Other sources, however, attribute the first audible use of the word "fuck" as part of the dialogue in the 1967 movie "Ulysses". A number of sources state that Lardner was very upset with the liberties taken with his script, although Lardner denied this in his autobiography. (Lardner eventually was given the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for his work on the film.) Altman, relatively new to the filmmaking establishment at that time, lacked the credentials to justify his unorthodox filmmaking process and had a history of turning down work rather than creating a poor-quality product. Altman: "I had practice working for people who don't care about quality, and I learned how to sneak it in." “Twentieth Century Fox had two other wars going on, ‘Patton’ and ‘Tora! Tora!’” Altman remembered. “Those were big-budget pictures, and we were cheap. I knew that if I stayed under budget and didn’t cause too much trouble, we could sneak through.” The filming process was difficult because of tensions between the director and his cast. During principal photography, Sutherland and Gould allegedly spent a third of their time trying to get Altman fired, although this has been disputed. Altman later commented that if he had known about Gould and Sutherland's protests, he would have resigned. Gould later sent a letter of apology, and Altman used him in a number of his later works — including "The Long Goodbye", "California Split", "Nashville", and "The Player" — but Altman never worked with Sutherland again. Because of the context of the film being made — during the height of America's involvement in the Vietnam War — 20th Century Fox was concerned that audiences would not understand that it was ostensibly taking place during the Korean War. At the request of the studio, a caption that mentions the Korean setting was added to the beginning of the film, and PA announcements throughout the film served the same purpose. Only a few loudspeaker announcements were used in the original cut. When Altman realized he needed more structure to his largely episodic film, editor Danford Greene suggested using more loudspeaker announcements to frame different episodes of the story. Greene took a second-unit crew and filmed additional shots of the speakers. On the same night these scenes were shot, American astronauts landed on the moon. The Korean War is explicitly referenced in announcements on the camp public address system and during a radio announcement that plays while Hawkeye and Trapper are putting in Col. Merrill's office, which also cites the film as taking place in 1951.