The Right Stuff
How the future began.
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space.However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.
- Director
- Philip Kaufman
- Signature
- Drama · Craft · Tension
- Worldwide
- $22M
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At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.
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Box Office & Release
The Right Stuff returned 0.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $27M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $22M
- Release date
- Oct 20, 1983
- Runtime
- 3h 13m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English, Russian
- Country
- United States of America
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