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ORION PICTURE'S SCRIPT "NAVY SEALS"

Subj:
Corp.
Encl: (1) Proposed Ltr fm CHINPO to Orion Pictures

three
The missions presented (there are basically
in that there is no
of them in the movie) are questionable the SEt as
attempt at resolution by diplomacy. Further, rescue squad.
represented are depicted as a special forces
professionalism, are
2. The SEALs' hallmarks, teamwork and The SEALS are
depicted only marginally in this script. and argue with
portrayed as mavericks who question authority
run from the police, and
their superiors (officer and enlisted), of leadership——
behave rudely and boorishly. The basics lacking totally. The
obedience, confidence and respect--are nter—terrorism—-and
script takes a minor role of the SEALs--cou
ility, which simply is not
presents it as their primary responsib accurate portrayal of
true. In short, this is not close to an
the SBALs or their mission.
recommend approval for
3. For those reasons, this office cannotproposed letter to be
full cooperation. Enclosure (1) is a letter does not address
signed by the Chief of Information. This might be a viable option
the issue of limited cooperation. That admiral should be
for locations and some assistance. The inordinately high
reminded that this script has received Senator Warner, as well
attention from members of Congress, i.e.
Baliles. He should also be
as from the governor of Virginia, nr. calls from Mr. Lewis
aware that this office has received numerous
Hedavoy, Executive Vice
Teague, the director, and Mr. Michael about the status of the
President of Orion Pictures Corp., asking has some connections
script and Navy cooperation. Hr. nedavoy
Commissio n. However,
with Gov. Baliles through their rilm a rejection by the
believe Orion Pictures is prepared for from allies—-nost
Navy/DOD and have sought alternate support
notably Spain.
williams, they plan to
4. According to the Producer, hr. BernieSpain on 13 SE? 89! They
start filming at Naval and Air Bases in and according to
have approached the Spanish flinistry of Defense, Recommend that
access.
hr. lilliams, they plan on allowing them for end-runs for support
Navy units in Spain be advised to watch could be accoamodat
which
for this one, other than to: extrasshould
in a leave or liberty status. We also look very hard at
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rovidin linited coo eration
to III. In the Nortolk
E I They plan to return to the 0.5. Conptois,
The Production Designer is Guy
on Designer on 'war and
s
Reneebrance.‘ seed on to
recon-ended tart
the producers in an a
salvage authenticity:
Warrior One Six" it
Pg 1. Pilot would have a call sign like "Sea
616. ship would have a
his helo, for example, had a side number would call Shepherd by
pilot
call sign like 'sea Lord' and the
that call sign. Thus the terminology would go:
PILOT (0.8.)
"Sea Lord, Sea Warrior One six. We've got visual contact at
Negative coanunicstions. ITA three
one three five for 30 silos.
nutss.‘
SHEPHERD (0.3. J
(beat)
"Roger one 81:, continue inbound and investigate.
But be careful.
PILOT (0.5.)
“Wilco, One six out.‘
say:
when talking to the Kuwaiti ship, shepherd would
3339333!) (v.0. )
your
"uh, Kuwaiti Star, this is 0.8. Navy unit, say again
situation, over"
The Navy does not fly cn-47's. Those are Army halos.
Pg. 2.
They do not
Horrwould this would be a Sea stallion helicopter. Sea.
have this role in the Persian Gulf or Northern Arabian The
in that area.
are they not Elown routinely tron our ships
use then as
levy uses the. as aerial ninesweepers. The Marines
would lost
transport. The helicopter used in this instance Sea
likel be e ss-sn Sea King helo found on all carriers.
Stall one are green. Sea Kings are either white or grey.
“ PILOT (V.O.)
A 'uh, roger Kuwaiti Star, this is Navy nelo approaching your
port side. I have you in eight, uh, stand by..."
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c‘ 'h - AASee Lord. this is Sea warrior One six, I have
radio...etc.' ‘ ' - x...
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'Uh, roger One Six.

