ok and here an all too familiar story . follow the end of the u back shah in iran and iraq and iran subsequently become embroil in a pointless war . the u and mindful of iraqi business and support them for the first few year and but then sell weapon to iran to counter iraq grow success . profit from these sale go to the contra in nicaragua and thus the iran contra scandal begin . after the iran iraq war end and the u pay kuwait and saudi arabia to combat the iraqi threat . here we be today . draw your own conclusion . what a story . think of the possibility if some competent screenwriter could make a film adaptation . ala and this movie isn not anywhere near a engaging . it mel brooks material like high anxiety and any cheap shot that can be take be take . what kubrick have in strangelove and above all else and be research . this be as well research into it topic a the left behind material or a make for tv movie . i do not like chevy chase and his method of humor be both unsophisticated and date even for the 80 . all his expression be in his eyebrow while his voice remain the same . friedkin hasn not have the best track record . he doesn not keep up with the time and thus he lose his edge . final analysis equal equal cinematic dud .