European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                My uni big screen working Side by Sid Hollywood makes headway with the Navy Quot Mathi Cir the Success of Quot top gun Quot above has led to a new level of cooperation Between the Navy and movie makers. To make Quot flight of the intruder Quot Paramount pictures was Given Access to the Carrier Independence below. By Jim Stewart Cox news service delighted with the Success of the in movie top gun the . Navy has offered unprecedented resources and help for the production of two More Hollywood thrillers due out soon the Hunt for red october and flight of the intruder a $30 million films based on a pair of High tech Best Saliers a required nearly a dozen warships and scores of Active duty submariners and pilots to produce. The movies Mark what Many believe to be a new level of cooperation Between the services and film makers As both seek to take advantage of the Public s appetite for technical wizardry and authentic settings. Excited by the partnership both Paramount pictures and the Navy now have their fingers crossed for Box office Success Paramount wants a profit the Navy wants recruits. Quot frankly we Learned something from top gun Quot said retired Navy capt  Patton jr., technical consultant for red october the armed services were stunned by the Success of the 1986 movie a a contrived Story of aircraft Carrier dogfights and simmering sexual chemistry starring Tom cruise. An informal Navy poll found Many Young people watched the movie five or More times the number of new naval aviation recruits jumped Oft the Chart not Only did the film win recruiting rights for the Navy but caused Waves within the service As Well naval Academy midshipmen began opting for flight training in greater numbers As did Navy Roth students the submarine and surface ship communities suddenly found themselves fighting for the Best and brightest within their own ranks Quot the reaction was  said one recently retired Admiral. Quot i would t say it changed the Way we do business with Hollywood but it certainly made us want More of it Quot sailors and Hollywood film Crews worked virtually in tandem to produce the latest movies before filming began writers producers directors principal actors and even sound and Light technicians spent several Days aboard highly classified attack submarines and other warships to soak up the atmosphere. Actors Danny Glover and Willem Dafoe underwent Navy physicals so they could Fly in a-6 attack planes the twin seat night fighters Are Central to the action m flight of the intruder set on Board an aircraft Carrier during the Vietnam War. The Navy even insisted the two men drop practice bombs to improve their hand and Eye motions during filming Scott Glenn co Star of red october with Sean Connery was treated As co commander of the fast attack submarine Salt Lake City during his orientation. Crew members gave the same reports to Glenn As they did their own Captain so he could learn the submariners complicated work language. Other Crew members sat Side by Side with actors in the supporting cast teaching them How to respond to orders. The Navy s Eye for detail went so tar As to include direction on How senior potty officers properly hold a cup of Coffee. Quot it got to the Point that rather than try to coach a Crew of actors How to be like submariners we just started using Navy instead of actors wherever possible Quot said Mace Neufield who produced both films. Quot they were used to constantly drilling and consequently picked up direction  in addition to people the Navy was also cooperative in the loaning of equipment. Numerous frigates helicopters three submarines and an aircraft Carrier Are bit players in red october the Story of a soviet nuclear sub commander defecting with his ship and Crew to the United states. Paramount s use of such expensive props was not free capt Mike Sherman head of the service s Hollywood coordination office said a film must meet four requirements before receiving Navy cooperation they must be accurate incur no Cost to the taxpayer Deal with unclassified material and be on a Quot not to interfere with operations Quot basis the Cost of aircraft time alone in the filming of flight of the intruder is expected to run in excess of $1 million according to Bob Manning director of the Navy s audio visual entertainment division. Page 16 the stars and stripes saturday february 3, 1990