B-52 crash inspires Hollywood.

[corsair67]

"....a U.S. military plane crash results in the accidental detonation of four hydrogen bombs"

Four hydrogen bombs detonated, did they? That'd cause a tiny bit of damage, wouldn't it!



From Reuters -
www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN2151719820080922




B-52 crash inspires romantic drama
Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:21pm EDT
By Steven Zeitchik.


NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Miramax has signed on for "Muchas Gracias, Bob Oppenheimer," a period romantic drama inspired by the potentially catastrophic crash of an American B-52 bomber in 1966.

The film centers on an American serviceman in the 1960s who is sent on an appeasement mission to a fishing town in Spain after a U.S. military plane crash results in the accidental detonation of four hydrogen bombs; in addition to his role with the locals, the serviceman also embarks on a relationship.

The project draws from the true story of Palomares, Spain, where in 1966 a B-52 crashed and released more than 1,000 pounds of nuclear material.

Television series creator Bob Dolan Smith ("Grace Under Fire") wrote the first draft of the screenplay, with a new draft now being written by Daniel Taplitz, who is also working on the intergenerational drama "Man on a Train" for Miramax.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

[corsair67]

Here's Wiki's take on the actual incident:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palomares_hydrogen_bombs_incident

[FlyNavy]

Nothing like a bit of hyperbole (in HYPERBOLLYWOOD): "...accidental detonation of four hydrogen bombs." "The first weapon to be discovered was found nearly intact. However, the conventional explosives from the other two bombs that fell on land detonated (essentially what has come to be referred to as a dirty bomb), causing contamination with uranium and plutonium of 2 square kilometres (0.8 sq mi) of land." "The fourth, which fell into the Mediterranean Sea, was recovered intact after a 2½ month-long search."