A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America’s space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the straight-arrow ‘boy scout’ of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth; and the remaining pilots: Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper.
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Film Cast:

• Chuck Yeager: Sam Shepard
• Alan Shepard: Scott Glenn
• John Glenn: Ed Harris
• Gordon Cooper: Dennis Quaid
• Gus Grissom: Fred Ward
• Glennis Yeager: Barbara Hershey
• Pancho Barnes: Kim Stanley
• Betty Grissom: Veronica Cartwright
• Trudy Cooper: Pamela Reed
• Deke Slayton: Scott Paulin
• Scott Carpenter: Charles Frank
• Wally Schirra: Lance Henriksen
• Lyndon B. Johnson: Donald Moffat
• Jack Ridley / Narrator: Levon Helm
• Annie Glenn: Mary Jo Deschanel
• Scott Crossfield: Scott Wilson
• Louise Shepard: Kathy Baker
• Marge Slayton: Mickey Crocker
• Rene Carpenter: Susan Kase
• Jo Schirra: Mittie Smith
• Minister: Royal Dano
• Liaison Man: David Clennon
• Air Force Major: Jim Haynie
• NASA Recruiter: Jeff Goldblum
• NASA Recruiter: Harry Shearer
• Chief Scientist: Scott Beach
• Nurse Murch: Jane Dornacker
• Gonzales: Anthony Munoz
• Head of Program: John P. Ryan
• Life Reporter: Darryl Henriques
• Himself: Eric Sevareid
• Slick Goodlin: William Russ
• The Permanent Press Corps: Drew Letchworth
• The Permanent Press Corps: Christopher P. Beale
• The Permanent Press Corps: Richard Dupell
• The Permanent Press Corps: William Hall
• The Permanent Press Corps: John X. Heart
• The Permanent Press Corps: Ed Holmes
• The Permanent Press Corps: Jack Bruno Tate
• Grand Designer: Edward Anhalt
• Woman Reporter: Mary Apick
• Dwight D. Eisenhower: Robert Beer
• Eddie Hodges: Erik Bergmann
• Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson: James Brady
• Woman TV Reporter: Katherine Conklin
• Waitress: Maureen Coyne
• Bell Aircraft Executive: Tom Dahlgren
• Bell Aircraft Executive: John Lion
• Sally Rand: Peggy Davis
• Henry Luce: John Dehner
• Review Board President: Robert Elross
• Assistant Scientist: Drew Eshelman
• Game Show M.C.: Robert J. Geary
• 1st X-1 Pilot: Royce Grones
• Aborigine: David Gulpilil
• Australian Driver: Anthony Wallis
• Young Widow: Kaaren Lee
• Cocoa Beach Girl: Sandy Kronemeyer
• Cocoa Beach Girl: Frankie Di
• Texan: Michael Pritchard
• Texan: Ed Corbett
• Girl at Pancho’s: O-Lan Jones
• Astronaut Trainee: Mark Todd
• Astronaut Trainee: Allen Gebhardt
• Fred: Chuck Yeager

Film Crew:

• Editor: Lisa Fruchtman
• Set Decoration: George R. Nelson
• Director: Philip Kaufman
• Editor: Tom Rolf
• Casting: Lynn Stalmaster
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Mark Berger
• Executive Producer: James D. Brubaker
• Sound Effects Editor: Pat Jackson
• Sound Effects Editor: Richard Hymns
• Production Design: W. Stewart Campbell
• Sound Effects Editor: Tim Holland
• Stunt Coordinator: Buddy Joe Hooker
• Director of Photography: Caleb Deschanel
• Original Music Composer: Bill Conti
• Producer: Irwin Winkler
• Makeup Artist: Karen Bradley
• Producer: Robert Chartoff
• Sound Effects Editor: John Benson
• Editor: Glenn Farr
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Randy Thom
• Special Effects Supervisor: Ken Pepiot
• Production Design: Geoffrey Kirkland
• Editor: Stephen A. Rotter
• Novel: Tom Wolfe
• Editor: Douglas Stewart
• Steadicam Operator: Ted Churchill
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Todd Boekelheide
• Set Decoration: Jim Poynter
• Steadicam Operator: Harry Mathias
• Production Design: Richard Lawrence
• Sound Effects Editor: Karen G. Wilson
• Hairstylist: Catherine Childers
• Script Supervisor: Alice Tompkins
• Production Design: Peter R. Romero
• Hairstylist: Pat Grover
• Production Sound Mixer: David MacMillan
• Supervising Sound Editor: Jay Boekelheide
• Makeup Artist: Yvonne Curry
• Hairstylist: Bruce Geller
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Thomas Scott
• Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Andy Wiskes

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