The right stuff

Resource Information

The work The right stuff represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Evanston Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Moving Image, Visual Materials.

Label

The right stuff

Statement of responsibility

the Ladd Company ; a Philip Kaufman film ; a Robert Chartoff-Irwin Winkler production ; directed by Philip Kaufman ; produced by Irwin Winkler and Robert Chartoff ; written for the screen by Philip Kaufman

Creator

• Right stuff (Motion picture)

Contributor

• Henriksen, Lance, 1940-
• Ladd Company
• Chartoff-Winkler Productions
• Hershey, Barbara, 1948-
• Kaufman, Philip, 1936-
• Moffat, Donald, 1930-2018
• Paulin, Scott.
• Quaid, Dennis
• Reed, Pamela
• Shearer, Harry, 1943-
• Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017
• Stanley, Kim.
• Ward, Fred, 1942-2022
• Winkler, Irwin.
• Wolfe, Tom
• Dano, Royal, 1922-1994.
• Deschanel, Mary Jo, 1945-
• Frank, Charles.
• Glenn, Scott, 1942-
• Clennon, David.
• Chartoff, Robert
• Goldblum, Jeff, 1952-
• Harris, Ed, 1950-
• Cartwright, Veronica.
• Helm, Levon
• Warner Home Video (Firm)

Actor

• Dano, Royal, 1922-1994.
• Reed, Pamela
• Quaid, Dennis
• Paulin, Scott.
• Moffat, Donald, 1930-2018
• Hershey, Barbara, 1948-
• Henriksen, Lance, 1940-
• Helm, Levon
• Cartwright, Veronica.
• Harris, Ed, 1950-
• Goldblum, Jeff, 1952-
• Clennon, David.
• Glenn, Scott, 1942-
• Frank, Charles.
• Deschanel, Mary Jo, 1945-
• Ward, Fred, 1942-2022
• Stanley, Kim.
• Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017
• Shearer, Harry, 1943-

Director

• Kaufman, Philip, 1936-

Producer

• Chartoff, Robert
• Winkler, Irwin.

Screenwriter

• Kaufman, Philip, 1936-

Subject

• Astronautics -- United States -- Drama
• Astronauts -- United States -- Drama
• Biographical films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Film adaptations
• Action and adventure films
• Manned space flight -- Drama
• Project Mercury (U.S.) -- Drama
• Test pilots -- United States -- Drama
• United States, National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Drama
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Historical films

Genre

• Drama
• Film adaptations
• Biographical films
• Action and adventure films
• Video recordings for the hearing impaired
• Fiction films
• Feature films
• Historical films

Language

• eng
• fre
• eng
• fre
• spa
• eng
• eng

Summary

The true story of Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Walter Schirra, Gordon Cooper, and Deke Slayton-- the seven men chosen for the Mercury Project manned space flight program in the U.S

Cataloging source

GZF

Characteristic

videorecording

Credits note

Director of photography, Caleb Deschanel ; editors, Glenn Farr ... [et al.] ; music, Bill Conti

Dewey number

791.43/72

Language note

English or dubbed French soundtrack, optional subtitles in English, French and Spanish; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired

LC call number

PN1997

LC item number

.R54 2003

PerformerNote

Scott Glenn, Ed Harris, Barbara Hershey, Dennis Quaid, Pamela Reed, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley, Fred Ward, Veronica Cartwright, Mary Jo Deschanel, Kathy Baker, David Clennon, Scott Wilson, Donald Moffat, Levon Helm, Jeff Goldblum, Harry Shearer, Charles Frank, Royal Dano

Runtime

193

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action