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Ed Harris, Lance Henriksen, Dennis Quaid, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Charles Frank, Scott Paulin, and Fred Ward in The Right Stuff (1983)

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The Right Stuff

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Director

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  • Philip Kaufman
    Philip Kaufman

Writers

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  • Philip Kaufman
    Philip Kaufman
    written for the screen by
  • Tom Wolfe
    Tom Wolfe
    based on the book by

Cast

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  • Sam Shepard in Steel Magnolias (1989)
    Sam Shepard
    Sam Shepard
    Chuck Yeager
  • Scott Glenn at an event for Freedom Writers (2007)
    Scott Glenn
    Scott Glenn
    Alan Shepard
  • Ed Harris at an event for Appaloosa (2008)
    Ed Harris
    Ed Harris
    John Glenn
  • Dennis Quaid at an event for Legion (2010)
    Dennis Quaid
    Dennis Quaid
    Gordon Cooper
  • Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    Fred Ward
    Gus Grissom
  • Barbara Hershey at an event for Black Swan (2010)
    Barbara Hershey
    Barbara Hershey
    Glennis Yeager
  • Kim Stanley, GODDESS, THE, Columbia, 1958, **I.V.
    Kim Stanley
    Kim Stanley
    Pancho Barnes
  • Veronica Cartwright
    Veronica Cartwright
    Veronica Cartwright
    Betty Grissom
  • Pamela Reed
    Pamela Reed
    Pamela Reed
    Trudy Cooper
  • Scott Paulin
    Scott Paulin
    Scott Paulin
    Deke Slayton
  • Charles Frank
    Charles Frank
    Charles Frank
    Scott Carpenter
  • Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    Lance Henriksen
    Wally Schirra
  • Donald Moffat in HouseSitter (1992)
    Donald Moffat
    Donald Moffat
    Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Levon Helm
    Levon Helm
    Levon Helm
    Jack Ridley
    /Narrator
  • Emily Deschanel and Mary Jo Deschanel
    Mary Jo Deschanel
    Mary Jo Deschanel
    Annie Glenn
  • Scott Wilson at an event for Bosch (2014)
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Wilson
    Scott Crossfield
  • Kathy Baker at an event for Jacknife (1989)
    Kathy Baker
    Kathy Baker
    Louise Shepard
  • Mickey Crocker
    Mickey Crocker
    Marge Slayton
  • Susan Kase
    Susan Kase
    Rene Carpenter
  • Mittie Smith
    Mittie Smith
    Jo Schirra
  • Royal Dano as Frank Blandon in "The Sheridan Story" - Episode 16, Season 1 of The Rifleman (1958)
    Royal Dano
    Royal Dano
    Minister
  • David Clennon in Being There (1979)
    David Clennon
    David Clennon
    Liaison Man
  • Jim Haynie
    Jim Haynie
    Air Force Major
  • Jeff Goldblum
    Jeff Goldblum
    Jeff Goldblum
    Recruiter
  • Harry Shearer at an event for Chicken Little (2005)
    Harry Shearer
    Harry Shearer
    Recruiter
  • Scott Beach
    Scott Beach
    Chief Scientist
  • Jane Dornacker
    Jane Dornacker
    Nurse Murch
  • Anthony Muñoz
    Anthony Muñoz
    Gonzales
    (as Anthony Munoz)
  • John P. Ryan
    John P. Ryan
    John P. Ryan
    Head of Program
  • Darryl Henriques in Jumanji (1995)
    Darryl Henriques
    Darryl Henriques
    Life Reporter
  • Eric Sevareid
    Eric Sevareid
    Eric Sevareid
    Eric Sevareid
  • William Russ in Miami Vice (1984)
    William Russ
    William Russ
    Slick Goodlin
  • Drew Letchworth
    Drew Letchworth
    The Permanent Press Corps
  • Christopher P. Beale
    Christopher P. Beale
    The Permanent Press Corps
  • Richard Dupell
    Richard Dupell
    The Permanent Press Corps
  • William Hall
    William Hall
    The Permanent Press Corps
  • John X. Heart
    John X. Heart
    The Permanent Press Corps
  • Ed Holmes
    Ed Holmes
    The Permanent Press Corps
  • Jack Bruno Tate
    Jack Bruno Tate
    The Permanent Press Corps
  • Edward Anhalt
    Edward Anhalt
    Grand Designer
  • Mary Apick
    Mary Apick
    Mary Apick
    Woman Reporter
  • Robert Beer
    Robert Beer
    Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Erik Bergmann
    Erik Bergmann
    Eddie Hodges
  • James Brady
    James Brady
    Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
    (as James M. Brady)
  • Katherine Conklin
    Katherine Conklin
    Woman TV Reporter
