Question 1

What did John Wayne say about the negative reviews of The Green Berets?

Accepted Answer

John Wayne believed the extremely negative reviews probably helped the film's box-office performance, and felt critics were attacking the war itself rather than his film.

Question 2

What real-life person inspired John Wayne's character Col. Mike Kirby?

Accepted Answer

Col. Mike Kirby is based on Lauri Törni (later Larry Thorne), a Finnish army captain who fought in WWII and later joined the U.S. Army Special Forces in Vietnam.

Question 3

What problem did Aldo Ray have during filming that affected his dialogue?

Accepted Answer

Aldo Ray's alcoholism was a continual problem during filming, to the extent that John Wayne had to give some of Ray's dialogue to other characters.

Question 4

What did George Takei tell John Wayne about his views on the Vietnam War?

Accepted Answer

George Takei told John Wayne he was strongly against the Vietnam War at the beginning of filming. Wayne replied that so was half the cast and crew.

Question 5

Was The Green Berets a box-office flop despite negative reviews?

Accepted Answer

No, it was one of John Wayne's biggest box-office successes, the 13th highest grossing movie of 1968 with reported grosses of $21,707,027.

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