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ROGER STAHL: As you might imagine
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Theaters of War

As you might imagine, no one involved in these deals, whether it be the CIA, DOD, or...

ROGER STAHL: As you might imagine, no one involved in these deals, whether it be the CIA, DOD, or entertainment industry at large, is exactly clamoring to talk about them publicly

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ROGER STAHL: As you might imagine,
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no one involved in these deals, whether it be the CIA, DOD,
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or entertainment industry at large,
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is exactly clamoring to talk about them publicly.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:20
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...
You would have to ask yourself as someone - Theaters of War 00:08
You would have to ask yourself as someone
What they don't want anyone to know - Theaters of War 00:05
What they don't want anyone to know
And they also are particularly wary of the public knowing - Theaters of War 00:06
And they also are particularly wary of the public knowing
If people actually saw a script - Theaters of War 00:16
If people actually saw a script
[MUSIC PLAYING] - Theaters of War 00:15
[MUSIC PLAYING]
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