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Theaters of War

Phil Strub reviews scripts, deciding if a script has the glimmer of realism or fun he's...

REPORTER: Phil Strub reviews scripts, deciding if a script has the glimmer of realism or fun he's looking for

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REPORTER: Phil Strub reviews scripts,
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deciding if a script has the glimmer of realism or fun
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he's looking for.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:22:33
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...
If you wanted to know any more than that, - Theaters of War 00:06
If you wanted to know any more than that,
There was one guy, basically, one historian who totally - Theaters of War 00:13
There was one guy, basically, one historian who totally
ANCHOR: The film and military historian, whose book, Guts and Glory, - Theaters of War 00:11
ANCHOR: The film and military historian, whose book, Guts...
MATTHEW ALFORD: And he was the person who had all - Theaters of War 00:10
MATTHEW ALFORD: And he was the person who had all
And so scholars didn't even bother looking into it. - Theaters of War 00:05
And so scholars didn't even bother looking into it.
ROGER STAHL: Suid largely bypassed any concerns - Theaters of War 00:10
ROGER STAHL: Suid largely bypassed any concerns
Eventually, though, someone else came along - Theaters of War 00:05
Eventually, though, someone else came along
MATTHEW ALFORD: It was in 2004 that a journalist, a kind of maverick - Theaters of War 00:12
MATTHEW ALFORD: It was in 2004 that a journalist, a kind of...
ROGER STAHL: Robb interviewed a bunch of industry folks - Theaters of War 00:10
ROGER STAHL: Robb interviewed a bunch of industry folks
He somehow persuaded the Marine Corps Office in LA - Theaters of War 00:05
He somehow persuaded the Marine Corps Office in LA
MATTHEW ALFORD: He acquired much of the initial documentation. - Theaters of War 00:05
MATTHEW ALFORD: He acquired much of the initial...
And he was able to punch a big hole in what Lawrence Suid had - Theaters of War 00:10
And he was able to punch a big hole in what Lawrence Suid...
ROGER STAHL: It was nowhere near a comprehensive picture, - Theaters of War 00:10
ROGER STAHL: It was nowhere near a comprehensive picture,
He wrote a scathing review that all but charged Robb - Theaters of War 00:10
He wrote a scathing review that all but charged Robb
Robb shot back, calling the review libelous. - Theaters of War 00:04
Robb shot back, calling the review libelous.
It has to be the most contentious exchange I've ever - Theaters of War 00:06
It has to be the most contentious exchange I've ever
But Robb's work inspired other researchers - Theaters of War 00:07
But Robb's work inspired other researchers
And this is two decades, three decades after these things - Theaters of War 00:07
And this is two decades, three decades after these things
And Strub can say to me, oh, we don't have that documentation. - Theaters of War 00:06
And Strub can say to me, oh, we don't have that...
We've given it to Lawrence Suid. - Theaters of War 00:05
We've given it to Lawrence Suid.