http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/07/03/america-the-beautiful-15-movies-that-show-what-s-right-with-u-s-part-two.aspxTHE RIGHT STUFF (1983) The title of Tom Wolfe&#39;s book refers to the ineffable, super-American quality that Wolfe attributed to the anonymous test pilots who paved the way for the NASA space program -- whose stars, the Apollo astronauts, Wolfe depictedenCommunityServer 2007.1 (Build: 20910.1126)http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/07/03/america-the-beautiful-15-movies-that-show-what-s-right-with-u-s-part-two.aspx#106964Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:05:13 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:106964john warthen<p>Good list, but reading it through, I thought of two improvements. &nbsp;SONGWRITER's fun, but the Willie Nelson/Schepisi BARBAROSA beats it on every count, especially the mythic, except it lacks songs. &nbsp;And you don't hear much about BALLAD OF CABLE HOGUE, but it is that rare instance of unmistakably Republican art-- a loping hymn of celebration for the free enterprise system, and delightful to boot. &nbsp;</p> <img src="http://www.nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=106964" width="1" height="1">http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/07/03/america-the-beautiful-15-movies-that-show-what-s-right-with-u-s-part-two.aspx#106664Thu, 03 Jul 2008 22:11:58 GMTbd485f5c-a45b-491f-8e52-c79e7f680fc3:106664eurrapanzy<p>i'm pretty content with this portion of the post. &nbsp;haven't seen most of the others.</p> <img src="http://www.nerve.com/CS/aggbug.aspx?PostID=106664" width="1" height="1">