Just released at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival.
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You're killing me Smalls...what part does Mandy Moore play?
I think it was Joe Rochefort who rocked the weird garb down in the Station HYPO dungeon.Woody had quited smoking long ago while ADM Nimitz was chain-smoker thenand Wilson is too ceremonious to wear slippers with uniform, as Cdr Layton reportedly did
For the true engineering geeks among us, here's a good documentary about the incredible effort to raise the KURSK. Obviously more successful than our earlier Project Azorian. Doctor Sheldon Cooper (or Jim Parson's twin) makes a brief appearance as a random engineer at the 5:35 mark.
RAISING THE KURSK
Rewatching Hunt for Red October. Damn is that a good film. Notice a bunch of inaccuracies that I didn’t notice before (covers worn indoors by extras in background, Ryan’s C-2 carrier landing scene cuts to a clip on an E-2, Greer/Ryan handling of classified info, etc). But it still doesn’t detract from a damn good film.
P.S. Gets even better with age: We learn that Rameus was Lithuanian, and the Soviet political officer that Rameus murders is named Putin. Still wondering in that early scene if Rameus had poisoned the tea, and had to resort to breaking necks when Putin didn’t drink the tea.
P.S. Gets even better with age: We learn that Rameus was Lithuanian, and the Soviet political officer that Rameus murders is named Putin. Still wondering in that early scene if Rameus had poisoned the tea, and had to resort to breaking necks when Putin didn’t drink the tea.
Guy from my squadron was the officer that walks through catc in opening scene of Top Gun. Even had a single sentance speaking part. His sister was a casting director on the film. He was at NASNI. Needed no costuming and could find his way to the shoot on the ship. Why not?
Yup. At Delta now.
Homer J
I'm with NAVAIR. I'm here to help you.
Judging by this view, it probably is. He does have wings.
Between the two pics, here's what I'm seeing:
Bronze Star ? / Meritorious Service / Air Medal ?
USN USMC Com / Joint Service Achievement / USN USMC Achievement
Combat Action / PUC / NUC
MUC / Navy E with 2 stars / Navy Expeditionary
National Defense / Armed Forces Expeditionary / Vietnam Service
Sea Service with 3 stars / Korean Service UN / Republic of Vietnam Campaign
I think it’s all fake. Ryan arrived on the CVN wearing O-6 SDBs, and mentions “this [uniform] was Greer’s idea.”
I'm not sure if you're joking or not, but if not...Greer was well-recognized Naval Aviator in Korea and Vietnam. He was plugged into the CIA in the early '70's, although I can't remember if he was an Admiral yet.
Also, I'm pretty sure Ryan showed up on the boat as a CDR. My understanding was that Ryan resigned from the Marine Corps as a 1LT (or however they abbreviate that).
I thought Ryan was medically retired due to injuries sustained during his Helo crash while a MIDN.
In the film, it’s a helo crash a 1Lt or 2Lt marine infantry officer.
I was not joking about Greer - never read the books, so I don’t know his backstory. Thought he was just CIA and freewheeling it.