NEW ARTICLE - ‘Fuck John Wayne’ – Why the DOD Prevented the movie Fields of Fire from Being Made - When James Webb approached the Pentagon to ask for assistance making his Vietnam war drama Fields of Fire he had every right to expect their support. A former Marine and short-term Secretary of the Navy he was a military veteran who had written his novel based on his own real-life experiences of Vietnam. It therefore should have met the DOD’s demands for a ‘reasonably realistic depiction’ of military life, but it didn’t. While the Marine Corps were fairly happy with the script the DOD felt it portrayed them in a negative light, and refused to work on the production. As a consequence, the film was never made. #fieldsoffire #jimwebb #vietnam #vietnamwar #warmovies #movies #films #cinema #usmc #usmarinecorps #usnavy #DOD #military #censorship #writersofinstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/ByceiqqpbTx/?igshid=1mkwxhe38w6nq
