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In "GoldenEye," a 1995 James Bond thriller, the Pentagon objected to a U.S. Navy admiral betrafilmmakers secrets, and the filmmakers obliged by making the turncoat a French naval officer. In the McGillissh "Top Gun," Kelly McGillis' character _ the key love interest of the plot _ was changed from an enlisted woman to a civilian because officers are not allowed to date enlisted personnel.
The 1995 film "Crimson Tide," about a mutiny on a nuclear submarine, and the 1996 movie "Broken Arrow," about the theft of a nuclear weapon, were turned down as well because their plots were deemed implausible. More often, though, the Army and other services function as technical advisers, offering tips to make a scene lifelike. In "Black Hawk Down," for instance, one character was shown getting on a helicopter with the muzzle of his rifle pointing up _ a serious no-no in the real world because of the possibility an accidentally discharged bullet could hit the rotor blades and make the aircraft crash. Those playing marksmen were told to keep their eyes open when they fired their weapons, while others were taught how to realistically enter a building in combat, including by constructing and placingLovettsives to blow open a door. Lovett says the military is remarkably easy to work with, and generally inclined to compromise. The Pentagon acknowledfilmmakingry license has a place in filmmaking and will even tolerate humor at the military's expense. "If you ask nicely, most of the time the military is willing to bend over backwards to help you," he said. Next month - Hart's War
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