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Originally Posted by Adm.Lee
A great recruiting tool, indeed. I remember reading an interview with an Army general back then-- he was wishing someone would something similar for the Rangers on Grenada. That was before "Heartbreak ridge" came out, IIRC.
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Supposedly, the producers of what became
Heartbreak Ridge originally planned for the movie to be about the Rangers on Grenada -- but the Army withdrew their support early on; it is rumored that some generals at the Pentagon were offended at the large amount of foul language used by the characters in the script, and they didn't like the character of Highway at all -- they thought it would give the Army a bad image. Apparently, bad words and alcohol make Pentagon generals cry.