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Theaters of War

If people actually saw a script and then looked at the kind of blue bowdlerizing lines...

If people actually saw a script and then looked at the kind of blue bowdlerizing lines that the military had done on the script, I think people would begin to realize how dangerous and how censorious this kind of activity is

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If people actually saw a script
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and then looked at the kind of blue bowdlerizing lines
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that the military had done on the script,
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I think people would begin to realize how dangerous
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and how censorious this kind of activity is.
Duration
16 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:54
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...
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It can put a production at a distinct disadvantage. - Theaters of War 00:04
It can put a production at a distinct disadvantage.
Say you want to make a film based on the Kennedy White - Theaters of War 00:09
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 00:05
You'll have to go to the Philippines for old planes
You'll have to construct U2 sequences from scratch - Theaters of War 00:07
You'll have to construct U2 sequences from scratch
Rejections like this have become more common over the years. - Theaters of War 00:04
Rejections like this have become more common over the years.
On the heels of World War II, the Pentagon - Theaters of War 00:05
On the heels of World War II, the Pentagon
But it rarely flat out denied filmmakers. - Theaters of War 00:05
But it rarely flat out denied filmmakers.
As Americans began to deal with a more controversial history - Theaters of War 00:18
As Americans began to deal with a more controversial history
But these were only the rejections - Theaters of War 00:05
But these were only the rejections
That is no military assistance often means no show. - Theaters of War 00:05
That is no military assistance often means no show.
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer said that without military help, - Theaters of War 00:06
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer said that without military help,
It apparently means a lot when the Navy pulls - Theaters of War 00:08
It apparently means a lot when the Navy pulls
There wouldn't have been a Top Gun without support either, - Theaters of War 00:05
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 00:05
Most of the time, it comes down to the studio's need
Take The Hunt for Red October, producer Mace Neufeld - Theaters of War 00:09
Take The Hunt for Red October, producer Mace Neufeld
It was a good thing for Neufeld that the script - Theaters of War 00:04
It was a good thing for Neufeld that the script
It set him up for the long Jack Ryan franchise. - Theaters of War 00:05
It set him up for the long Jack Ryan franchise.
In contrast, consider another '90s film, Countermeasures. - Theaters of War 00:05
In contrast, consider another '90s film,...
If it doesn't ring a bell, it's probably - Theaters of War 00:04
If it doesn't ring a bell, it's probably