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One of the funniest things about the new Iron Man movie: the corrupt “Stark Industries” defense contractor that hero Tony Stark is trying to reform appears to be modeled on number-one U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin.
The proof? First, in the world of the movie, Stark Industries builds Lockheed Martin F-22s. Also, there’s this:
So is LockMart working on super-suits for soldiers? Well, no, that’s Raytheon territory. But like Stark, with its illicit sale of super-powered rockets to a shadowy terrorist group, Lockheed has been fined for selling … wait for it … unauthorized glue to South Korea.
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OMG thats why they now are making H-Bombs!!! They couldnt stick the things together to start with.
Comment by Blue Wolf 87 05.05.08 @ 7:51 amThat’s not glue. It’s Carbon Fiber fabric.
Comment by ed 05.05.08 @ 1:14 pmyeah that caught my eye too. I have the feeling that the USAF made a deal with the movie producers – “You give us some good promotion for the F-22 and we’ll give you any support necessary.” That’s the only way to explain airmen driving Stark to a “weapons test” in Afghanistan instead of Army/Marines.
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Trackback by american express debit credit card 09.22.08 @ 10:26 pm1. there were several F-22’s in the Iron Man Movie but I don’t recall them ever claiming that Stark Industries making the plane in the movie other than Rhodes telling Stark that he “owes him a plane”
2. Rhodes is Army, he was also in the convoy transporting Stark after the weapons demonstration… thus it is my belief that there were several if not all of the branches of military at that demonstration.
3. at the end of every fictitious movie there is a disclaimer saying that names, events, and what-not are completely made-up and any similarities are completely coincidental lol
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