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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 8:37 am
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TSA on the Big Screen!

Last night I saw the movie, "Cellular".
One of the scenes in the movie showed our hero tring to find a man in a bar at LAX, past the security checkpoint.
He steals someone's BP from their bag, goes to security and the screener at the beginning of the line, with her TSA shirt clearly shown, looks at the stolen BP, does not ask for ID, and passes him thru!

They should at least make these things a little more realistic.

I won't say what happens next, go watch it for yourself. Not a bad movie.
Kinda cheesy.
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 11:39 am
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Originally Posted by doctall41
They should at least make these things a little more realistic.
What kind of shoes was he wearing?
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 1:28 pm
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Originally Posted by doctall41
Last night I saw the movie, "Cellular".
One of the scenes in the movie showed our hero tring to find a man in a bar at LAX, past the security checkpoint.
He steals someone's BP from their bag, goes to security and the screener at the beginning of the line, with her TSA shirt clearly shown, looks at the stolen BP, does not ask for ID, and passes him thru!

They should at least make these things a little more realistic.

I won't say what happens next, go watch it for yourself. Not a bad movie.
Kinda cheesy.

See, pure fiction.
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 2:06 pm
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Slightly off topic, but in Los Angeles, there is a small office of NCOs from all the services whose job is to advise Hollywood about military matters. It's not a requirement or a law -- just a service the DOD provides. The DOD's interest is that actors wear the uniform properly with the right dress & appearance. Also, upon request, they will review a script or pre-released TV show or movie for accuracy. If you've ever been in the military, it's obvious which producers take advantage of this service and which don't. Still, I get a kick out of the propensity of Hollywood to portray the generals inside Cheyenne Mountain or SAC HQ wearing their dress uniforms with their hats on.

I suppose the TSA will be opening up a similar office very soon...
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 4:03 pm
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
Slightly off topic, but in Los Angeles, there is a small office of NCOs from all the services whose job is to advise Hollywood about military matters. It's not a requirement or a law -- just a service the DOD provides. The DOD's interest is that actors wear the uniform properly with the right dress & appearance. Also, upon request, they will review a script or pre-released TV show or movie for accuracy. If you've ever been in the military, it's obvious which producers take advantage of this service and which don't. Still, I get a kick out of the propensity of Hollywood to portray the generals inside Cheyenne Mountain or SAC HQ wearing their dress uniforms with their hats on.

I suppose the TSA will be opening up a similar office very soon...
They'd have to have some consistency in dress and demeanor to articulate, wouldn't they?
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Old Sep 13, 2004 | 8:39 pm
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Originally Posted by FliesWay2Much
Slightly off topic, but in Los Angeles, there is a small office of NCOs from all the services whose job is to advise Hollywood about military matters. It's not a requirement or a law -- just a service the DOD provides. The DOD's interest is that actors wear the uniform properly with the right dress & appearance. Also, upon request, they will review a script or pre-released TV show or movie for accuracy. If you've ever been in the military, it's obvious which producers take advantage of this service and which don't. Still, I get a kick out of the propensity of Hollywood to portray the generals inside Cheyenne Mountain or SAC HQ wearing their dress uniforms with their hats on.

I suppose the TSA will be opening up a similar office very soon...
Hard to break some habits, but I'm one of those retired soldiers who cringes everytime there's something inaccurate in a Hollywood movie that has anything to do with the military. "We Were Soldiers" is one of the very few movies that actually got it right. The tactics in "Tears of the Sun" were pretty close to how SEALS actually do it in the buckwheat although the premise of the movie was typical Hollywood BS fantasy, and a lot of "Blackhawk Down" was close to reality although disappointing that Hollywood would take liberties to distort some of what actually happened.

I don't expect TSA to make any effort to provide any technical advice to Hollywood. If anything, I expect Hollywood to reinforce the stereotypes of TSA screeners that we often see lamented in here (strip-searches, confiscating nail clippers, groping women's breasts) because that's what sells tickets. Accuracy has nothing to do with it.
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