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Theaters of War

So what the effect quite often is is that filmmakers already write their scripts in ways...

So what the effect quite often is is that filmmakers already write their scripts in ways that they know will ultimately please the Pentagon

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So what the effect quite often is
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is that filmmakers already write their scripts in ways
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that they know will ultimately please the Pentagon.
Duration
10 seconds
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23
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:21
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...
Once we said we're interested, then we - Theaters of War 00:04
Once we said we're interested, then we
We were concerned about will the military allow us to do it. - Theaters of War 00:04
We were concerned about will the military allow us to do it.
Because we had written six pictures before this, and not - Theaters of War 00:05
Because we had written six pictures before this, and not
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: People self-censor and tame down any potential critical - Theaters of War 00:12
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: People self-censor and tame down any...
ROGER STAHL: The CIA essentially copied this model - Theaters of War 00:07
ROGER STAHL: The CIA essentially copied this model
TRICIA JENKINS: But what they figured out is that they can be really - Theaters of War 00:06
TRICIA JENKINS: But what they figured out is that they can...
And so they work a lot with screen writers - Theaters of War 00:13
And so they work a lot with screen writers
ROGER STAHL: As you might imagine, - Theaters of War 00:12
ROGER STAHL: As you might imagine,
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.