Cast and Crew Of - The
Cast Members
Sam Shepard Chuck Yeager
Scott Glenn Alan Shepard
Ed Harris John Glenn
Dennis Quaid Gordon Cooper
Fred Ward Gus Grissom
Barbara Hershey Glennis Yeager
Kim Stanley Pancho Barnes
Veronica Cartwright Betty Grissom
Pamela Reed Trudy Cooper
Scott Paulin Deke Slayton
Charles Frank Scott Carpenter
Lance Henriksen Wally Schirra
Donald Moffat Lyndon B. Johnson
Levon Helm Jack Ridley / Narrator
Mary Jo Deschanel Annie Glenn
Scott Wilson Scott Crossfield
Kathy Baker Louise Shepard
Mickey Crocker Marge Slayton
Susan Kase Rene Carpenter
Mittie Smith Jo Schirra
Royal Dano Minister
David Clennon Liaison Man
Jim Haynie Air Force Major
Jeff Goldblum NASA Recruiter
Harry Shearer NASA Recruiter
Scott Beach Chief Scientist
Jane Dornacker Nurse Murch
Anthony Munoz Gonzales
John P. Ryan Head of Program
Darryl Henriques Life Reporter
Eric Sevareid Himself
William Russ Slick Goodlin
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 The Permanent Press Corps
Edward Anhalt Grand Designer
Mary Apick Woman Reporter
Robert Beer Dwight D. Eisenhower
Erik Bergmann Eddie Hodges
James Brady Aide to Lyndon B. Johnson
Katherine Conklin Woman TV Reporter
Maureen Coyne Waitress
Tom Dahlgren Bell Aircraft Executive
John Lion Bell Aircraft Executive
Peggy Davis Sally Rand
John Dehner Henry Luce
Robert Elross Review Board President
Drew Eshelman Assistant Scientist
Robert J. Geary Game Show M.C.
Royce Grones 1st X-1 Pilot
David Gulpilil Aborigine
Anthony Wallis Australian Driver
Kaaren Lee Young Widow
Sandy Kronemeyer Cocoa Beach Girl
Frankie Di Cocoa Beach Girl
Michael Pritchard Texan
Ed Corbett Texan
O-Lan Jones Girl at Pancho's
Mark Todd Astronaut Trainee
Allen Gebhardt Astronaut Trainee
Chuck Yeager Fred
Mimi Sarkisian New Mexico Nurse in Lobby (uncredited)
Crew Members
Tom Wolfe Novel
Glenn Farr Editor
Irwin Winkler Producer
Lisa Fruchtman Editor
Bill Conti Original Music Composer
James D. Brubaker Executive Producer
Tom Rolf Editor
Caleb Deschanel Director of Photography
Stephen A. Rotter Editor
Douglas Stewart Editor
Robert Chartoff Producer
Philip Kaufman Screenplay
Philip Kaufman Director
Peter R. Romero Art Direction
W. Stewart Campbell Art Direction
Richard Lawrence Art Direction
Ted Churchill Steadicam Operator
Alice Tompkins Script Supervisor
Lynn Stalmaster Casting
David MacMillan Production Sound Mixer
Ken Pepiot Special Effects Supervisor
Buddy Joe Hooker Stunt Coordinator
Harry Mathias Steadicam Operator
George R. Nelson Set Decoration
Geoffrey Kirkland Production Design
Jim Poynter Set Decoration
Jordan Belson Visual Effects
Pat Grover Hairstylist
Todd Boekelheide Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim Holland Sound Effects Editor
Randy Thom Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Karen G. Wilson Sound Effects Editor
Yvonne Curry Makeup Artist
Mark Berger Sound Re-Recording Mixer
John Benson Sound Effects Editor
Thomas Scott Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pat Jackson Sound Effects Editor
Bruce Geller Hairstylist
Andy Wiskes Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Catherine Childers Hairstylist
Jay Boekelheide Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Hymns Sound Effects Editor
Karen Bradley Makeup Artist
Susan Roether Production Secretary
