Interesting facts learned about the forthcoming movie Act of Valor from the 5.11 Tactical briefing event at SHOT Show:
- Charlie Sheen is NOT in the movie.
- The Seals portrayed in the movie are active duty. Most deployed or redeployed at some time during production (or after)
- Many scenes had to be resumed months later after a character returned from a mid-production deployment.
- Operations portrayed in the movie were planned by the Seals. Only then was the camera plan developed.
- The movie is a fictitious portrayal of 5 specific Acts of Valor that have occurred during the past 10 years of combat.
- Much of the movie was filmed using live fire. Yes, real bullets.
- The movie took over 4 years to produce.
- “Studios have a way of wrecking the process.” So the movie was funded and produced outside of traditional Hollywood channels.
- The producers and actors / seals were average retail customers of 5.11 Tactical prior to the movie.
- There is “zero policy” in the film – it’s all about the people.
Tom McHale was born a helpless, shooting-deprived infant. He later discovered the joys of collecting and shooting guns, reloading ammunition and writing about his adventures with a healthy dose of fun. Tom's career has been diverse, bordering on dysfunctional, with most of it spent leading marketing teams for a variety of technology companies including Microsoft and more than a couple of high-tech startups. He's finally seen the light and given up the corporate life to pursue his passion of creating slightly crazy, but educational, content related to guns, shooting, concealed carry and self defense. 
