The Right Stuff

Released Year: 1983

Certificate: PG

Runtime: 193 minutes

Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 91

Director: Philip Kaufman

Stars: Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Dennis Quaid

No of Votes: 56235

Gross: 21500000

Overview: The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.

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