Captain Queeg: Ahh, but the strawberries that's... that's where I had them. They laughed at me and made jokes but I proved beyond the shadow of a doubt and with... geometric logic... that a duplicate key to the wardroom icebox DID exist, and I'd have produced that key if they hadn't of pulled the Caine out of action. I, I, I know now they were only trying to protect some fellow officers...
Lt. Barney Greenwald:Who are they trying to protect Captain?
Captain Queeg YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE!!!!!!......well everyone knows. They assume other identities to confuse me but I know who they really are.... I am the only one....the only one who is loyal and true...Why doesn't the powers that be acknowledge me....I am the only one who really believes...WHY DON"T THEY CARE!!!!! WHY DON"T THEY TELL ME HOW MUCH THEY LOVE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Now pardon me while I see if I can get my ball bearings...
Working on your one-handed typing speed?
He loves him some Althouse in red leather and whips, freak.
Sorry, Allie, but I've discovered evidence that edutcher is right.
NO! I was just borrowing it!
I thought it was nice that Mutiny acknowledged that no such events had ever actually occurred in the American navy.
Today, they'd portray it as SOP.
I'm guessing they heard from the Navy during production.
No, I'm sure they went to the Navy in pre-production. They do that now, too, sometimes even if they're doing a hit piece.
blake--you're right, it happened in pre-production.
The Caine Mutiny opens with the epigraph that states that there has never been a mutiny in the United States Navy. The Navy insisted on the epigraph in exchange for the production's use of Pearl Harbor, planes, aircraft carriers, destroyers, combat boats, and the port in San Francisco. In fact, this was the only film made with the complete cooperation of the Navy for which they didn't want credit, only the opening disclaimer. The agreement was the result of heavy pre-production cajoling between the producers and the U.S. Navy.
Today there's no need for Navy approval, since all the reasons Columbia needed the Navy's cooperation for are irrelevant thanks to cgi. So it's not clear how much filmmakers' attitudes changed vs. changes in the technical constraints on them.
Another interesting tidbit:
One of the naval officers who advised the filmmakers on technical aspects during the making of The Caine Mutiny held a bitter grudge against one of his former commanding officers, whom he described as a "Captain Queeg."
I knew that about the Navy's demands, and to my mind it makes the story better. Today we have all these questions when something is "based on" real events.
Far more honest and engaging to say "This is a made up story. Relax and enjoy."
I wonder if you're right about CGI. Probably, since if you're going to make a naval picture you're probably gonna have a big budget and not wanna bother with the real stuff much.
I saw a movie the other day, it said "This is based on a true story".
It was the Transformers movie.
Written by a constitutional lawyer, apparently.
It WAS based on a true story, of how Michael Bay likes to play with his Transformers!
I have a "thing" about based on a true story.
Wait, those divers found they couldn't tread water indefinitely? Thanks.
No, really, I appreciate it - now I am certain that whatever small change existed that I would ever waste time and watch that thing is gone.
That's like the Titanic - who knew that sumbitch sank? I was all like "Whaaaaaa?"
A friend saw the latest remake of King Kong and was shocked that the big monkey died. I laughed at her - what, you never saw the original? Or the version with Jessica Lange, you know the one where the wardrobe budget was so small that they couldn't buy her a bra? Same ending - big monkey falls down, dies.
Twas boobies killed the beast.
Movies is ejookayshunal.
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