The Right Stuff

(1984)

7.8 /10

67,160 votes

IMDb

Release & Runtime

February 17, 1984 · 3 hr 13 min

Awards

Won 4 Oscars. 12 wins & 16 nominations total

Languages

English Russian Spanish

Countries

United States

Tom Wolfe's book on the history of the U.S. Space program reads like a novel, and the film has that same fictional quality. It covers the breaking of the sound barrier by Chuck Yeager to the Mercury 7 astronauts, showing that no one had a clue how to run a space program or how to select people to be in it. Thrilling, funny, charming and electrifying all at once.

Cast: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris and others

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