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In addition to the correctness of all military terminology and action scenes, the film’s military adviser, Odresco, also trains the actors who play soldiers in the film.
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During the shooting in Morocco, there was an episode that made people laugh: In order to highlight the local features of Iraq, the art team drew a portrait of Saddam on the wall of an alley. When I came to the scene the next day, I found that the face of the portrait was full of marks, all of which were smashed with stones by locals. Originally, the artist of the film wanted to restore the painting to its original shape, but the director Winkler suggested not to modify it, and finally showed Saddam's incomplete face in the film.
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The title of the film comes from a line in the American national anthem: "The Stars and Stripes of Victory will fly on the land of freedom and the home of the brave."
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The film’s military adviser Patrick Odresco guest-starred the officer who flashed past the beginning of the film.
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After the filming crew moved to the filming location in the southern city of Morocco, the local residents had a leisure time after dinner. What they like to do most is watching movies.
Home of the Brave behind the scenes gags
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Police Sergeant: Been in there for about an hour. Kept asking for you.
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Penelope Marsh: Will, what happened over there?
Will Marsh: I don't really remember. You know. It's like a dream. Hazy dream.
Penelope Marsh: Then tell me. I wanna know.
Will Marsh: Do you? Wanna know what a blast wound looks like? What an OR in the desert smells like? What really happens to them? How they die? You really wanna know? You want us to come back like nothing ever happened. You don't want to get your hands dirty with the details.