4/13/2021 0 Comments Heroes Of The Storm Script
While Jarhead and Three King s were rejected by the Pentagons Hollywood office, one film that did benefit from military support was The Heroes of Desert Storm.As one Pentagon memo notes, the script is as hackneyed as the title.
Heroes Of The Storm Script Movie Represents OneAs such the movie represents one of the last of the classic style of war movie, where the good guys are good, the bad guys are bad, and theres no question about the moral justness of the mission. Made for TV, The Heroes of Desert Storm stars the unfortunately-named Richard Assad and tells its story from several perspectives none of which are the perspectives of Kuwaitis or Iraqis. So it is perhaps unsurprising that the DOD were interested in supporting the film, though not before changes were made to eliminate scenes depicting deaths due to friendly fire. It was sent from Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Don Kalinger to Phil Strub (who the memo refers to as The Philster when perhaps The Philistine would have been more appropriate). Kalinger had read the draft script and commented: It clearly meets our general standards for accuracy; positive portrayal of the military, their mission and equipment; and historical accuracy. While the script in my view is somewhat clichd, we are not movie critics. I think cooperation on this film is in the best interests of the department. The line that we are not movie critics is steeped in irony, as the DOD often considers the quality of a project as part of their assessment as to whether to provide or deny support. For example, MTVs Megadrive was rejected due to the low brow nature of the programming while the film Dancin in Iraq was denied in part because the Marine Corps felt that the script is abysmal. The Navy had major problems with the season 12 opener of NCIS, saying Storyline is Jack Ryan outlandish and demanding the script be rewritten. Meanwhile for Tom Clancys Jack Ryan the DOD read the first three scripts and concluded, very well-written, page-turners, but hopeless for DoD. Documents DOD Film Office file on Heroes of Desert Storm Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) More Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window) Tags: DOD History Iraq Iraq war Phil Strub war films. His specialities include the security services, Hollywood, propaganda, censorship and the history of terrorism. ![]() His favourite spy is Eddie Chapman a.k.a. Agent Zigzag. He may or may not sleep with a gun under his pillow. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.
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