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Theaters of War

Matt was able to shake a few trees and get an interview for me

Matt was able to shake a few trees and get an interview for me

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Matt was able to shake a few trees
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and get an interview for me.
Duration
6 seconds
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26
Timestamp in Movie
00:18:20
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...
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.
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,