Talk:Air Force (film)

An Obvious Goof
The authentic atmosphere of the Film is ruined near the end where John Garfield, his plane crashed and enraged at seeing a Japanese Zero strafe a helpless Paratrooper, takes a .50 caliber machine gun and tries his luck at hip-shooting the Zero. In reality, the recoil of the machine gun would've knocked Garfield flatter than the Zero. --71.227.142.64 01:30, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

Turret-gun battle imitated in Star Wars
It's commonly noted that George Lucas copied the compositions of shots in Air Force's battle scenes, in Star Wars. (As he used very specific elements from many classic movies.) Specifically, the shots over the shoulders of the "Mary Ann"'s turret gunners are the templates for shots where the SW heroes use the Millennium Falcon's turret guns against Imperial Fighters. I don't have references yet where George Lucas, or someone from the production, says this directly; I think I have seen them in the past, but could be wrong. Here are some third-party references on the web:


 * http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/1053024/star_wars_the_original_mashup_movie.html
 * http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/airforce.php
 * http://www.noripcord.com/reviews/film/air-force

IMDB states that a clip from AF is shown in Empire of Dreams, The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy. This might have more direct acknowledgement; I don't know.

I'll try to find better sources, if I get a chance. I think that this is a notable aspect of Air Force's impact, and could be an interesting piece for the article. If anyone gets to it first, great. Ale And Quail (talk) 23:51, 15 March 2012 (UTC)
 * The use of a large number of wartime gun camera scenes is often cited; I have never seen a direct reference to Air Force. FWiW, not saying, however, it isn't possible. Bzuk (talk) 09:49, 16 March 2012 (UTC).
 * Thanks. It sure looks like it, but I don't want to drift into OR. :)  The above citations might do, but I'll wait for now, and hope to run into something more direct.  Ale And Quail (talk) 21:36, 17 March 2012 (UTC)