European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse We used to Price it to said Manning Down to factoring in the retirement benefits Tor the Pilot. Now things have loosened up " renting out aircraft carriers is still More Cost elective than building elaborate sets Neufield said let s face it they the Navy have the goods there Aren t Many a 6 attack planes out there to rent and it s difficult to recreate a flight deck in a parking lot which is what we used to do and fill it with Model air planes " special effects still abound in both movies for red october a 16 ton lockup of a soviet sub s control room too realistic Lor the likes of some intelligence analysts was built on a hydraulically operated platform with a plus minus 25-degrees of pitch and Roll when the boat Maneu vers the viewer will see a dynamic response on the screen Patton said a 500-foot fibreglass lockup of red october was also built so that scenes of the giant missile boat submerging would appear authentic to make intruder. Paramount was Given Access to the Carrier Independence for 18 Days last november and december As she conducted fighter operations off the coast of California a Crew of 108 film technicians worked around the Navy s requirements that the ship conduct 1.300 training takeoffs and landings. Essentially we turned the deck Over to them every night from 11 p m to 8 a Sherman said that worked out Fine because a-6 flight operations take place at night anyway " Paramount miscalculated the amount of electricity it would take to Light up the football Field sized flight deck Neufield said at first we thought we could just plug into the ship s system but when they kick everything in. There s not much left. We finally had to bring aboard our own Tram of the Navy first set up a permanent office to Deal with Hollywood studios during world War ii when Navy Sean Connery ten stars in the upcoming movie the Hunt for red october and Willem Daloe Heads the cast in flight of the veterans like director John Ford called for help. A major turning Point occurred in 1955 with the filming of mister Roberts starring Henry Fonda and Jarnes Cagney. Tired of mismatched uniforms bogus medals and unrealistic behaviour the Navy insisted the studio hire a technical consultant. Ever since producers have turned to either retired military officers for help or accepted someone suggested by the service As Patton was by the Navy s submarine Community for whom he acted As unofficial watchdog during filming. We Are not renowned for cooperating with anyone the silent service and All that hush hush you know said Patton. But top gun Hurt us. We had to get in this movie game for recruiting Patton s marching orders were not to worry so much about real and authentic he said. Credible and entertaining is the belter Way to put scripts Are reviewed by Navy specialists for technical accuracy. But another lesson of top gun was to sacrifice some degree of authenticity for Box office Appeal therefore. Patton said he bit his Tongue during one filming session of red october when a character is seen sliding Down some mystery Chute into the boat s control room All the submariners in the audience Are going to Hook a that he said what is not negotiable is the accurate portrayal of professional Sherman said. For instance to Don t touch each other he said in world War ii Type movies you would see officer actors slamming each other around and that ust does t happen in top gun Tom cruise Points his Finger in a locker room scene at the character ice Man he Points but he never touches " the Navy turned Down Hollywood s request for help in the movies last detail. Cinderella Liberty and an officer and a gentleman because of inaccurate relationships. Manning said too Many scriptwriters make the mistake of including scenes from the world War ii stereotype Navy. Commanding officers Don t put their feet up and offer the new Ensign a drink he said. Chief Bosun s mates Are not fat covered in tattoos and in Drunken brawls at the drop of a As for the close up love scenes that seem to creep into More and More movies the Navy has turned another Cheek. Hey. It said Sherman you have to step Back and ask gee do i have Young officers in love and do they go to bed with their girlfriends Well sure they do it s just that they Don t usually play music in the background " the Hunt Lor red october makes its debut in March flight of the intruder is due out this summer. Don t expect Michael Jackson to lose any sleep Over it but there s a new video for cats on the Market the Way it works a cat punks Down 20 Bucks and gets a 30-Mmule cassette of colourful Birds chirping and fluttering provocatively across the to screen Why am i not surprised if Royalty Ever gets a foothold in America it will materialize through cats. For years the Royal House of fur has enjoyed a status never known in the animal kingdom a feline is without doubt the most indulged spoiled Independent pet to own a human i contend that most cats suffer from chronic pms. They re unpredictable Moody sometimes Loving. Sometimes hostile. They go when they want to go and come Back when they Are ready. They Are stroked on their own terms. They invented self esteem there is not an insecure Bone in their body. I m used to dogs. When you leave them in the morning they stick their nose in the door crack and stand there like a portrait until you turn the key eight hours later. A cat would never put up with that kind of rejection. When you returned she d stalk you until you dozed off and then suck the air out of your body. A dog can be chasing cars five Miles away. When he is called he comes panting and sweating Only to hear you say just wanted to know where you can you see a cat accepting that without reprisals and you Don t want to live with a cat you be had neutered there Aren t enough Diamond chokers in the world to buy Back their affection. I m uncomfortable with cats. They make me feel insecure. My daughter knows this. Most Young women get a guard dog when they get their own apartment. She bought two cats for mom insurance. She knows her Mother would never set foot in the door. If cats were human they d watch masterpiece theater drive a German import car belong to a country club melt brie before serving subscribe to the new York times Book review every sunday and think Harley Davidson was a Law firm. Dogs on the other hand would watch Roseanne belong to the Price club have a plastic liner in their pocket for their Leaky pen and consider Pavarotti an italian entree. Will cats really watch a video get serious where Are you going to find a cat who admits to owning a to set cl990ermabonibflck the answers to our most asked pres tons i a a. A. Who tin Cru i Rhame far fhe Why do you charge for the newspaper if taxpayers help pay your Bills As a non appropriated fund activity european stars and stripes earns 94 percent of its operating budget through sales of the newspaper ads books and magazines. Only 6 percent or our total budget comes from . Taxpayers. 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