  • Maureen Coyne
    Maureen Coyne
    Waitress
  • Tom Dahlgren in Style & Substance (1998)
    Tom Dahlgren
    Tom Dahlgren
    Bell Aircraft Executive
  • John Lion
    John Lion
    Bell Aircraft Executive
  • Peggy Davis
    Peggy Davis
    Sally Rand
  • John Dehner in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    John Dehner
    John Dehner
    Henry Luce
  • Robert Elross
    Robert Elross
    Review Board President
  • Drew Eshelman
    Drew Eshelman
    Assistant Scientist
  • Robert J. Geary
    Robert J. Geary
    Game Show M.C.
  • Royce Grones
    Royce Grones
    1st X-1 Pilot
    (as Major Royce Grones)
  • David Gulpilil
    David Gulpilil
    David Gulpilil
    Aborigine
  • Anthony Wallis
    Anthony Wallis
    Australian Driver
    (as Anthony Wallace)
  • Willem Dafoe, Judge Reinhold, Kaaren Lee, and Kate Vernon in Roadhouse 66 (1984)
    Kaaren Lee
    Kaaren Lee
    Young Widow
  • Sandy Kronemeyer
    Sandy Kronemeyer
    Cocoa Beach Girl
  • Frankie Di
    Frankie Di
    Cocoa Beach Girl
  • Michael Pritchard
    Michael Pritchard
    Texan
  • Edward Corbett
    Edward Corbett
    Texan
    (as Ed Corbett)
  • O-Lan Jones
    O-Lan Jones
    O-Lan Jones
    Girl at Pancho's
    (as O-Lan Shepard)
  • Mark Todd
    Mark Todd
    Astronaut Trainee
  • Allen Gebhardt
    Allen Gebhardt
    Astronaut Trainee
    (as Alan Gebhart)
  • Chuck Yeager
    Chuck Yeager
    Chuck Yeager
    Fred
    (as General Chuck Yeager)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Ed Sullivan circa 1965
    Ed Sullivan
    Ed Sullivan
    Self
    (archive footage)
  • Gilbert Bazan
    Gilbert Bazan
    Spectator
    (uncredited)
  • Alan Bendich at an event for The Rascal (2016)
    Alan Bendich
    Alan Bendich
    NYPD Patrolman
    (uncredited)
  • Ronnie Dee Blaire
    Ronnie Dee Blaire
    Voiceover
    (uncredited)
  • Robert William Bradford
    Robert William Bradford
    Young Man from the South
    (uncredited)
  • Nikolai Bulganin
    Nikolai Bulganin
    Nikolai Bulganin
    Self - Viewing Parade for Gagarin
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Bill Dana
    Bill Dana
    Bill Dana
    José Jimenez
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Dorothy Duder
    Dorothy Duder
    Woman in Audience
    (uncredited)
  • Craig Elario
    Craig Elario
    Self
    (uncredited)
  • Shawn Flanagan
    Shawn Flanagan
    Fan at Cow Palace
    (uncredited)
  • Yuri Gagarin
    Yuri Gagarin
    Yuri Gagarin
    Self - Embracing Khrushchev
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson
    Self - Standing Behind JFK
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • John F. Kennedy
    John F. Kennedy
    John F. Kennedy
    Self
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Nikita Khrushchev
    Nikita Khrushchev
    Nikita Khrushchev
    Self - Embracing Gagarin
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Christopher Kriesa
    Christopher Kriesa
    Christopher Kriesa
    Mission Control Room Man
    (uncredited)
  • Georgi Malenkov
    Georgi Malenkov
    Georgi Malenkov
    Self - Viewing Parade for Gagarin
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • John F. Kearney and James Mathers in Dr. Jekyll's Dungeon of Death (1979)
    James Mathers
    James Mathers
    Capt. Mills
    (uncredited)
  • Michael David McGuire
    Michael David McGuire
    Michael David McGuire
    Student Pilot
    (uncredited)
  • Anastas Mikoyan
    Anastas Mikoyan
    Anastas Mikoyan
    Self - Viewing Parade for Gagarin
    (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Randy Outzen
    Randy Outzen
    Randy Outzen
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Mimi Sarkisian
    Mimi Sarkisian
    New Mexico Nurse in Lobby
    (uncredited)
  • Gregory Rae Stone
    Gregory Rae Stone
    Hero Extra
    (uncredited)
  • Paula Telander
    Paula Telander
    Paula Telander
    Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Tony Toscano
    Tony Toscano
    Tony Toscano
    Reporter
    (uncredited)
  • Jim Turner at an event for Bewitched (2005)
    Jim Turner
    Jim Turner
    Diaper Man
    (uncredited)
  • Kliment Voroshilov
    Kliment Voroshilov
    Kliment Voroshilov
    Self - Viewing Parade for Gagarin
    (archive footage) (uncredited)

