The Right Stuff (1983)

• 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.

• Stars

  • Sam Shepard

  • Scott Glenn

  • Ed Harris

• Awards

  • Won 4 Oscars

  • 12 wins & 16 nominations total