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here to take off
Pg. PILOT
s Navy helicopter
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unications
All further comm '
and "Sea ho
warrior One sisI 0.5. in
dumped by the
that a Kx-Bi was ever
Pg. 4. I an not sure
or rate is never
rs. hawkins rank hat he is a Lieutenant just
any Sandinista harbo it is presumed established that Hawkins has
established although P . 6 it is '
has to be an
the which leans he becane a SEAL
that he

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r in the manner depic about
th such authoritya L
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the CO is a C93, .
of several SEAL teens
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SILL natte comma nder in charg
captain would be group nder. Ten platoo ns in a teen,
n comma
LT would he a platoo
ideally. get
we not try to
to diplomacy? Why did in Beirut?
Pg. 9. what happenedthrough negotiation ala LT Goodman
the crewnenbers out in the
to the other crevne mhers? Here they killed
what happened terrorists?
plane crash? By the each of
-sure ' round s into
’9. ll. The Bts is would not fire 'nake not hurt or kill anyone
e hodies...that murder. They would
" were authorised.
unless Ideadly force
professional.
IIgrease 'ial"ishnot very
2g. 13. Hawkins order to
(night Observation
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sg.-ll. starlight binoc
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Devices). 2
too strong . "they gotta he stopped'
bly cone in quietly gand
Eg. 15. ”Die" is proba tone. ssALs.lihe to '
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Pg. 20. The Navy does halo.“ (SEE ABOV
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are not this operating
The Navy SEALs "elite special
d the Navy's
unit.‘I They may be calle
force s. have to be
ander, does not
the group comm Navy time
Captain Dunne, late forties.
Pg. 21. in his mid to “oh nine
'fiftyish.”
He should be ter ms-—do not use
hundred"
is expre ssed in I'zero nine
or AP.
“ which is Army
hundred hours hat.
rs without a
not salute indoo
Pg. 22. Graham would

What does '90 north“ mean?

years and
in the Navy 15
Curran is a dummy
if he '5 been At that level he'd.
Pg 23. at least be a LCDR.
a LT. He should head of a teem vice a platoon comm
ander
depa rtmen t LCDR.
or him a
be the x0 to 8 years or make
Change his time in gon
Norfo lk, VA, to the Penta
halo run from units
Normally the are anti-submarine for
helo. Sea Sprite's and are not used
is done with a CH—46
on destroyers
and frigates
and are located
passenger runs. (make him a
be an Admiral
there should Capt Dunne,
In the Pentagon, r e Command),
Special Warfa
be Commando r
SEAL and he'd
the aide.
LT Curran, and
ADHIRAL expected...“
ander, you are
platoon comm
“As a SEAL team

Pg. 24.
Scene 29 -
ADM IRAL w, Commander
Admiral Jack Garre , C0 of SEAL
''Gentlemen, I ’m Rear is CAPT Dunne
re Command, this Let's
Naval Special Warfa
of his platoon
commanders, LT
Curran.
Team six, and one
begin."
Recommend:
back his people.
Pg. 26. The admiral would
ADMIRAL our men. e
ise you....lives of a damned good
I'Barry, it may surpr AND it was
decision under fire,
Lieutenant made a
one!” would
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to the chain of comma Therefore STINSON
Pg. 27. In deference Dunne, not to LT
Curran.
talk directly to CAPT
might say:
STINSON take those suckers
sure your people
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Pg. 27. Scene 30 ~ The geography does not match. Pilgrims

normally come through the Suez into the Red Sea and into port in
Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. where they complete the "Haj" by going
inland to Mecca. Something should be said about it stopping in
Tripoli, Lebanon, enroute.

P g.28. 0.5. has never acknowledged that it sends subs to

the Northern Arabian Sea. This is not the t i me to d

Pg. 29. Check out the capabilities of the LARv—S Draeger rigs
and make sure the sub is at a proper depth for lock-out. I'm not
sure a Zodiac can get out the hatc .

. 33. Thermal devices do not go through walls (unless Rohocop

is using theml).

Pg. 34. Not aware of an such a weapon as that which Dane fires
that can go through a 2-inch steel bulkhead.

P9 . 35. Make sure the admiral is there. They would be in suits

and/or blazers in mufti.

Pg. 40. lakes SEALS appear as hard drinking Rambos.

Pg 43. The focus is incorrectly on Seal Team six as a special

unit set up for counterterrorism. Whether this is true of any
team or not, it would be incorrect to portray a special team.
Recommend she say:
DA
t's see. You're most likely a member of Seal Team
six and were most likely part of the rescue operation...Am I
right so far?"

Pg. 45. EVERY SEAL will tell you that nothing was harder than
the 28 weeks spent at Basic underwater Demolition/SEALs School
Curran should note that vice the reference to Beirut,

is set up so that when thin s get rough in the field, th

remember that they survived Hell Week and nothing could possibly
be worse. Ask any

Pg. 41. the dive tank is really only 50 feet high. Diving to
the bottom is no biggie...Lock-out—-or coming out of the hatch
at the bottom with a bunch of guys——is the rough one.
Pg. 48. The montage of SSAL training exercises involving the
airliner mock-up is inval d.