Producers

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  • James D. Brubaker
    James D. Brubaker
    executive producer
  • Robert Chartoff
    Robert Chartoff
    producer
  • Irwin Winkler
    Irwin Winkler
    producer

Composer

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  • Bill Conti
    Bill Conti

Cinematographer

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  • Caleb Deschanel
    Caleb Deschanel
    director of photography

Editors

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  • Glenn Farr
    Glenn Farr
  • Lisa Fruchtman
    Lisa Fruchtman
  • Tom Rolf
    Tom Rolf
  • Stephen A. Rotter
    Stephen A. Rotter
  • Douglas Stewart
    Douglas Stewart

Casting Director

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  • Lynn Stalmaster
    Lynn Stalmaster

Production Design

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  • Geoffrey Kirkland
    Geoffrey Kirkland
  • Gene Rudolf
    Gene Rudolf

Art Directors

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  • W. Stewart Campbell
    W. Stewart Campbell
  • Richard Lawrence
    Richard Lawrence
    art director (as Richard J. Lawrence)
  • Peter R. Romero
    Peter R. Romero
    art director (as Peter Romero)

Set Decorators

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  • George R. Nelson
    George R. Nelson
  • Jim Poynter
    Jim Poynter
    set decorator (as Pat Pending)

Makeup Department

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  • Karen Bradley
    Karen Bradley
    makeup artist
  • Catherine Childers
    Catherine Childers
    hair stylist
  • Yvonne Curry
    Yvonne Curry
    makeup artist (as J. Yvonne Curry)
  • Bruce Geller
    Bruce Geller
    hair stylist
  • Pat Grover
    Pat Grover
    hair stylist (as Patricia Grover)

Production Management

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  • James D. Brubaker
    James D. Brubaker
    production manager
  • Ned Kopp
    Ned Kopp
    production manager: additional photography
  • Larry Powell
    Larry Powell
    unit production manager: desert and aerial unit
  • David Whorf
    David Whorf
    unit production manager

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Nancy Giebink
    Nancy Giebink
    second assistant director: additional unit
  • L. Dean Jones Jr.
    L. Dean Jones Jr.
    second assistant director
  • Michael Looney
    Michael Looney
    additional second assistant director
  • Sharon Mann
    Sharon Mann
    additional second assistant director
  • Ed Milkovich
    Ed Milkovich
    first assistant director: desert and aerial unit (as Edward F. Milkovich)
  • Charles Myers
    Charles Myers
    first assistant director (as Charles A. Myers) / first assistant director: additional unit (as Charles A. Myers)

