The Right Stuff

Name: The Right Stuff
Genre: Adventure, History
Released: 1983-10-20
Duration: 193 min
Rating: 7.403
Cast: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid, Fred Ward

How the future began.

EN 7.420 October 1983193 min

Adventure History

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.

Budget: $27,000,000Box Office: $21,500,000

answering machine politics space race 1960s u.s. air force astronauts nasa space travel space program based on novel or book flight 1940s

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Crew

Producer
Irwin Winkler

Producer
Robert Chartoff

Original Music Composer
Bill Conti

Screenplay
Philip Kaufman

Director
Philip Kaufman

Director of Photography
Caleb Deschanel

Viewer Comments

Filipe Manuel Neto

This leads me to another problem: you need to have a minimal knowledge of the program and who was part of it to be able to understand everything the film shows, because there are not many explanations and the film presumes that the audience knows what they are watching. The cast is, perhaps, one of the most important aspects of the film, since it is largely based on the development of the cast members and on the way each actor worked and developed his character. And there is no doubt that we have a wide range of talented artists here where Sam Shepard, Fred Ward, Ed Harris and Dennis Quaid dominate the canvas and capture our full attention.

Paul Scott

I can see why opinions are divided. Here's the thing: some questionable directorial choices hold this back.

Kevin Allen

For a 1983 release, this is remarkable. Building on that, the performances are serviceable still rarely inspired.