Theaters of War

2022 · 85 MIN · IMDB 8.0 · DIR. Roger Stahl

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Overview

If you’ve seen Top Gun or Transformers, you may have wondered: Does all of that military machinery on screen come with strings attached? Does the military actually get a crack at the script? With the release of a vast new trove of internal government documents, the answers have come into sharp focus: the US military has exercised editorial control over thousands of films and television programs. As these activities gain new public scrutiny, new questions arise: How have they managed to fly under the radar for so long? And where do we go from here?

Dialogue Timeline — 1,931 lines

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00:00:12 I directed our military
00:03:39 because your defenses are down.
00:07:53 if I'm not mistaken, and hope to do more of the same.
00:11:33 of storage for you to blow up.
00:15:01 Surely they must pass the authenticity test
00:18:42 Obviously, I was shocked by some of these--
00:22:34 deciding if a script has the glimmer of realism or fun
00:26:26 Secker.
00:30:13 Probably, yes.
00:33:46 for US citizens.
00:37:36 They've enlisted their long running partners, Army Wives
00:41:20 I've always been like some of the first
00:45:09 But with Black Hawk Down, high level leaders
00:48:59 of the script.
00:52:31 Heart heroes around.
00:56:30 Scores of soldiers had to head into the firefight
01:00:31 doing this?
01:04:21 There's the pivotal scene where the platoon captures
01:08:11 The central plot is the CIA trying
01:12:07 After all, I've still got symphony tickets for tonight.
01:15:51 When Philip Strub or anybody
01:19:15 They're going to military tech expos,
01:23:32 Why shouldn't we know what they're doing?
01:27:13 where we don't have to.

Cast & Characters

Oliver Stone Self
Roger Stahl Narrator
Robin Andersen Self
Sebastian Kaempf Self
Tricia Jenkins Self
Tanner Mirrlees Self
Tom Secker Self
Matt Alford Self

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed1,931
Dialogue density22.7 lines / min
First line00:00:12
Final line01:27:13

Production Record

DirectorRoger Stahl
LanguageEnglish

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