Fresh
Moviegoers seeking a grand yet edifying entertainment, right-stuffed with what Kaufman calls "seriousness of subject matter and a wild humor that comes out of left field," now know where to look...
Richard Schickel, TIME Magazine
The Right Stuff
How the future began.
1983 · 3h 13m · PG
Adventure, Drama, History
Directed by
Philip Kaufman
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Philip Kaufman Director
- Sam Shepard as Chuck Yeager
- Scott Glenn as Alan Shepard
- Ed Harris as John Glenn
- Dennis Quaid as Gordon Cooper
- Fred Ward as Gus Grissom
- Barbara Hershey as Glennis Yeager
- Kim Stanley as Pancho Barnes
- Veronica Cartwright as Betty Grissom
- Pamela Reed as Trudy Cooper
- Scott Paulin as Deke Slayton
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
96%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The Right Stuff is a humdinger. Full of beauty, intelligence and excitement, this big-scale look at the development of the US space program and its pioneering aviators provides a fresh, entertaining look back at the recent past.
Variety Staff, Variety
Fresh
From the opening moments it is clear that we have the nearest modern equivalent to a Western: men of quiet virtue going skyward, leaving the tawdry world of log-rolling politicians behind.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
These men remain virtually flawless heroes, almost too good, decent and brave to be true, and it's a measure of how successful the movie is that one is inclined to believe it.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
That the writer-director, Philip Kaufman, is able to get so much into a little more than three hours is impressive. That he also has organized this material into one of the best recent American movies is astonishing.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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