The U.S. military offices usually ask to see the entire script, not just the parts that relate to military involvement and, based on the entire script and the portrayal of the troops, will move it forward in the approval process. If based on a historical event, it also needs to pass muster with the Pentagon’s historians.
Phil Strub has been the Pentagon’s liaison officer for Hollywood for more than 25 years. His name has appeared in the “producers wish to thank” list in more than 50 films, including “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,” “Lone Survivor,” “Ironman” and some that might surprise you: “The Perfect Storm” and “The Day the Earth Stood Still,” as well as the TV shows “Bones” and “24.”
I doubt that Apocalypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Platoon, Coming Home, or the Deer Hunter passed muster.
ReplyDeleteVery true. But any film by Kathryn Bigelow would be free tickets all round.
DeleteSomehow you feel that's now everyone's job description in the Pentagon.
ReplyDeleteCertainly no shortage of comedians in Washington, Adam. Comedy of the gallows kind.
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