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Theaters of War

If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...

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BARACK OBAMA: I directed our military - Theaters of War

BARACK OBAMA: I directed our military

DONALD TRUMP: Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike. - Theaters of War

DONALD TRUMP: Tonight, I ordered a targeted military strike.

JOE BIDEN: We will respond with force and precision - Theaters of War

JOE BIDEN: We will respond with force and precision

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- It's been more than 30 years, but Maverick is back. - Theaters of War

- It's been more than 30 years, but Maverick is back.

[CHEERS] - Theaters of War

ROGER STAHL: The Pentagon was feeling the love, too. - Theaters of War

ROGER STAHL: The Pentagon was feeling the love, too.

Beneath all the noise was a quiet little contract - Theaters of War

Beneath all the noise was a quiet little contract

Of course, it wasn't the first time. - Theaters of War

Of course, it wasn't the first time.

ROGER STAHL: You may not remember the original film - Theaters of War

ROGER STAHL: You may not remember the original film

The office that supplied all those aircraft carriers - Theaters of War

The office that supplied all those aircraft carriers

The film completed rehabilitation - Theaters of War

The film completed rehabilitation

ROGER STAHL: You might wonder how often they do this - Theaters of War

ROGER STAHL: You might wonder how often they do this

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ROGER STAHL: Propaganda, I've been - Theaters of War

ROGER STAHL: Propaganda, I've been

I knew that the DOD had an office for helping with movies. - Theaters of War

I knew that the DOD had an office for helping with movies.

It might as well have been a broom closet locked up - Theaters of War

It might as well have been a broom closet locked up

Then documents started to get out, some real revelations. - Theaters of War

Then documents started to get out, some real revelations.

The paper trail led me to a couple of British researchers - Theaters of War

The paper trail led me to a couple of British researchers

But they were delivering thousands of pages, eye popping - Theaters of War

But they were delivering thousands of pages, eye popping

These are some of the US Army script - Theaters of War

These are some of the US Army script

ROGER STAHL: When that door blew open, - Theaters of War

ROGER STAHL: When that door blew open,

But this journey was just getting started. - Theaters of War

But this journey was just getting started.

TRICIA JENKINS: The Pentagon is powerful in the film and TV industry - Theaters of War

TRICIA JENKINS: The Pentagon is powerful in the film and TV...

MATTHEW ALFORD: That is going to give them rights, usually contracted - Theaters of War

MATTHEW ALFORD: That is going to give them rights, usually...

TANNER MIRRLEES: But this is more insidious than actually sort of state - Theaters of War

TANNER MIRRLEES: But this is more insidious than actually...

Because it passes off as just entertainment. - Theaters of War

Because it passes off as just entertainment.

TRICIA JENKINS: And that's when propaganda is the most effective. - Theaters of War

TRICIA JENKINS: And that's when propaganda is the most...

You're a little bit more open to incorporating those ideas, - Theaters of War

You're a little bit more open to incorporating those...

SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: Some people probably would say, - Theaters of War

SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: Some people probably would say,

MATTHEW ALFORD: But what they don't know is how systematic this has been, - Theaters of War

MATTHEW ALFORD: But what they don't know is how...

SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: Now these Freedom of Information requests - Theaters of War

SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: Now these Freedom of Information requests

MATTHEW ALFORD: What we've found is - Theaters of War

MATTHEW ALFORD: What we've found is

SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: You would walk into the Entertainment Liaison - Theaters of War

SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: You would walk into the Entertainment...

MATTHEW ALFORD: You say I want to film an Air Force base, - Theaters of War

MATTHEW ALFORD: You say I want to film an Air Force base,

And they would tell you straight away, - Theaters of War

And they would tell you straight away,

They're not saying, just give us those sections - Theaters of War

They're not saying, just give us those sections

So that they can get a sense of the broader - Theaters of War

So that they can get a sense of the broader

If they go through the script and say, - Theaters of War

If they go through the script and say,

Now, it's up to the filmmaker to decide, - Theaters of War

Now, it's up to the filmmaker to decide,

You're making a film with the DOD, the Department of Defense, - Theaters of War

You're making a film with the DOD, the Department of...

And they are a really important collaborator within that. - Theaters of War

And they are a really important collaborator within that.

They're effectively like another producer. - Theaters of War

They're effectively like another producer.

ROGER STAHL: You might wonder what the military's own rules say - Theaters of War

ROGER STAHL: You might wonder what the military's own...

It turns out, for decades, the directive - Theaters of War

It turns out, for decades, the directive

Now, they were to promote something - Theaters of War

Now, they were to promote something

Whose interests are being served in practice? - Theaters of War

Whose interests are being served in practice?

