'The Right Stuff' explores the journey of the original Mercury astronauts who were a part of the America's first space program. The team was led by Gus Grissom, the astronaut who handled situations which would never go as planned, John Glenn, the first American to orbit the earth and the other astronauts - Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra.
Cast: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn
Crew: Philip Kaufman (Director), Caleb Deschanel (Director of Photography), Bill Conti (Music Director)
Rating: PG (Singapore)
Genres: Adventure, Drama, History, Biography
Release Dates: 08 Mar 1984 (Australia), 16 Aug 2000 (France), 24 May 1984 (Spain), 02 Mar 1984 (United Kingdom), 17 Feb 1984 (United States)
Tagline: By flying higher and faster than any other man had ever dared before, Chuck Yeager set the pace for a new breed of hero. Those that had just one thing in common...THE RIGHT STUFF.
Did you know? The mysterious "fireflies" observed by John Glenn on his first orbital flight were in fact tiny flakes of frost illuminated by sunlight. As the spacecraft orbited into darkness behind the Earth, the sub-zero temperatures caused condensation on its skin to freeze. When warmed by the sun on the other side of the orbit, the temperature change caused some of this frost layer to break free and to be illuminated by the sun. Read More
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as Chuck Yeager
as Alan Shepard
as Glennis Yeager
as Scott Carpenter
as Liaison Man
as Gordon Cooper
as Lyndon B. Johnson
as John Glenn
as Gus Grissom
as Recruiter
as Air Force Major
as Louise Shepard
as Pancho Barnes
as Wally Schirra
as Jack Ridley / Narrator
as Annie Glenn
as Marge Slayton
as Jo Schirra
as Trudy Cooper
as inister
as Chief Scientist
as Deke Slayton
as Scott Crossfield
as Rene Carpenter
as Betty Grissom
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
6-Track 70mm, Dolby
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Stereoscopy:
No
Taglines:
By flying higher and faster than any other man had ever dared before, Chuck Yeager set the pace for a new breed of hero. Those that had just one thing in common...THE RIGHT STUFF.
The spectacular story of America's first astronauts.
How the future began.
America was looking for a hero who had what it takes to become a legend. America found seven of them.
The spectacular story of America's first astronauts.
How the future began.
America was looking for a hero who had what it takes to become a legend. America found seven of them.
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Trivia:
Several of the lead actors chose to meet their real-life counterparts. Scott Glenn, however, elected not to meet with Alan Shepard, as he wanted to get down Shepard's character and nuances by observation and by hearing others' points of view. After filming, Alan Shepard commented on Scott Glenn's "spot-on" performance - except for "not being nearly as good-looking as he was."
The mysterious "fireflies" observed by John Glenn on his first orbital flight were in fact tiny flakes of frost illuminated by sunlight. As the spacecraft orbited into darkness behind the Earth, the sub-zero temperatures caused condensation on its skin to freeze. When warmed by the sun on the other side of the orbit, the temperature change caused some of this frost layer to break free and to be illuminated by the sun.
In the movie, Alan Shepard says "Louise, I'm going to the moon, I swear to God. I'm on my way." Of the Mercury Seven, Shepard was the only one that did go there, on Apollo 14, becoming the fifth person to walk on the moon (and the only person to ever play golf on the moon) on February 5-6, 1971.
Sam Shepard, who played legendary pilot Chuck Yeager, actually had a fear of flying.
The mysterious "fireflies" observed by John Glenn on his first orbital flight were in fact tiny flakes of frost illuminated by sunlight. As the spacecraft orbited into darkness behind the Earth, the sub-zero temperatures caused condensation on its skin to freeze. When warmed by the sun on the other side of the orbit, the temperature change caused some of this frost layer to break free and to be illuminated by the sun.
In the movie, Alan Shepard says "Louise, I'm going to the moon, I swear to God. I'm on my way." Of the Mercury Seven, Shepard was the only one that did go there, on Apollo 14, becoming the fifth person to walk on the moon (and the only person to ever play golf on the moon) on February 5-6, 1971.
Sam Shepard, who played legendary pilot Chuck Yeager, actually had a fear of flying.
