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Theaters of War

This one was notable because it had some real muscle behind it, Jim Webb, a highly...

This one was notable because it had some real muscle behind it, Jim Webb, a highly decorated Marine Vietnam vet who had written a best selling novel and would go on to be a US Senator

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This one was notable because it had some real muscle behind it,
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Jim Webb, a highly decorated Marine Vietnam vet
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who had written a best selling novel
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and would go on to be a US Senator.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:31
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...
At the time, he had just come off a stint - Theaters of War 00:05
At the time, he had just come off a stint
The script, he says, makes it look like "fragging, - Theaters of War 00:11
The script, he says, makes it look like "fragging,
"Consider making substantive changes." - Theaters of War 00:08
"Consider making substantive changes."
Webb's book is required reading for Marine officers - Theaters of War 00:10
Webb's book is required reading for Marine officers
"It appears to me that what you're really saying - Theaters of War 00:14
"It appears to me that what you're really saying
And it became a Vietnam film we didn't get to see. - Theaters of War 00:05
And it became a Vietnam film we didn't get to see.
I kept thinking about Oliver Stone, too. - Theaters of War 00:04
I kept thinking about Oliver Stone, too.
Before becoming a filmmaker, this - Theaters of War 00:09
Before becoming a filmmaker, this
His early breakouts are still lauded as the most realistic - Theaters of War 00:06
His early breakouts are still lauded as the most realistic
But it was a real uphill battle with the Pentagon, - Theaters of War 00:06
But it was a real uphill battle with the Pentagon,
Platoon for a long list of unacceptable themes. - Theaters of War 00:04
Platoon for a long list of unacceptable themes.
Born on the Fourth of July because it - Theaters of War 00:06
Born on the Fourth of July because it
Both were put on hold for years. - Theaters of War 00:05
Both were put on hold for years.
I'd give my right eye to hear what - Theaters of War 00:06
I'd give my right eye to hear what
Luckily, he had read some of Alford and Secker's early work - Theaters of War 00:05
Luckily, he had read some of Alford and Secker's early...
Matt was able to shake a few trees - Theaters of War 00:06
Matt was able to shake a few trees
Military veteran, Hollywood veteran, - Theaters of War 00:07
Military veteran, Hollywood veteran,
- I assume if you've come this far, what - Theaters of War 00:05
- I assume if you've come this far, what
But I'm not going to name names and tell you - Theaters of War 00:07
But I'm not going to name names and tell you
What these films had to go through to get what they call - Theaters of War 00:11
What these films had to go through to get what they call