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About
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.
Theatrical
Feb 17, 1984
DVD / Blu-ray
Jun 25, 1997
Box Office
$21.5M
Budget
$27.0M
Return
0.8x
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
The Ladd Company, Winkler Films
Cast
Full credits →S
Sam Shepard
Chuck Yeager
S
Scott Glenn
Alan Shepard
E
Ed Harris
John Glenn
Dennis Quaid
Gordon Cooper
F
Fred Ward
Gus Grissom
B
Barbara Hershey
Glennis Yeager
K
Kim Stanley
Pancho Barnes
V
Veronica Cartwright
Betty Grissom
P
Pamela Reed
Trudy Cooper
S
Scott Paulin
Deke Slayton
C
Charles Frank
Scott Carpenter
L
Lance Henriksen
Wally Schirra
D
Donald Moffat
Lyndon B. Johnson
L
Levon Helm
Jack Ridley / Narrator
M
Mary Jo Deschanel
Annie Glenn
S
Scott Wilson
Scott Crossfield
K
Kathy Baker
Louise Shepard
R
Royal Dano
Minister
D
David Clennon
Liaison Man
J
Jim Haynie
Air Force Major
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Quotes
See all →Communication Under Pressure in Spaceflight
Alan Shepard
Dear Lord - please don't let me fuck up.
Gordon Cooper
I didn't quite copy that. Say again, please.
[at launch control center]
Alan Shepard
Uh, I said everything is A-OK!
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Debate Over Spacecraft Design Features
Gordon Cooper
Uh, where are you putting the window?
German Scientist #1
Window? There is no window.
Gus Grissom
No window? What about the hatch?
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
