The Right Stuff

The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers preferred.

Director: Philip Kaufman

Cast:Sam Shepard , Scott Glenn , Ed Harris , Dennis Quaid , Fred Ward , Barbara Hershey , Kim Stanley , Veronica Cartwright , Pamela Reed , Scott Paulin , Charles Frank , Lance Henriksen , Donald Moffat , Levon Helm , Mary Jo Deschanel , Scott Wilson , Kathy Baker , Mickey Crocker