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Theaters of War

I'd give my right eye to hear what the man himself had to say about all this

I'd give my right eye to hear what the man himself had to say about all this

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I'd give my right eye to hear what
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the man himself had to say about all this.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:12
Uploaded
Apr 30, 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...
Luckily, he had read some of Alford and Secker's early work - Theaters of War 00:05
Luckily, he had read some of Alford and Secker's early...
Matt was able to shake a few trees - Theaters of War 00:06
Matt was able to shake a few trees
Military veteran, Hollywood veteran, - Theaters of War 00:07
Military veteran, Hollywood veteran,
- I assume if you've come this far, what - Theaters of War 00:05
- I assume if you've come this far, what
But I'm not going to name names and tell you - Theaters of War 00:07
But I'm not going to name names and tell you
What these films had to go through to get what they call - Theaters of War 00:11
What these films had to go through to get what they call
It's a gigantic iceberg that you've touched. - Theaters of War 00:05
It's a gigantic iceberg that you've touched.
ROGER STAHL: Wait, Oliver Stone can't believe - Theaters of War 00:06
ROGER STAHL: Wait, Oliver Stone can't believe
It raises the question, could the industry - Theaters of War 00:06
It raises the question, could the industry
I guess you know what they say, the best PR is invisible. - Theaters of War 00:06
I guess you know what they say, the best PR is invisible.
I wrote Platoon as a naive young screenwriter, - Theaters of War 00:08
I wrote Platoon as a naive young screenwriter,
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.