James Caan has lashed out at the American Navy for covering up past mistakes. The actor stars in TV movie A Glimpse Of Hell, which airs in America this weekend and claims the film - about the 1989 peacetime disaster onboard the Uss Iowa, which took the lives of 47 sailors - has really opened his eyes. A Navy investigation following the accident, where a gun turret exploded onboard the Iowa off the coast of Puerto Rico, discounted evidence of mechanical and material malfunctions and poor training, but Caan urges those who still have questions about the "cover up" to watch the movie. He says, "Basically, the Navy screwed up. I'm a very American guy - I pledge allegiance to the flag and the government - so I'm the last person to say the Navy sucks, but in this case they did. And they still refuse to admit they screwed up." In the controversial TV movie, Caan plays the Iowa's veteran commander Captain Fred Moosally, whose chance of being promoted to admiral is threatened by the disaster.
- 3/16/2001
- WENN
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