Posted on 01/01/2016 5:24:23 PM PST by Kaslin
During the darkest days of communism, Romanians had something to brighten their oppressed existence illicit American movie parties.
Under Nicolae Ceausescu's dictatorship, the Eastern European country had very little contact with the West. But thanks to Teodor Zamfir who was willing to smuggle VHS tapes, and his translator Ilina Nistor who dubbed them, over 3000 movies made it over to Romania between 1985 and 1989. Millions of lives were changed and uplifted as a result.
Chuck Norris v. Communism (Variety Interview)
After recognizing Nistor's voice at a film festival, Ilinca Calugareanu chatted with the woman whose inflection and tone were nearly as recognizable to Romanians as those of Ceausescu's. After the discussion, Calugareanu and her sister Mara Adina decided to make a film, which they named Chuck Norris v. Communism
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Rooster Cogburn had two eyes until he crossed Chuck Norris.
He wore Chuck Norris pajamas.
Chuck Norris threw a grenade into a room and killed 50 people, then the grenade exploded.
Chuck Norris can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.
LOL good one.
This documentary will air on PBS Independent Lens on 1/3. Not sure what time.
We saw the preview last night while waiting for the live stream of the new Sherlock Holmes episode on PBS.org.
I remembered his name from the day the news showed him and his wife hanging side by side in public, large crowds celebrating. I was 18 and had no interest what so ever in any kind of world affairs, but I remembered his name.
He was a monster.
It was a grand moment of comeuppance for a communist.
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