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The Right Stuff

Cast

Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Scott Glenn View All


Crew

Philip Kaufman (Screenplay), Philip Kaufman (Director) View All

Release: Oct. 20th, 1983
Runtime: 3 hours, 13 minutes
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 and Wally Schirra.
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Gideon58
In addition to the Best Picture nomination, the film received seven other nominations and won richly deserved statues for Sound, Sound Effects Editing , Film Editing, and Bill Conti's thunderous music.


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