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Theaters of War

They're not saying, just give us those sections where some dialogue takes place about the...

They're not saying, just give us those sections where some dialogue takes place about the military

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They're not saying, just give us those sections
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where some dialogue takes place about the military.
Duration
6 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:24
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...
So that they can get a sense of the broader - Theaters of War 00:07
So that they can get a sense of the broader
If they go through the script and say, - Theaters of War 00:12
If they go through the script and say,
Now, it's up to the filmmaker to decide, - Theaters of War 00:06
Now, it's up to the filmmaker to decide,
You're making a film with the DOD, the Department of Defense, - Theaters of War 00:07
You're making a film with the DOD, the Department of...
And they are a really important collaborator within that. - Theaters of War 00:04
And they are a really important collaborator within that.
They're effectively like another producer. - Theaters of War 00:05
They're effectively like another producer.
ROGER STAHL: You might wonder what the military's own rules say - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: You might wonder what the military's own...
It turns out, for decades, the directive - Theaters of War 00:07
It turns out, for decades, the directive
Now, they were to promote something - Theaters of War 00:08
Now, they were to promote something
Whose interests are being served in practice? - Theaters of War 00:04
Whose interests are being served in practice?
MATTHEW ALFORD: Producers are able to get cut-price helicopters, - Theaters of War 00:10
MATTHEW ALFORD: Producers are able to get cut-price...
And the more realistic, of course, a film can be, - Theaters of War 00:09
And the more realistic, of course, a film can be,
And the DOD says this is a wonderful opportunity - Theaters of War 00:14
And the DOD says this is a wonderful opportunity
ROGER STAHL: Just listen to how the Pentagon itself - Theaters of War 00:08
ROGER STAHL: Just listen to how the Pentagon itself
"Entertainment feature films like - Theaters of War 00:07
"Entertainment feature films like
Audiences going to see the film will voluntarily - Theaters of War 00:12
Audiences going to see the film will voluntarily
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: There are particular types of directors and filmmakers - Theaters of War 00:16
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: There are particular types of directors...
PHIL STRUB: We've worked with Mr. Bay here since Armageddon, - Theaters of War 00:08
PHIL STRUB: We've worked with Mr. Bay here since...
The name of the game in his world - Theaters of War 00:10
The name of the game in his world
ROGER STAHL: For them, it's a matter of greenlighting - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: For them, it's a matter of greenlighting