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Originally Posted by raketenjagdpanzer
World War III. I remember back in elementary school we were all hyped about it but our teacher (a VN vet) was disgusted by both our enthusiasm for war and the film in general (the "20 guys in a single Huey" was offputting to him, I seem to recall).
The mini-series was supposed to be a full-blown TV series but after production of the first few episodes, the network execs canceled it, so they reshot some footage, excised some more, and had the show concluding with a full-scale nuclear war commencing (thus ending the world).
On the subject I always really liked the opening sequence of Damnation Alley and the beginning and end of WarGames. Chilling stuff.
If you can find a copy, check out the documentary Missile, by Frederick Wiseman. Of particular interest is this sequence:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wynz3FtUBZc
"It's all screwed."
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I had a thing for Kathy Lee Crosby. She could have flown my Helo any day.
I did find it funny when they made their last stand at the pumping station that the Russians used explosives (RGD-5 hand grenades) to kill David and the last defenders INSIDE the pump house. That would be a little hard on the gauges and electronics in there.