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Theaters of War

Sci-fi is one thing, but the stakes go up when it comes to revising the memory of actual...

Sci-fi is one thing, but the stakes go up when it comes to revising the memory of actual missions gone wrong

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Sci-fi is one thing, but the stakes
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go up when it comes to revising the memory
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of actual missions gone wrong.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:11
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
Production
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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...
Take the 1993 battle of Mogadishu, Somalia - Theaters of War 00:08
Take the 1993 battle of Mogadishu, Somalia
At the time, it was universally regarded - Theaters of War 00:10
At the time, it was universally regarded
- Today, I want to talk with you about our nation's - Theaters of War 00:05
- Today, I want to talk with you about our nation's
ROGER STAHL: Afterward, the Entertainment Office - Theaters of War 00:07
ROGER STAHL: Afterward, the Entertainment Office
So for Clear and Present Danger, they worried about a scene - Theaters of War 00:07
So for Clear and Present Danger, they worried about a scene
"Rangers in Somalia just went through a real world - Theaters of War 00:07
"Rangers in Somalia just went through a real world
"The DOD is not about to cooperate on a movie that - Theaters of War 00:20
"The DOD is not about to cooperate on a movie that
- We got full cooperation from the Defense Department - Theaters of War 00:13
- We got full cooperation from the Defense Department
ROGER STAHL: All that essential equipment gave the DOD - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: All that essential equipment gave the DOD
Director Ridley Scott said it would - Theaters of War 00:05
Director Ridley Scott said it would
RIDLEY SCOTT: And so we went right to the wire - Theaters of War 00:10
RIDLEY SCOTT: And so we went right to the wire
ROGER STAHL: First, the Pentagon negotiated away - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: First, the Pentagon negotiated away
But the most obvious thing was that one - Theaters of War 00:12
But the most obvious thing was that one
ROGER STAHL: It got out that they - Theaters of War 00:06
ROGER STAHL: It got out that they
The only composite character, the only totally fictionalized - Theaters of War 00:06
The only composite character, the only totally fictionalized
ROGER STAHL: With those messy details out of the way, - Theaters of War 00:08
ROGER STAHL: With those messy details out of the way,
ROBIN ANDERSEN: The filmmakers grabbed victory out - Theaters of War 00:09
ROBIN ANDERSEN: The filmmakers grabbed victory out
The soldiers say, I don't care about the politics. - Theaters of War 00:05
The soldiers say, I don't care about the politics.
I'm just in it to fight next to the guy beside me. - Theaters of War 00:05
I'm just in it to fight next to the guy beside me.
And we're not going to leave anybody behind. - Theaters of War 00:04
And we're not going to leave anybody behind.