MATTHEW ALFORD: Producers are able to get cut-price helicopters, - Theaters of War

MATTHEW ALFORD: Producers are able to get cut-price...

And the more realistic, of course, a film can be, - Theaters of War

And the more realistic, of course, a film can be,

And the DOD says this is a wonderful opportunity - Theaters of War

And the DOD says this is a wonderful opportunity

ROGER STAHL: Just listen to how the Pentagon itself - Theaters of War

ROGER STAHL: Just listen to how the Pentagon itself

"Entertainment feature films like - Theaters of War

"Entertainment feature films like

Audiences going to see the film will voluntarily - Theaters of War

Audiences going to see the film will voluntarily

SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: There are particular types of directors and filmmakers - Theaters of War

SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: There are particular types of directors...

PHIL STRUB: We've worked with Mr. Bay here since Armageddon, - Theaters of War

PHIL STRUB: We've worked with Mr. Bay here since...

The name of the game in his world - Theaters of War

The name of the game in his world

ROGER STAHL: For them, it's a matter of greenlighting - Theaters of War

ROGER STAHL: For them, it's a matter of greenlighting

So what the effect quite often is - Theaters of War

So what the effect quite often is

Once we said we're interested, then we - Theaters of War

Once we said we're interested, then we

We were concerned about will the military allow us to do it. - Theaters of War

We were concerned about will the military allow us to do it.

Because we had written six pictures before this, and not - Theaters of War

Because we had written six pictures before this, and not

SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: People self-censor and tame down any potential critical - Theaters of War

SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: People self-censor and tame down any...

ROGER STAHL: The CIA essentially copied this model - Theaters of War

ROGER STAHL: The CIA essentially copied this model

TRICIA JENKINS: But what they figured out is that they can be really - Theaters of War

TRICIA JENKINS: But what they figured out is that they can...

And so they work a lot with screen writers - Theaters of War

And so they work a lot with screen writers

ROGER STAHL: As you might imagine, - Theaters of War

ROGER STAHL: As you might imagine,

You would have to ask yourself as someone - Theaters of War

You would have to ask yourself as someone

What they don't want anyone to know - Theaters of War

What they don't want anyone to know

And they also are particularly wary of the public knowing - Theaters of War

And they also are particularly wary of the public knowing

If people actually saw a script - Theaters of War

If people actually saw a script

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It can put a production at a distinct disadvantage. - Theaters of War

It can put a production at a distinct disadvantage.

Say you want to make a film based on the Kennedy White - Theaters of War

Say you want to make a film based on the Kennedy White

You'll have to go to the Philippines for old planes - Theaters of War

You'll have to go to the Philippines for old planes

You'll have to construct U2 sequences from scratch - Theaters of War

You'll have to construct U2 sequences from scratch

Rejections like this have become more common over the years. - Theaters of War

Rejections like this have become more common over the years.

On the heels of World War II, the Pentagon - Theaters of War

On the heels of World War II, the Pentagon

But it rarely flat out denied filmmakers. - Theaters of War

But it rarely flat out denied filmmakers.

As Americans began to deal with a more controversial history - Theaters of War

As Americans began to deal with a more controversial history

But these were only the rejections - Theaters of War

But these were only the rejections

That is no military assistance often means no show. - Theaters of War

That is no military assistance often means no show.

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer said that without military help, - Theaters of War

Producer Jerry Bruckheimer said that without military help,

It apparently means a lot when the Navy pulls - Theaters of War

It apparently means a lot when the Navy pulls

There wouldn't have been a Top Gun without support either, - Theaters of War

There wouldn't have been a Top Gun without support...

Most of the time, it comes down to the studio's need - Theaters of War

Most of the time, it comes down to the studio's need

Take The Hunt for Red October, producer Mace Neufeld - Theaters of War

Take The Hunt for Red October, producer Mace Neufeld

It was a good thing for Neufeld that the script - Theaters of War

It was a good thing for Neufeld that the script

It set him up for the long Jack Ryan franchise. - Theaters of War

It set him up for the long Jack Ryan franchise.

In contrast, consider another '90s film, Countermeasures. - Theaters of War

In contrast, consider another '90s film,...

If it doesn't ring a bell, it's probably - Theaters of War

If it doesn't ring a bell, it's probably

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If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...

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Director: Roger Stahl

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Genre: documentary, history

Year: 2022

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ImdbRating: 7.5

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Released: 05 May 2022

Awards: 1 win total

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