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The Right Stuff

The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers prefe

Director

Philip Kaufman

Year

Genre

adventure, biography, drama

Box Office

$21,192,102

Production

N/A

Awards

Won 4 Oscars. 11 wins & 16 nominations total

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Chuck Yeager

Alan Shepard

John Glenn

Gordon Cooper

Gus Grissom

Glennis Yeager

Barbara Hershey

Pancho Barnes

Betty Grissom

Veronica Cartwright

Trudy Cooper

Deke Slayton

Scott Carpenter

Wally Schirra

Lance Henriksen

Lyndon B. Johnson

Jack Ridley

Annie Glenn

Mary Jo Deschanel

Scott Crossfield

Louise Shepard

Marge Slayton

Rene Carpenter

Jo Schirra

Minister

Liaison Man

Air Force Major

Recruiter

Recruiter

Chief Scientist

Nurse Murch

Gonzales

Head of Program

Life Reporter

Darryl Henriques

Eric Sevareid

Slick Goodlin

The Permanent Press Corps

Drew Letchworth

The Permanent Press Corps

Christopher P. Beale

The Permanent Press Corps

The Permanent Press Corps

The Permanent Press Corps

The Permanent Press Corps

The Permanent Press Corps

Jack Bruno Tate

Grand Designer

Woman Reporter

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Eddie Hodges

Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson (as James M. Brady)

Woman TV Reporter

Katherine Conklin

Waitress

Bell Aircraft Executive

Bell Aircraft Executive

Sally Rand

Henry Luce

Review Board President

Assistant Scientist

Game Show M.C.

Robert J. Geary

1st X-1 Pilot (as Major Royce Grones)

Aborigine

Australian Driver (as Anthony Wallace)

Young Widow

Cocoa Beach Girl

Sandy Kronemeyer

Cocoa Beach Girl

Texan

Michael Pritchard

Texan

Girl at Pancho's

Astronaut Trainee

Astronaut Trainee (as Alan Gebhart)

Fred (as General Chuck Yeager)

Self (archive footage)

Spectator

NYPD Patrolman

Voiceover

Ronnie Dee Blaire

Self - Viewing Parade for Gagarin (archive footage)

Nikolai Bulganin

JosÃ© Jimenez (archive footage)

Self

Fan at the cow palace

Self - Embracing Khrushchev (archive footage)

Self - Standing Behind JFK (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

John F. Kennedy

Self - Embracing Gagarin (archive footage)

Nikita Khrushchev

Mission Control Room Man

Christopher Kriesa

Self - Viewing Parade for Gagarin (archive footage)

Georgi Malenkov

Capt. Mills

Self - Viewing Parade for Gagarin (archive footage)

Anastas Mikoyan

Reporter

New Mexico Nurse in Lobby

Hero Extra

Gregory Rae Stone

Party Guest

Reporter

Self - Viewing Parade for Gagarin (archive footage)

Kliment Voroshilov

Technician

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Okay, uh,
Whiskey Kilo 28, prepare to drop. - The Right Stuff

Okay, uh, Whiskey Kilo 28, prepare to drop.

Could I ask you something? - The Right Stuff

Could I ask you something?

Oh. Oh. - The Right Stuff

Mr. Russell? - The Right Stuff

I think that'll work. - The Right Stuff

I think that'll work.

Punch a hole in the sky. - The Right Stuff

Punch a hole in the sky.

There she is, all bridled,
saddled and ready to go. - The Right Stuff

There she is, all bridled, saddled and ready to go.

Hey, look. - The Right Stuff

Pre-drop checklist complete. - The Right Stuff

Pre-drop checklist complete.

All right, here we go. Mach 0.91. - The Right Stuff

All right, here we go. Mach 0.91.

Hit a mild buffet there. - The Right Stuff

Hit a mild buffet there.

Point nine-five. - The Right Stuff

Point nine-five.

More buffeting. - The Right Stuff

More buffeting.

What's that sound? - The Right Stuff

What's that sound?

Word will get out. Maybe not
to the press or the general public. - The Right Stuff

Word will get out. Maybe not to the press or the general pub...

You're looking at him, baby. - The Right Stuff

You're looking at him, baby.

Oh, hear us - The Right Stuff

Good one. Now fire it in here. - The Right Stuff

Good one. Now fire it in here.

You know... - The Right Stuff

I'm going home to my folks
in San Diego. - The Right Stuff

I'm going home to my folks in San Diego.

Look at them. - The Right Stuff

BETTY
Men... - The Right Stuff

Sometimes they sure are
handy assholes, though. - The Right Stuff

Sometimes they sure are handy assholes, though.

You got any Beemans? - The Right Stuff

You got any Beemans?

Okay, drop her. - The Right Stuff

Okay, drop her.

I've got you in sight. - The Right Stuff

I've got you in sight.

Here goes Mach 2. - The Right Stuff

Here goes Mach 2.

Come in, Chuck. - The Right Stuff

Come in, Chuck.

Come in! - The Right Stuff

It's called Sputnik. - The Right Stuff

It's called Sputnik.

It's "Straighten Up and Fly Right." - The Right Stuff

It's "Straighten Up and Fly Right."

Major, Eddie here has a little
problem with his girlfriend. - The Right Stuff

Major, Eddie here has a little problem with his girlfriend.

