Conti Composer (Music Score)
Philip Kaufman Director
Douglas Stewart Editor
Glenn Farr Editor
Lisa Fruchtman Editor
Stephen A. Rotter Editor
Tom Rolf Editor
James D. Brubaker Executive Producer
Charles A. Myers First Assistant Director
Stephen A. Hope Music Editor
Irwin Winkler Producer
Robert Chartoff Producer
David Whorf Production Designer
Gene Rudolf Production Designer
Geoffrey Kirkland Production Designer
Ned Kopp Production Designer
Peter Romero Production Designer
Philip Kaufman Screenwriter
William Goldman Screenwriter
Craig Edgar Set Designer
George R. Nelson Set Designer
Joel David Lawrence Set Designer
Michael Polaire Set Designer
Nick Navarro Set Designer
David MacMillan Sound/Sound Designer
Gary Gutierrez Special Effects
Jordan Belson Special Effects
Buddy Joe Hooker Stunts
Year: 1983
Runtime: 193
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: PG
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama

Sound
Dolby

Produced by
Ladd Company
Warner Brothers

Awards
1983 - Best Picture - Academy
1983 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1983 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1983 - Best Picture - Academy
1983 - Best Picture - Academy
1983 - Best Picture - Drama - Golden Globe
1983 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1983 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
1983 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
1983 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association