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Theaters of War

Suid largely bypassed any concerns about steering public opinion and instead told a story...

ROGER STAHL: Suid largely bypassed any concerns about steering public opinion and instead told a story about the military constantly fixing Hollywood's mistakes

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ROGER STAHL: Suid largely bypassed any concerns
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about steering public opinion and instead told
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a story about the military constantly fixing
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Hollywood's mistakes.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:26
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...
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.
ROGER STAHL: So he picked up the trail - Theaters of War 00:09
ROGER STAHL: So he picked up the trail
But nervous because I've just spent a large amount of money - Theaters of War 00:08
But nervous because I've just spent a large amount of...
And I've spent over $1,000 to come to a library. - Theaters of War 00:04
And I've spent over $1,000 to come to a library.
ROGER STAHL: There, he found the public collection of DOD - Theaters of War 00:06
ROGER STAHL: There, he found the public collection of DOD
But then there was Suid's personal collection, - Theaters of War 00:06
But then there was Suid's personal collection,
This was the real prize, the documents the DOD had - Theaters of War 00:07
This was the real prize, the documents the DOD had