DATE=8/31/98
TYPE=ENGLISH PROGRAMS FEATURE
NUMBER=7-30417
TITLE=TOM CLANCY'S "NET FORCE" COMES TO WASHINGTON
BYLINE=KEMING KUO
TELEPHONE=619-0936
DATELINE=WASHINGTON
EDITOR=SWANEY
CONTENT=
[INSERTS AVAILABLE IN AUDIO SERVICES]
INTRO: POPULAR AMERICAN AUTHOR TOM CLANCY HAS YET ANOTHER NOVEL
ON THE BEST-SELLER LISTS. CALLED "RAINBOW SIX," IT
TELLS THE STORY ABOUT A BIOMEDICAL COMPANY AND THE
DANGERS OF BIOLOGICAL WARFARE. MR. CLANCY IS WORKING ON
A NEW TECHNOTHRILLER: THIS TIME, THE WEAPONS OF CHOICE
INVOLVE THE INTERNET AND COMPUTERS. BEFORE HIS NEXT
BOOK IS PUBLISHED, A MOVIE BASED ON IT IS ALREADY IN THE
WORKS. CALLED "NET FORCE," THE FILM -- TO BE TELEVISED
ON THE AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY [ABC] AS A
"MINI-SERIES" NEXT FEBRUARY -- RECENTLY COMPLETED
SHOOTING ITS WASHINGTON SCENES. ___________ HAS
DETAILS.
TAPE: CUT ONE [SFX FROM LOCATION FILMING OF "NET FORCE"] IN
FULL TO :18, THEN FADE UNDER & OUT TEXT: [:28]
TEXT: AS ACTORS SCOTT BAKULA [BAA-CU-LAH] AND JUDGE REINHOLD
FINISH THEIR SCENE WITH THE U-S CAPITOL IN THE
BACKGROUND, THE FILM CREW IS ALREADY PLANNING FOR THEIR
MORE COMPLEX SHOTS LATER IN THE EVENING. ABOUT HALF OF
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE -- THE FAMOUS PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURAL
ROUTE -- IS BEING CLOSED TO TRAFFIC TO FILM A FICTIONAL
PRESIDENTIAL MOTORCADE SCENE. THE WASHINGTON, D.C-AREA
FILMING FOLLOWS SEVERAL WEEKS OF PRODUCTION AT A
HOLLYWOOD SOUNDSTAGE AND IN RICHMOND, VIRGINIA -- A
"SURROGATE WASHINGTON," WHERE SPECIAL EFFECTS AND
EXPLOSIONS ARE ALLOWED ON ITS CITY STREETS. DENNIS
DOTY, PRODUCER OF TOM CLANCY'S "NET FORCE" FILM, IS
PLEASED TO FINALLY BE IN THE ACTUAL CITY WHERE THE
FICTIONAL STORY TAKES PLACE. HE SAYS THE MOVIE IS ABOUT
A DIVISION OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
CALLED "NET FORCE," IN WHICH ITS "CYBERCOPS" COMBAT
CRIMES COMMITTED VIA THE INTERNET AND OTHER
TECHNOLOGICAL CRIME.
TAPE: CUT TWO -- DOTY :34
"THIS HAS TO DO WITH THE ASSASSINATION OF THE BUREAU'S
FOUNDER AND COMMANDER, AND THE ASCENSION TO COMMAND OF
'ALEX MICHAELS,' WHO WAS THE DISCIPLE AND RIGHT-HAND MAN
-- AN ALMOST FATHER-SON RELATIONSHIP. IN THE PURSUIT OF
TRYING TO FIND WHO AND WHY THERE WOULD BE SUCH AN
ASSASSINATION DONE, HE STUMBLES ACROSS A MASSIVE PLOT TO
HIJACK THE INTERNET -- WHICH, BY THAT TIME, HAS BECOME
THE HEART AND SOUL AND ARTERY OF NOT ONLY OUR COMMERCE,
OUR COMMUNICATIONS, OUR VERY WAY OF LIFE. THE EFFECTS
OF THIS HIJACKING WOULD BE CATASTROPHIC TO PEOPLE AND
THE NATION."