Pg. 50. There is no way for the chief to be at the officer's

club. It is simply against all rules.

Pg. 51. Graham would have given her a HINIATURE of his SEAL
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police is unforgivable
P Hawkins behavior in ditching the poorest
for an officer. It shows irresponsibility and the
judgement.

Pg. 57. Irresponsible/dumb jock image of Hawkins.

/training in the dark
Pg. 9 The sequence with the competition
bad. It's close to a new rifle
room is invalid but overall not
training system that is being developed.
talking the White
Pg. 5 Do not believe the Navy officers This
to kidnap Amal Fahladi.
House Task Force into allowing them
t for the military to decide.
is a matter of foreign policy...no
police
P . 70. Scene 96. The Navy is not the international
would not read ANYONE
force. It has no jurisdictional rights and
their Miranda rights.
detail is not the
Pg. 73. The officer in charge of the burial
drill officer. Check out the procedures.

Pg. 74. Leary is overly disrespectful to Curran.

the top in his reaction to the fat lady

P . 75. Hawkins is over
and overly rude.
men is
Pg. 76. Two officers fighting in front of enlisted
senior. These are court—
ridiculous, especially since one is
martial events.

Pg. 78. The Platoon Leader does not stand watch!

SEALs--or anywhere
Pg. 80. They don't ask for volunteers in the
else in the Navy! That's a real Hollywood invention.

CURRAN
No time to waste, men. We are in Preparation Mode.
0900 at Hangar twelve, NAS Norfolk."
in the middle
Pg. 83 .How did Captain Dunne get onto a carrier
of the Mediterranean? Very suspicious.

than the
85. The young boy, Ali, is better at this game
show him a thing
This really should be re-written so they
it does
. The bottom line is that while it is interesting,
the notion that the SEALS are an elite force
nothing to further
who know how to deal with this mission.

Pg. 94. Why did they kill the elders? How did they know they
had weapons

Pg. 99. We do not fly the national ensign underwater.

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Pg. 100. only chiefs are called
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what is "Navcom 6-pack?"
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no place for you! Those
their shoulders.“
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have not been chopped
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I CAPT Boink, Director, Contingency Flaming

ASD(SO/LIC)

Per our phone conversation on 9/29/89,

teqoest your informal review of the at
scnpt.

You can reach me at 52936. Would appreciate

your curments within the next 2-3 days
for your assistance.
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October 4. 1989

11:. Charlee I. Devia

Chiet, TV/Hoticn Picture
Secretary of the Liaieon office
r Force
Office of Public Affaire.
11000 Wilehire Blvd. Western Region
Suite 10114
1-0 a Angelee, CA. 90020-3602

Dear Mr. Davie,

Pureuant to your convereetion
with Captain Dale
te ie to re eet limited fiatteree
courtesy
n, USN-RIT-
Air Force
I underetand the approprtor our 0: on action Picture ”N cooperation
iate V! BE .'
cooperation hee been granted documente,which certiiy that eimilar
have been turniehed to you byby the Navy and Defenae Departmenta,
your counterpart Navy 0!! ce.
Our specific request ie guite modest.
filming on the Spanieh e de a: On October 26th, when
our ectore,who portray Navy Scaleworrejcn Air Ieee, we wieh to we are
in proximity to a v.8. Air I eeteblieh
c-s, 0-141 or 3-130 Aircraft, whicheve crc
r is the moat reedil y availa
and .8. A force side or the Air Sale. bleJ

or turn ite engince. but

r which would give the
the plane.
I greatly appreciate your courtesy
in ooneidering our requeat.
I! you require any additional
interact
t: reduction oriice. (804) 425-1039 ion, pleaee contact Dele at
( )491-1 05. or at hie reeidenee

noerely.‘
X

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Telephone (004) 425-1030 Fax (004) 425-0501
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Request for Air
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raft on the cites similar
transport airc supp ort. the producer cial supp ort has been
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is providing
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declined.

. JR.
HAROLD 1.. RO
Colonel. USA!
Division
Chief. Programs
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Feature Film
SUBJECT:
Air Force
to provide we have
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was to be too far remo
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use of a pie
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