Wikiproject film rated startclass this article is within the scope of wikiproject film. The pentagon wars is a 1998 hbo military comedy film directed by richard benjamin and based on the book the pentagon wars. Burton cary elwes protests government waste and poor decisions in the development of a troop carrier. Truth is stranger than fiction in this satiric comedy about an honest air force officers attempt to expose a case of. The pentagon wars not available on your favorite video service. The pentagon wars, hbo 1998, starring kelsey grammer this movie was promoted as a comedy, and parts of it are hilarious, but the underlying theme is based on a true story which is unfunny.
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Overview of pentagon wars, the, 1998, directed by richard benjamin, with christopher grove, james dumont, brian carroll, at turner classic movies. Excessive military spending provides the impetus behind this sharp, satirical account of an honest air force colonel who is so shocked at. Title pentagon wars release year 1998 running time 104 min language english categories comedies military politics satire ratings imdb 7. John burton was assigned to evaluate the usefulness of the bradley infantry fighting vehicle, an army troop carrierscout vehicle that, in its final redesign, was effectively a deathtrap for its occupants.
From the late 1960s through the mid1980s, a small band of military activists waged war against corruption in the pentag. After watching the pentagon wars you will be delightfully educated on the politics of how defense money is allocated. Excessive military spending provides the impetus behind this sharp, satirical account of an honest air force colonel who is so shocked at government spending in its development of a troop. The military bureaucracy takes it on the chin in this comedy, made for hbo and based on the true story of an army weapons project that spent a staggering amount of money on a vehicle that didnt work. Reformers challenge the old guard by colonel james g. The pentagon wars is a film, based on a true story, about the bradley, a military vehicle, and colonel burton, the man who finally made congress aware of the potential hazards of the tanks design.
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