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Theaters of War

It raises the question, could the industry be in the dark as much as the rest of us?

It raises the question, could the industry be in the dark as much as the rest of us?

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It raises the question, could the industry
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be in the dark as much as the rest of us?
Duration
6 seconds
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23
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:05
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...
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.
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.