Marine Corps Stories: Authenticity
A Marine on a film set calls out some points in the shooting script.
The director yelled, “Cut!” “What’s the problem, now?” Dickinson McTon asked.
Sergeant Major Emily Tremblay said on the set.
“The Marines don’t say ‘sarge’.”
“It’s in the script.”
“It can be amended, no? I mean actors adlib. They can refrain from saying a word and saying it in full.”
“You’re the technician. That’s why you’re getting six figures. You would know this stuff.”
“Cut! What is it this time?”
“Marines don’t say ‘EGA’ They say Eagle, Globe and Anchor.”
“Alright, do you want to direct? You are slicing up my screenplay.”
“If you want authenticity, this is the only way.”
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Skyler Saunders
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