Art Department

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  • James R. Allen
    James R. Allen
    assistant property master
  • Thomas Anderson
    Thomas Anderson
    labor foreman
  • Peter Bankins
    Peter Bankins
    lead set dresser (as Peteris M. Bankins)
  • Steve Banks
    Steve Banks
    additional set dresser
  • Tim Boxell
    Tim Boxell
    storyboard artist
  • Alan Covey Jr.
    Alan Covey Jr.
    greensman
  • Dale Edward Cowart
    Dale Edward Cowart
    drapery foreman
  • Paul Dal Porto
    Paul Dal Porto
    property master
  • Bruce Di Valerio
    Bruce Di Valerio
    construction foreman
  • Cal DiValerio
    Cal DiValerio
    supervising construction coordinator (as Cal Di Valerio)

Sound Department

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  • C.J. Appel
    C.J. Appel
    adr editor
  • Sandina Bailo-Lape
    Sandina Bailo-Lape
    adr assistant / dialogue assistant (as Sandina Bailo)
  • Tom Bellfort
    Tom Bellfort
    adr assistant
  • Danny Benson
    Danny Benson
    cable person
  • John Benson
    John Benson
    sound effects editor
  • Mark Berger
    Mark Berger
    supervising re-recording mixer
  • Jay Boekelheide
    Jay Boekelheide
    supervising sound editor
  • Todd Boekelheide
    Todd Boekelheide
    re-recording mixer
  • Karen Brocco
    Karen Brocco
    sound technician
  • Valerie Bryce
    Valerie Bryce
    recordist

Special Effects

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  • Stan Parks
    Stan Parks
    special effects foreman
  • Ken Pepiot
    Ken Pepiot
    special effects supervisor (as Kenneth Pepiot)
  • David Pier
    David Pier
    special effects foreman
  • Rod P. Sharpe
    Rod P. Sharpe
    technical engineering advisor
  • Hal Millar
    Hal Millar
    special effects (uncredited)
  • Dann O'Quinn
    Dann O'Quinn
    special effects technician (uncredited)
  • Joseph C. Sasgen
    Joseph C. Sasgen
    special effects electronics (uncredited)

Visual Effects

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  • Terry Lynn Allen
    Terry Lynn Allen
    editorial coordinator: USFX
  • Peter Amundson
    Peter Amundson
    editorial coordinator: USFX
  • Stewart Barbee
    Stewart Barbee
    effects cameraman: USFX
  • Jordan Belson
    Jordan Belson
    special visual creations
  • Leigh Blicher
    Leigh Blicher
    editorial coordinator: USFX
  • Zac Bogart
    Zac Bogart
    motion control systems designer: USFX
  • Michael Bottero
    Michael Bottero
    key grip: USFX
  • Kris Boxell
    Kris Boxell
    art assistant: USFX
  • Bill Buttfield
    Bill Buttfield
    modelmaker: USFX
  • David Carothers
    David Carothers
    modelmaker: USFX

Stunts

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  • Rande DeLuca
    Rande DeLuca
    parachute stunts
  • Buddy Joe Hooker
    Buddy Joe Hooker
    stunt coordinator / stunt double: riding: Sam Shepard (uncredited)
  • Clay Lacy
    Clay Lacy
    stunt pilot
  • Phil Pastuhov
    Phil Pastuhov
    parachute stunts
  • Art Scholl
    Art Scholl
    stunt pilot (as Arthur Scholl)
  • Joseph Leonard Svec
    Joseph Leonard Svec
    parachute stunts / parachuting stunt double: Sam Shepard (uncredited)
  • B.J. Worth
    B.J. Worth
    parachute stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Elizabeth Bailey
    Elizabeth Bailey
    video assistant
  • Jim Beebe
    Jim Beebe
    aerial photographer
  • Maurice Beesley
    Maurice Beesley
    electrician
  • Gary M. Brickley
    Gary M. Brickley
    grip
  • Hugh Byrne
    Hugh Byrne
    best boy grip (as Hugh C. Byrne Jr.)
  • Steve Cardellini
    Steve Cardellini
    grip (as Steven L. Cardellini)
  • Dave Childers
    Dave Childers
    electrician (as David O. Childers)
  • Ted Churchill
    Ted Churchill
    steadicam operator
  • Ray De La Motte
    Ray De La Motte
    additional camera operator
  • Craig Denault
    Craig Denault
    camera operator

