The Hunt for Red October (film) to develop it into a film. Screenwriters Larry Ferguson and Donald Stewart worked on the screenplay while Neufeld approached the U.S. Navy for approval. They feared top secret information or technology might be revealed. However, several admirals liked Clancy's book and reasoned that the film could do for submariners what "Top Gun" did for the Navy's jet fighter pilots. Captain Michael Sherman, director of the Navy's western regional information office in Los Angeles, suggested changes to the script that would present the Navy in a positive light. The Navy gave the filmmakers access to several s, allowing them to photograph
What Made the Red Man Red? gag about how their skin is red and they make weird noises. Compare it even to the Crows from "Dumbo". They were timely caricatures as well, but their jokes were not aimed at humiliating themselves." LeapToad says, "If any other ethnic group were treated this way, this film would have quietly disappeared, much like "Song of the South" has." Though Hollywood.com names the 1953 film version as the third best Peter Pan adaption, it recommends that viewers "forget that whole "What Made the Red Man Red?" part, for obvious reasons". MouseTracksOnline says the song "veers precariously into politically incorrect territory".