So, since this is a "Oliver Stone Movie", this will be ignored. But I'll bet if this were a Mel Gibson movie, there would be rioting in the streets (along with yet ANOTHER appearance of todays premier race baiting poverty pimps Jackson and Sharpe)
He said producers didnt discover Thomas was a Black man until after they had started the movie. He also said that in spite of the fact that the film was co-written by McLoughlin and Jimeno was consulted for authenticity, no one ever asked them for a physical description of the man who helped save their lives....
Shamberg also apologized for another African-American officer, Bruce Reynolds, who was also portrayed as white in the movie.