The Right Stuff 40 years old
How the future began.
A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the straight-arrow 'boy scout' of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth; and the remaining pilots: Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper.
Credits
The Right Stuff Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeff Goldblum He was 30, now 71 years old | as NASA Recruiter |
| Ed Harris He was 32, now 73 years old | as John Glenn |
| Veronica Cartwright She was 34, now 74 years old | as Betty Grissom |
| Sam Shepard He was 39, 73 years old when he died | as Chuck Yeager |
| Lance Henriksen He was 43, now 83 years old | as Wally Schirra |
| Dennis Quaid He was 29, now 70 years old | as Gordon Cooper |
| Scott Glenn He was 42, now 83 years old | as Alan Shepard |
| Harry Shearer He was 39, now 80 years old | as NASA Recruiter |
| William Russ He was 33, now 73 years old | as Slick Goodlin |
| John P. Ryan He was 47, 70 years old when he died | as Head of Program |
| Scott Wilson He was 41, 76 years old when he died | as Scott Crossfield |
| David Clennon He was 40, now 80 years old | as Liaison Man |
| Fred Ward He was 40, now 81 years old | as Gus Grissom |
| Barbara Hershey She was 35, now 76 years old | as Glennis Yeager |
| Scott Paulin He was 33, now 74 years old | as Deke Slayton |
| Mary Jo Deschanel She was 37, now 78 years old | as Annie Glenn |
| Donald Moffat He was 52, 87 years old when he died | as Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Pamela Reed She was 34, now 75 years old | as Trudy Cooper |
| David Gulpilil He was 30, now 70 years old | as Aborigine |
| Royal Dano He was 60, 71 years old when he died | as Minister |
| Levon Helm He was 43, 71 years old when he died | as Jack Ridley / Narrator |
| John Dehner He was 67, 76 years old when he died | as Henry Luce |
| Kathy Baker She was 33, now 73 years old | as Louise Shepard |
| O-Lan Jones She was 33, now 73 years old | as Girl at Pancho's |
| Chuck Yeager He was 60, 97 years old when he died | as Fred |
| Jim Haynie He was 43, now 84 years old | as Air Force Major |
| Kim Stanley She was 58, 76 years old when she died | as Pancho Barnes |
The Right Stuff Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Lisa Fruchtman as Editor. She was 35 (now 75) years old | Editing |
| James D. Brubaker as Executive Producer. He was 46 (now 87) years old | Production |
| Pat Jackson as Sound Effects Editor. He was 47 (75) years old when He died | Sound |
| Richard Hymns as Sound Effects Editor. He was 36 (now 76) years old | Sound |
| Tim Holland as Sound Effects Editor. | Sound |
| George R. Nelson as Set Decoration. He was 56 (65) years old when He died | Art |
| W. Stewart Campbell as Production Design. He was 14 (40) years old when He died | Art |
| Karen Bradley as Makeup Artist. She was 13 (now 54) years old | Costume & Make-Up |
| John Benson as Sound Effects Editor. He was 40 (67) years old when He died | Sound |
| Glenn Farr as Editor. He was 16 (now 24) years old | Editing |
| Ken Pepiot as Special Effects Supervisor. He was 40 (now 81) years old | Visual Effects |
| Geoffrey Kirkland as Production Design. He was 44 (now 85) years old | Art |
| Stephen A. Rotter as Editor. He was 16 (now 24) years old | Editing |
| Douglas Stewart as Editor. He was 64 (75) years old when He died | Editing |
| Ted Churchill as Steadicam Operator. He was 39 (51) years old when He died | Camera |
| Philip Kaufman as Director. He was 46 (now 87) years old | Directing |
| Philip Kaufman as Screenplay. He was 46 (now 87) years old | Writing |
| Lynn Stalmaster as Casting. He was 56 (now 96) years old | Production |
| Mark Berger as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 40 (now 80) years old | Sound |
| Bill Conti as Original Music Composer. He was 41 (now 82) years old | Sound |
| Irwin Winkler as Producer. He was 52 (now 92) years old | Production |
| Tom Wolfe as Novel. He was 52 (87) years old when He died | Writing |
| Robert Chartoff as Producer. He was 50 (81) years old when He died | Production |
| Randy Thom as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 16 (now 24) years old | Sound |
| Todd Boekelheide as Sound Re-Recording Mixer. He was 16 (now 24) years old | Sound |
| Jim Poynter as Set Decoration. He was 40 (now 80) years old | Art |
| Buddy Hart as Stunt Coordinator. He was 39 (now 79) years old | Crew |
The Right Stuff (40 years)
How the future began.
- Release day: Thursday, October 20, 1983
- Runtime: 193 minutes
- Budget: 27000000.00
- Revenue: 21500000.00