Casting Department

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  • Ann Brebner
    Ann Brebner
    additional casting: San Francisco
  • Patricia de Oliveira
    Patricia de Oliveira
    casting assistant
  • Gail Eisenstadt
    Gail Eisenstadt
    casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • William Browder
    William Browder
    costumer
  • Winnie D. Brown
    Winnie D. Brown
    costumer: women (as Winnie Brown)
  • Jill Maley
    Jill Maley
    costumer
  • Monique Montgomery
    Monique Montgomery
    promotion wardrobe coordinator
  • John Napolitano
    John Napolitano
    costumer
  • James W. Tyson
    James W. Tyson
    costume supervisor (as Jim Tyson)

Editorial Department

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  • Donah Bassett
    Donah Bassett
    negative cutter
  • Louis Benioff
    Louis Benioff
    first assistant editor
  • Susanna Blaustein
    Susanna Blaustein
    apprentice editor
  • Nicole Boris
    Nicole Boris
    editorial assistant
  • David Dresher
    David Dresher
    apprentice editor
  • Jack Garsha
    Jack Garsha
    color timer
  • Cliff Latimer
    Cliff Latimer
    apprentice editor (as Clifford Latimer)
  • Victor Livingston
    Victor Livingston
    first assistant editor
  • John Morris
    John Morris
    apprentice editor
  • Sara Roberts
    Sara Roberts
    assistant editor

Location Management

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  • Steph Benseman
    Steph Benseman
    additional locations (as Stephen S. Benseman)
  • Rory Enke
    Rory Enke
    additional locations
  • Michael Polaire
    Michael Polaire
    location manager
  • Patrick Ranahan
    Patrick Ranahan
    additional locations
  • Ken Freeze
    Ken Freeze
    location consultant (uncredited)

Music Department

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  • Todd Boekelheide
    Todd Boekelheide
    additional music by
  • Susan R. Crutcher
    Susan R. Crutcher
    source music editor (as Susan Crutcher)
  • Vivien Hillgrove
    Vivien Hillgrove
    source music editor (as Vivien Hillgrove Gilliam)
  • Stephen A. Hope
    Stephen A. Hope
    music editor
  • Garth Hudson
    Garth Hudson
    composer: additional music / musician: keyboards (uncredited)
  • Forrest Patten
    Forrest Patten
    music researcher (as Forrest O. Patten)
  • Dan Wallin
    Dan Wallin
    scoring mixer
  • Robert Adcock
    Robert Adcock
    musician: cello (uncredited)
  • Rick Baptist
    Rick Baptist
    musician: trumpet (uncredited)
  • Arnold Belnick
    Arnold Belnick
    musician: violin (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Alice Tompkins
    Alice Tompkins
    script supervisor

Transportation Department

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  • Ed Arter
    Ed Arter
    transportation co-captain
  • Russell McEntyre
    Russell McEntyre
    transportation coordinator
  • Bruce Richardson
    Bruce Richardson
    transportation captain
  • Dan Riportella
    Dan Riportella
    transportation captain (as Danny Riportella)
  • Ed Wirth
    Ed Wirth
    transportation co-captain

Additional Crew

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  • Don Aites
    Don Aites
    military liaison officer: USCG (as Capt. Don Aites)
  • Joey Bacow
    Joey Bacow
    production assistant
  • Ted Bear
    Ted Bear
    historical research
  • Dale Benson
    Dale Benson
    promotion consultant
  • Karen Bergman
    Karen Bergman
    stock footage researcher
  • Lynne Birdt
    Lynne Birdt
    assistant production accountant
  • Gloria S. Borders
    Gloria S. Borders
    stock footage researcher (as Gloria Borders)
  • Kevin Breslin
    Kevin Breslin
    production assistant
  • Dell Byrne
    Dell Byrne
    stock footage researcher
  • Christine Claycombe-Brooks
    Christine Claycombe-Brooks
    crowd promotion coordinator

Thanks

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  • Arthur Baliantz
    Arthur Baliantz
    special thanks
  • Walter Murch
    Walter Murch
    special thanks
  • Wallis Nicita
    Wallis Nicita
    special thanks (as Wally Nicita)
Crew believed to be complete

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