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'''''The Right Stuff''''' is a 1983 American [[Epic film|epic]] [[historical period drama|historical drama film]]. It was adapted from [[Tom Wolfe]]'s best-selling [[The Right Stuff (book)|1979 book of the same name]] about the Navy, Marine and Air Force [[test pilot]]s who were involved in [[aeronautics|aeronautical research]] at [[Edwards Air Force Base]], [[California]], as well as the [[Mercury Seven]], the seven military pilots who were selected to be the [[astronaut]]s for [[Project Mercury]], the first [[manned spaceflight]] by the United States. ''The Right Stuff'' was written and directed by [[Philip Kaufman]] and stars [[Ed Harris]], [[Scott Glenn]], [[Sam Shepard]], [[Fred Ward]], [[Dennis Quaid]] and [[Barbara Hershey]]. [[Levon Helm]] is the narrator in the introduction and elsewhere in the film, as well as having a co-starring role as Air Force test pilot [[Jack Ridley (pilot)|Jack Ridley]].
The film was a box-office failure, grossing aproximately $21 million against a $27 million budget. Despite this, it received widespread critical acclaim and eight [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nominations at the [[56th Academy Awards]], four of which it won. In 2013 the film was selected for preservation in the United States [[National Film Registry]] by the [[Library of Congress]] as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".<ref name="2013Add">[https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/library-of-congress-announces-2013-national-film-registry-selections/2013/12/17/eba98bce-6737-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html?tid=hpModule_ef3e52c4-8691-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394 "Library of Congress announces 2013 National Film Registry selections" (Press release).] ''[[Washington Post]]'', December 18, 2013. Retrieved: December 18, 2013.</ref>
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