They love the guy. - The Right Stuff

They love the guy.

Delta Charlie
9, you are clear to land... - The Right Stuff

Delta Charlie 9, you are clear to land...

Are you sure the Navy's got good pilots? - The Right Stuff

Are you sure the Navy's got good pilots?

Why are you doing this to me? - The Right Stuff

Why are you doing this to me?

Thank you, Number 21. - The Right Stuff

Thank you, Number 21.

Number 22, please. - The Right Stuff

Number 22, please.

Buenos dias, yourself. - The Right Stuff

Buenos dias, yourself.

Ha! - The Right Stuff

Terrific, Scott. Darn good! - The Right Stuff

Terrific, Scott. Darn good!

Let me out! Let me out of here! Let me out!
Please. Please. Let me out. - The Right Stuff

Let me out! Let me out of here! Let me out! Please. Please. ...

Please return it to the lab. - The Right Stuff

Please return it to the lab.

Great. - The Right Stuff

Okay, Glenn, I know that's you. - The Right Stuff

Okay, Glenn, I know that's you.

Good golly, Miss Molly - The Right Stuff

Good golly, Miss Molly

I know. I know, I know. - The Right Stuff

I know. I know, I know.

You're all set. I told her you were
stable, well-adjusted, attentive. - The Right Stuff

You're all set. I told her you were stable, well-adjust...

Here, hold this. - The Right Stuff

Here, hold this.

Jesus. - The Right Stuff

Holy shit. - The Right Stuff

Following distribution of
the kits, those of you who have p.m. deadlines... - The Right Stuff

Following distribution of the kits, those of you who have p....

Thank you.
Mr. Schirra? - The Right Stuff

Thank you. Mr. Schirra?

I don't think any of us
could do something like this... - The Right Stuff

I don't think any of us could do something like this...

My wife's attitude has been the same
as it's been all through my flying. - The Right Stuff

My wife's attitude has been the same as it's been ...

Can you tell us if any of you
go to church regularly? - The Right Stuff

Can you tell us if any of you go to church regularly?

Well, what's with her? - The Right Stuff

Well, what's with her?

I'm going to the Cape tomorrow. - The Right Stuff

I'm going to the Cape tomorrow.

It's important to America
to get a man up there first. - The Right Stuff

It's important to America to get a man up there first.

Nine, eight... - The Right Stuff

Four, three, two, one, zero. - The Right Stuff

Four, three, two, one, zero.

What is the most
important thing in rocket travel? - The Right Stuff

What is the most important thing in rocket travel?

He loves Ed Sullivan. - The Right Stuff

He loves Ed Sullivan.

Which one of you is
going to be the first one... - The Right Stuff

Which one of you is going to be the first one...

Here he is. - The Right Stuff

Off we go in a wild blue yonder - The Right Stuff

Off we go in a wild blue yonder

They've got a man up there.
It's Gagarin. - The Right Stuff

They've got a man up there. It's Gagarin.

Not very funny, John. - The Right Stuff

Not very funny, John.

Dear Lord, please don't let me fuck up. - The Right Stuff

Dear Lord, please don't let me fuck up.

You sure you just want a little smidgen? - The Right Stuff

You sure you just want a little smidgen?

All this waiting is driving me crazy. - The Right Stuff

All this waiting is driving me crazy.

You're on your way, José. - The Right Stuff

You're on your way, José.

I think we'll be able to talk... - The Right Stuff

I think we'll be able to talk...

The vice president,
who is chairman of our Space Council... - The Right Stuff

The vice president, who is chairman of our Space Council...

Louise. What was Jackie like? - The Right Stuff

Louise. What was Jackie like?

Liberty Bell 7, Liberty Bell 7,
this is Hunt Club 1. Over. - The Right Stuff

Liberty Bell 7, Liberty Bell 7, this is Hunt Club 1. Over.

What happened? - The Right Stuff

Help! Throw down the line! - The Right Stuff

Help! Throw down the line!

We've lost it. - The Right Stuff

I didn't do anything. - The Right Stuff

I didn't do anything.

It must have been a
technical malfunction. - The Right Stuff

It must have been a technical malfunction.

Well, what do you think? - The Right Stuff

Well, what do you think?

Are we going to the White House? - The Right Stuff

Are we going to the White House?

You know, I always hated flying. - The Right Stuff

You know, I always hated flying.

We never had any insurance
except a couple months' pay. - The Right Stuff

We never had any insurance except a couple months' pay.

I guess I liked the kind
of man who could... - The Right Stuff

I guess I liked the kind of man who could...

If I ever see that happen... - The Right Stuff

If I ever see that happen...

Inside this trim, modest
suburban home is Annie Glenn... - The Right Stuff

Inside this trim, modest suburban home is Annie Glenn...

Where are they going? - The Right Stuff

Where are they going?

Okay. - The Right Stuff

The Right Stuff poster

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The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers prefe

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Director: Philip Kaufman

Writer: Philip Kaufman, Tom Wolfe

Production: N/A

Genre: adventure, biography, drama

Year: 1983

MetaScore: 91/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: $21,192,102

Released: 17 Feb 1984

Awards: Won 4 Oscars. 11 wins & 16 nominations total

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