The Right Stuff
7.8
“How the future began.”
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.
Where to watch
Amazon Video
Rent · Buy
Apple TV Store
Rent · Buy
Google Play Movies
Rent · Buy
YouTube
Rent · Buy
Fandango At Home
Rent · Buy
Spectrum On Demand
Rent
Your rating
Your review
Cast
66 people
Sam Shepard
Chuck Yeager
Known for
Brothers
The Notebook
Scott Glenn
Alan Shepard
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marvel's The Defenders
Ed Harris
John Glenn
Known for
Westworld
The Truman Show
Dennis Quaid
Gordon Cooper
Known for
The Day After Tomorrow
The Parent Trap
Fred Ward
Gus Grissom
Known for
Tremors
Escape from Alcatraz
Barbara Hershey
Glennis Yeager
Known for
Black Swan
Falling Down
Kim Stanley
Pancho Barnes
Known for
Seance on a Wet Afternoon
Frances
Veronica Cartwright
Betty Grissom
Known for
Alien
The Birds
Pamela Reed
Trudy Cooper
Known for
Jericho
Kindergarten Cop
Scott Paulin
Deke Slayton
Known for
Turner & Hooch
Pump Up the Volume
Charles Frank
Scott Carpenter
Also in
Tarantulas: The Deadly Cargo
Liz: The Elizabeth Taylor Story
Lance Henriksen
Wally Schirra
Known for
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
The Terminator
Philip Kaufman Director · Tom Wolfe Author Bill Conti Composer
Worldwide gross $22M · Budget $27M · United States release October 21, 1983
Box office
Budget
$27,000,000
Worldwide gross
$21,500,000
Gross vs. budget
0.8×
Production
The Ladd Company
Production
Winkler Films
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Russian
Release dates
Germany · October 20, 1983
Theatrical · West Germany
United States · October 21, 1983
Limited theatrical
United States
February 17, 1984 · Theatrical
Argentina
December 22, 1983 · Theatrical
Australia
February 1, 1984 · Theatrical
September 21, 1995 · Theatrical · Re-release
Austria
September 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1984 · Theatrical
September 21, 1998 · Physical · DVD
Canada
October 21, 1983 · Theatrical
Czechia
September 26, 2003 · Premiere
Denmark
September 17, 1984 · Theatrical
Finland
March 30, 1984 · Theatrical
France
April 25, 1984 · Theatrical
August 16, 2000 · Theatrical · Re-release
Greece
May 3, 1984 · Theatrical
March 27, 2000 · Physical · DVD
Italy
July 19, 1984 · Premiere · Milan
September 15, 1984 · Theatrical
Japan
September 1, 1984 · Theatrical
Mexico
June 25, 1997 · Physical · DVD
Netherlands
August 28, 1986 · Theatrical
April 26, 2000 · Physical · DVD
March 24, 2017 · Physical · Blu ray
Norway
March 30, 1984 · Theatrical
Poland
January 31, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
August 23, 1984 · Theatrical
Spain
May 24, 1984 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 16, 1984 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
March 2, 1984 · Theatrical
Uruguay
May 3, 2015 · Premiere · Cinemateca Uruguaya
More from Philip Kaufman
Other films they directed, best known first.
If you liked The Right Stuff
Picks that share its genres, themes, cast and crew.
Some details come from TheTVDB.