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I wrote Platoon as a naive young screenwriter
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I wrote Platoon as a naive young screenwriter, because it was the truth of what I saw in...

I wrote Platoon as a naive young screenwriter, because it was the truth of what I saw in Vietnam

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I wrote Platoon as a naive young screenwriter,
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because it was the truth of what I saw in Vietnam.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:18
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...
And at some point, I forgot exactly when, - Theaters of War 00:09
And at some point, I forgot exactly when,
We got a pretty definite turndown from them, - Theaters of War 00:10
We got a pretty definite turndown from them,
ROGER STAHL: It was about this time that Top Gun paid a visit. - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: It was about this time that Top Gun paid a...
OLIVER STONE: I was offered the script when it was a magazine article - Theaters of War 00:06
OLIVER STONE: I was offered the script when it was a...
I knew... at that point, I was accepting that Platoon - Theaters of War 00:04
I knew... at that point, I was accepting that Platoon
You have to understand, I had shelved Platoon. - Theaters of War 00:04
You have to understand, I had shelved Platoon.
While Top Gun was opening up the after burners - Theaters of War 00:10
While Top Gun was opening up the after burners
But this is how the military's invisible hand - Theaters of War 00:06
But this is how the military's invisible hand
I wanted to bring a gift for you, blast from the past. - Theaters of War 00:05
I wanted to bring a gift for you, blast from the past.
ROGER STAHL: I had his Platoon rejection letter framed. - Theaters of War 00:06
ROGER STAHL: I had his Platoon rejection letter framed.
It's funny they mention what I mentioned, - Theaters of War 00:06
It's funny they mention what I mentioned,
The cold blooded murder of one US soldier by another, - Theaters of War 00:05
The cold blooded murder of one US soldier by another,
They have admitted to fragging, how many were - Theaters of War 00:07
They have admitted to fragging, how many were
And the portrayal of the majority as illiterate - Theaters of War 00:07
And the portrayal of the majority as illiterate
The entire script is rife with unrealistic and highly - Theaters of War 00:06
The entire script is rife with unrealistic and highly
That would be the second time I tried to do the movie with Dino - Theaters of War 00:05
That would be the second time I tried to do the movie with...
The whole ethos of that office, Pentagon, - Theaters of War 00:09
The whole ethos of that office, Pentagon,
They provide inaccuracy and lies. - Theaters of War 00:05
They provide inaccuracy and lies.
We keep making military movies, especially since 2001, - Theaters of War 00:13
We keep making military movies, especially since 2001,
No one can say a bad word about them. - Theaters of War 00:04
No one can say a bad word about them.