TEXT: [OPT] PLAYING THE AMBITIOUS NET FORCE LEADER ALEX
MICHAELS IS SCOTT BAKULA, BEST KNOWN TO AMERICAN
TELEVISION AUDIENCES FOR HIS STARRING ROLE IN THE ACTION
DRAMA "QUANTUM LEAP." MR. DOTY SAYS MR. BAKULA FITS THE
HEROIC IMAGE FAMILIAR TO FANS OF OTHER TOM CLANCY FILMS.
TAPE: CUT THREE -- DOTY :24
"IF YOU THINK BACK TO THE EARLY, TOM CLANCY FEATURES OF
YEARS AGO WHEN [ACTOR] HARRISON FORD WAS THE CRUSTY,
ALL-AMERICAN RELUCTANT-HERO TYPE GUY, SCOTT IMBIBES MUCH
OF THAT SAME KIND OF ATTRIBUTE IN HIMSELF. HE'S A
WONDERFUL ACTOR AND TOTALLY BELIEVABLE IN THIS ROLE.
HE'S LIKEABLE, A GREAT ACTION CHARACTER. HE'S GOT A
VERY APPEALING SIDE TO HIM. WE WERE JUST VERY LUCKY
THAT IT WORKED OUT."
TEXT: THE FILM CO-STARS JUDGE REINHOLD, WHO STARRED IN THE
POPULAR "BEVERLY HILLS COP" MOVIES WITH EDDIE MURPHY.
IN NET FORCE HE PLAYS WILL STILES, THE "ULTIMATE
TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRIALIST" -- WHO IS MODELED AFTER THE
REAL-LIFE BILL GATES. OTHER STARS IN THE MINI-SERIES
INCLUDE BRIAN DENNEHY [DEH-NEH-HEE] AS THE CHIEF OF
STAFF AT THE WHITE HOUSE AND JOANNA GOING. ACTOR-SINGER
KRIS KRISTOFFERSON PLAYS THE ROLE OF ALEX MICHAELS'
ORIGINAL BOSS, WHO IS FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF NET FORCE
BUT LATER ASSASSINATED. [END OPT] DENNIS DOTY, WHO ALSO
SERVES AS ONE OF THE FOUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FOR NET
FORCE INCLUDING TOM CLANCY, EXPLAINS THE INTERNATIONAL
APPEAL OF MR. CLANCY'S NOVELS AND THE FILMS MADE FROM
THEM.
TAPE: CUT FOUR -- DOTY :29
"I THINK HE CAN TAKE THINGS GOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY --
IF YOU THINK OF 'HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER,' THE GREAT
SUBMARINE STORY; 'PATRIOT GAMES,' OR 'CLEAR AND PRESENT
DANGER,' AND HIS NEW BOOK WHICH JUST CAME OUT, 'RAINBOW
SIX' -- AND GIVE THEM A GREAT KIND OF ACTION TWIST. YOU
FEEL AS IF THE NEWSPAPERS ARE COMING ALIVE IN AN
EXTRAORDINARY DRAMA THAT ALWAYS HAS SOMETHING RUSHING
AND CRASHING INTO THEM. IT'S A TICKING CLOCK AGAINST
SOME SORT OF HORRIBLE EVENT THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. AND
THE GOOD GUYS HAVE TO GET THERE BEFORE THE BAD GUYS CAN
PULL IT OFF."
TEXT: TOM CLANCY IS PARTICULARLY ADMIRED FOR THE TECHNICAL
ACCURACY OF HIS BOOKS, WHICH INVOLVE COMPLEX MILITARY
AND GOVERNMENTAL THEMES. AMONG THOSE WHO HELP MR.
