Where was The Right Stuff filmed?
1983 film by Philip Kaufman
The Right Stuff (1983) was filmed in San Francisco: 1 recorded filming location in the United States. It is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.
Filming locations
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Towns & cities
San Francisco
United States
city and county in California, United States
“Most of the film was shot in and around San Francisco between March and October 1982, with additional filming continuing into January 1983.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 6 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.
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Landscapes & nature
Mojave Desert
United States
desert in southwestern United States
“No location could substitute for the distinctive Edwards Air Force Base landscape and so the entire production crew moved to the Mojave Desert to shoot the opening sequences that framed the story of the test pilots at Muroc Army Air Field, later Edwards AFB.” Wikipedia
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Landmarks & buildings
Edwards Air Force Base
United States
US Air Force base near Lancaster, California, United States (founded 1935)
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Landmarks & buildings
Hamilton Air Force Base
United States
closed U.S. Army/Air Force base in Marin County, California
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Towns & cities
Financial District
United States
neighborhood in San Francisco, California
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Towns & cities
Novato
United States
city in Marin County, California, United States
“In 1982, the scene of the wives of the astronauts watching the television broadcast was filmed on military housing in Novato, California.” Wikipedia
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Towns & cities
California City
United States
city in Kern County, California, United States
From published sources
Places a newspaper, a film office, a broadcaster or the production itself names, where no wiki records them. Each sentence below was found on its page and read before the place was added, and its publisher is linked beside it.
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Landmarks & buildings
San Francisco City Hall
United States
city hall for the City and County of San Francisco, California, USA
Filming permit: City Hall San Francisco Film Commission, 1983
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Landmarks & buildings
Cow Palace
United States
indoor arena located in Daly City, California, USA
Filming permit: Cow Palace San Francisco Film Commission, 1983
Recorded only at country level
Wikidata also records this film as shot in California, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.
Also shot in these places
- Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981
- Ant-Man 2015
- All About Eve 1950
- Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 1989
- Vertigo 1958
- Venom 2018
- Basic Instinct 1992
- Milk 2008
- Star Trek 2009
- The Birds 1963
- Terminator Salvation 2009
- X-Men: The Last Stand 2006
Set in the same places
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare 2014
- Watch Dogs 2 2016
- SimCity 1989
- Crazy Taxi 1999
- Driver: San Francisco 2011
- Asphalt Legends 2018
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 2000
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1999
- Avengers 2020
- Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders 1988
- Vanquish 2010
- Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number 2015
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does The Right Stuff have?
1 place recorded on Wikidata, and 6 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, all in the United States.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Ant-Man (2015), All About Eve (1950), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) and 8 more, each listed on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.