The Right Stuff (1983)

Synopsis

In 1947, over the Muroc Army Air Field in California, a number of test pilots are killed while flying high-speed aircraft such as the rocket-powered Bell X-1. After another pilot, Slick Goodlin, demands $150,000 () to attempt to break the sound barrier, war hero Captain Chuck Yeager receives the chance to fly the X-1.

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Box office

$21.1 million (domestic only)

Budget

$27 million

IMDb votes

68,721

Where to watch The Right Stuff in Canada

Availability from JustWatch Canada, checked November 2026. Catalogues change often.