oʊkˈɑːnɚɹ ɐlˈɛdʒd ðə fˈɪlm wʌz "sˈæbətˌɑːʒd" bɪkˈʌz dᵻɹˈɛktɚ bˈæɹi lˈɛvɪnsən wʊd nˌɑːt tʃˈeɪndʒ sˈiːnz tə plˈiːz bɹˈɪɾɪʃ əfˈɪʃəlz ɪn ɪts fˈɔːɹən ˈɑːfɪs, wˌɪtʃ ɑːbdʒˈɛktᵻd tʊ ɪts "sˌɪmpəθˈɛɾɪk poːɹtɹˈeɪəl" ʌvðɪ ˌaɪˌɑːɹɹˈeɪ.
O'Connor alleged the film was "sabotaged" because director Barry Levinson would not change scenes to please British officials in its Foreign Office, which objected to its "sympathetic portrayal" of the IRA.