Question 1

Why did the film's script face delays before production?

Accepted Answer

The script, completed in 1970, contained too much profanity to be shot as written, leading Columbia Pictures to wait two years for writer Robert Towne to tone it down. Instead, by 1972, standards relaxed, and all the profanity was left in.

Question 2

Which major film festival featured 'The Last Detail' in 1974?

Accepted Answer

The film was featured at the Cannes Film Festival in 1974.

Question 3

What role did Jack Nicholson turn down to star in this movie?

Accepted Answer

Jack Nicholson turned down the role of Johnny Hooker in 'The Sting' (1973), which he thought was too commercial, to appear in this film written by his good friend Robert Towne.

Question 4

How did screenwriter Robert Towne justify the film's extensive profanity?

Accepted Answer

Robert Towne stated that the profanity reflected how powerless people talk, as the Navy men disagreed with the jail sentence but had no legal ways to help, and he tied it to the Vietnam War context.

Question 5

What happened to the naval brig in Portsmouth, NH after the film's release?

Accepted Answer

In 1974, the year after the film was released, the Department of Defense permanently closed down the naval brig in Portsmouth, NH, sending all naval prisoners to Fort Leavenworth Military Prison in Kansas.

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