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The Right Stuff (film)

The Right Stuff is a 1983 American epic historical drama film written and directed by Philip Kaufman and based on the 1979 book of the same name by Tom Wolfe. The film follows the Navy, Marine, and Air Force test pilots who were involved in aeronautical research at Edwards Air Force Base, California, as well as the Mercury Seven, the seven military…

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Based on
The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Box office
$21.1 million (domestic only)
Budget
$27 million
Cinematography
Caleb Deschanel
Country
United States
Directed by
Philip Kaufman

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The Right Stuff (film)

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Starring · 12
The Right Stuff (film) → Barbara Hershey, Charles Frank, Dennis Quaid, Ed Harris, Fred Ward, Kim Stanley, Lance Henriksen, Pamela Reed, Sam Shepard, Scott Glenn, Scott Paulin, Veronica Cartwright
Edited by · 5
The Right Stuff (film) → Douglas Stewart, Glenn Farr, Lisa Fruchtman, Stephen A. Rotter, Tom Rolf
Produced by · 2
The Right Stuff (film) → Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff
Release dates · 2
The Right Stuff (film) → October 16, 1983 (1983-10-16) (Kennedy Center), October 21, 1983 (1983-10-21) (United States)
Based on · 1
The Right Stuff (film) → The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
Box office · 1
The Right Stuff (film) → $21.1 million (domestic only)
Budget · 1
The Right Stuff (film) → $27 million
Cinematography · 1
The Right Stuff (film) → Caleb Deschanel
Country · 1
The Right Stuff (film) → United States
Directed by · 1
The Right Stuff (film) → Philip Kaufman

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The Right Stuff (film)Based onThe Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Box office$21.1 million (domestic only)1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Budget$27 million1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)CinematographyCaleb Deschanel1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)CountryUnited States1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Directed byPhilip Kaufman1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Distributed byWarner Bros.1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Edited byGlenn Farr1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Edited byLisa Fruchtman1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Edited byStephen A. Rotter1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Edited byDouglas Stewart1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Edited byTom Rolf1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Music byBill Conti1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Produced byIrwin Winkler1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Produced byRobert Chartoff1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Production companiesThe Ladd Company Chartoff-Winkler Productions1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Release datesOctober 16, 1983 (1983-10-16) (Kennedy Center)1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Release datesOctober 21, 1983 (1983-10-21) (United States)1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)Running time192 minutes1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)StarringSam Shepard1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)StarringScott Glenn1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)StarringEd Harris1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)StarringDennis Quaid1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)StarringFred Ward1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)StarringBarbara Hershey1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)StarringKim Stanley1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)StarringVeronica Cartwright1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)StarringPamela Reed1.00infobox
The Right Stuff (film)StarringScott Paulin1.00infobox

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