During filming, there were arguments over the content


The Path to 9/11 had daily revisions of the script, creating some inaccuracies
More stuff, this time mentioning the dissent among the cast.

Meanwhile, sources on the set told The Post that during filming there were arguments over the veracity of the content.

That legitimacy problem, they said, was exacerbated by the fact that no experts were on hand to get things straight.

When Oscar nominee Harvey Keitel signed on to play Deputy FBI Director John O'Neill, who perished in the World Trade Center attacks, he thought the film's aim was to be historically correct, he said.
"It turned out not all the facts were correct," which led to "arguments," he said on CNN.

Virtually from Day 1 of shooting, "Keitel put his own researcher on the case," looking to correct historical, character and other inaccuracies he found in the script, said John Dondertman, a production designer on the film.

That led to Keitel rewriting most of his own lines - which in turn meant almost daily revisions for cast members who had scenes with him.

A particular point of contention was a scene in which O'Neill, observing reams of Arabic documents, asks his assistant, "Do we have Arab translators?" only to be told, "I don't know of any. I'll call around."
"Keitel couldn't understand why the FBI didn't have Arabic translators, so the dialogue was changed on the spot," said a script supervisor.

If true, this means that Mr. Keitel bears a large portion of responsibility for the final film, despite his protests over the couple of days.

As it happens, we've known since early 2002 that the FBI didn't have Arabic translators, and some of the ones they brought in afterwards had questionable politics. That is one thing that is covered in the 9/11 Commission report. Granted, the report is mainly a CYA for the major parties, but if the noise is that the film didn't stick to the report, then here is a major example.

It takes months to film something this size. Where were the objections over all that time? If the film was so inaccurate and raised so many moral questions, why did the actors keep taking the money and working?

— NeoWayland

Posted: Sun - September 10, 2006 at 05:16 PM  Tag


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