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Theaters of War

But you don't have to be an expert to scratch your head when it comes to something like...

But you don't have to be an expert to scratch your head when it comes to something like Top Gun

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But you don't have to be an expert
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to scratch your head when it comes
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to something like Top Gun.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:41
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

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...
Just listen to what the consultants and writers - Theaters of War 00:06
Just listen to what the consultants and writers
- The idea that people chase people around, - Theaters of War 00:08
- The idea that people chase people around,
- It's not realistic compared to what we do every day. - Theaters of War 00:04
- It's not realistic compared to what we do every day.
I said, if there was a Top Gun trophy, - Theaters of War 00:04
I said, if there was a Top Gun trophy,
It would all be midair collisions, and crashes, - Theaters of War 00:05
It would all be midair collisions, and crashes,
Never let the truth get in the way of a good movie. - Theaters of War 00:04
Never let the truth get in the way of a good movie.
ROGER STAHL: None of these concerns - Theaters of War 00:06
ROGER STAHL: None of these concerns
In fact, a memo from the Marine Corps - Theaters of War 00:07
In fact, a memo from the Marine Corps
In Top Gun, they said, buzzing the tower wouldn't - Theaters of War 00:06
In Top Gun, they said, buzzing the tower wouldn't
And the famous inversion scene simply couldn't happen. - Theaters of War 00:04
And the famous inversion scene simply couldn't happen.
The Marine Office assembled this list - Theaters of War 00:12
The Marine Office assembled this list
The issue of realism comes to a head with films - Theaters of War 00:06
The issue of realism comes to a head with films
Surely they must pass the authenticity test - Theaters of War 00:06
Surely they must pass the authenticity test
Jarhead was based on the celebrated book - Theaters of War 00:08
Jarhead was based on the celebrated book
The DOD has one look at the script, though, - Theaters of War 00:06
The DOD has one look at the script, though,
They don't want audiences to see what Swofford saw, - Theaters of War 00:20
They don't want audiences to see what Swofford saw,
Sir, I got lost on the way to college, sir. - Theaters of War 00:05
Sir, I got lost on the way to college, sir.
ROGER STAHL: In fact, the Pentagon - Theaters of War 00:10
ROGER STAHL: In fact, the Pentagon
When the film premieres, the Office explains to the press - Theaters of War 00:16
When the film premieres, the Office explains to the press
"Absolutely not," says the Entertainment Office. - Theaters of War 00:05
"Absolutely not," says the Entertainment Office.