Hollywood, the Pentagon and Washington: The Movies and National Security, from World War II to the Present Day Jean-Michel Valantin Hollywood and Pentagon: on one side a great industry, the 'makers of dreams', on the other the US Defence department. What relations unify these two potent symbols of American power? This extensive analysis of mainstream Hollywood movies lifts the lid on the interdependence between these two institutions. The movie industry is exposed as a key protagonist in the US strategy debate through the production of films on national security across many genres, from comedy to thriller, from sci-fi to war movies. This timely book also explores prevailing ideas on the 'threat' to homeland USA that is put forward by the national security network, a threat that is seen as the justification for, and legitimization of, America's military operations and strategic choices. This book reveals how in the last 20 years there has been a consistent collaboration between these two industries: enormous contracts have been exchanged between the studios and the defence department. It shows how Hollywood is completely penetrated by the ideological and political thinking of Washington, which itself appears to be directly inspired by the productions of Hollywood. Jean-Michel Valantin has a Ph.D. in strategic studies and the sociology of defense. He is also a specialist in American Strategy and Environmental Security and he works with Diplomatie Magazine.