CLANCY ACHIEVE THAT AUTHENTICITY IS FRIEND STEVE
PIECZENIK [PIH-CHEH-NIK] A DOCTOR, PSYCHIATRIST, FORMER
DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE -- AND NOW, ONE OF
THE EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS FOR NET FORCE. A PRINCIPAL
HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR UNDER SEVERAL ADMINISTRATIONS, MR.
PIECZENIK HELPED TOM CLANCY UNDERSTAND THE MINDS OF
TERRORISTS AND OTHERS INVOLVED IN PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE.
TAPE: CUT FIVE -- PIECZENIK :35
"SINCE I DID HOSTAGE NEGOTIATIONS -- HE'D ASK ME
INFORMATION FOR "PATRIOT GAMES,' FOR EXAMPLE, ABOUT
[CHARACTER] JACK RYAN -- WHAT YOU DO, WHAT HAPPENS IN A
HOSTAGE OR TERRORIST EPISODE. FROM THERE, HE WROTE
ANOTHER BOOK, 'CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER,' WHICH WAS
ABOUT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING. AT THAT TIME, IT TURNED
OUT I WAS DOWN IN PANAMA TRYING TO TAKE OUT [PRESIDENT
MANUEL] NORIEGA -- BRINGING HIM BACK TO THE UNITED
STATES BEFORE THE INVASION OF PANAMA. [OPT] I WAS
WORKING DIRECTLY WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE, I WAS
KICKED OUT OF PANAMA TWO OR THREE TIMES BY MY FRIEND
MANUEL NORIEGA -- WHO PROBABLY NOW REGRETS THAT HE
DIDN'T TAKE OUR OFFER TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY." [END OPT]
TEXT: WHILE STEVE PIECZENIK, TOM CLANCY AND OTHERS TRY TO
ACHIEVE THE MAXIMUM REALISM IN NET FORCE, PRODUCER
DENNIS DOTY REMINDS EVERYONE THAT THE FILM IS
NEVERTHELESS FICTION. HOWEVER, THE WASHINGTON SCENES
WERE MADE DURING THE WEEK THAT PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON
MADE A MAJOR SPEECH ABOUT THE MONICA LEWINSKY AFFAIR.
MANY TELEVISION BROADCASTERS USED ROOMS IN THE POSH HAY
ADAMS HOTEL TO GET AERIAL VIEWS OF THE NEARBY WHITE
HOUSE. AND MR. DOTY SAYS THAT'S WHEN HOLLYWOOD'S
PORTRAYAL OF GOVERNMENTAL INTRIGUE MET WASHINGTON'S
REAL-LIFE GOVERNMENTAL INTRIGUE.
TAPE: CUT SIX -- DOTY :19
"WE MOVED IN MINUTES AFTER ALL THE [BROADCAST
TELEVISION] NETWORKS WERE IN THE SAME ROOMS OVERLOOKING
THE WHITE HOUSE, COVERING THE PRESIDENT AND THE MONICA
LEWINSKY EVENT. SO IT WAS KIND OF EXCITING. WE'RE
CROSSING [NEWS ANCHORS] TOM BROKAW AND PETER JENNINGS
GOING DOWN ONE HALLWAY AS WE'RE BRINGING OUR CAMERAS UP
THE OTHER WAY TO START FILMING -- IN THE SAME PLACE THEY
WERE ANCHORING THE NIGHTLY NEWS FROM."
TEXT: DENNIS DOTY, PRODUCER AND CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE
FILM "NET FORCE," BASED ON TOM CLANCY'S UPCOMING NOVEL
ABOUT FIGHTING INTERNET AND COMPUTER CRIME. [REST OPT]
MR. DOTY'S NEXT BIG PROJECTS ARE MAKING A FILM ABOUT THE
LIFE OF MOVIE STAR AND COWBOY ROY ROGERS, WHO DIED
RECENTLY; AS WELL AS CO-PRODUCING THE NEXT ACADEMY
AWARDS CEREMONY WITH GILBERT CATES.
31-Aug-98 2:55 PM EDT (1855 UTC)
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Source: Voice of America
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