Posted on 10/26/2018 7:04:15 PM PDT by Morgana
It truly is all hands on deck time. As theatres continue to drop “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer” (roughly 500 to date), it is imperative that pro-lifers and all those people who are fair-minded about abortion hear and see the true story of the West Philadelphia abortionist who murdered hundreds of full or nearly full-term babies by delivering them alive and severing their spinal cords. You can find out where Gosnell is still showing at gosnellmovie.com/theaters.
Over the past two days Josh Shepherd and Tyler O’Neil had terrific posts.
Here’s what we learned:
#1. [Shepherd] “During its second weekend, Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer took the 14th spot at the box office. It brings the independent film’s total take to $2.4 million.
“Gosnell also earned enough positive press reviews to get a ‘fresh’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes. It has a 99% positive audience rating. Yet an estimated 150 screens dropped Gosnell last weekend, bringing theater count down to around 500. Filmmakers claim viewpoint discrimination may have played a role.
“’We were in the top ten within [certain] L.A. and New York theaters, which had between 16 and 30 screens,’ says producer John Sullivan in a statement to The Stream. ‘We can see from individual theater box office that we were dropped.’”
#2. [O’Neil]”’This movie really exposes something that the Left does not want to report about,’ Nick Searcy, the film’s director, told PJ Media in an interview Tuesday. ‘They’re basically trying to ignore this movie. They’re trying to say that it doesn’t exist because they don’t want to have a discussion about abortion.’”
“Searcy argued that abortion is tantamount to a ‘sacrament’ on the Left, so any story that paints it in a bad light must be silenced. Gosnell “tells the story of Kermit Gosnell, an abortionist in Philadelphia who was sentenced to life in prison for first degree murder of three babies he killed after birth and involuntary manslaughter of one of his patients. His disgusting clinic has been dubbed a ‘house of horror.’”
#3. In a recent interview, Dean Cain, who portrays detective James Wood, said, “They say it was dead silent through the credits,” adding, “Then it sparked conversation, with people talking about it for days afterward. It sticks with them. It’s the kind of film that makes you think twice.”
#4. [Shepherd] “Producer John Sullivan is optimistic about how Gosnell will play in its third weekend. ‘I’m hopeful there will be curiosity of this true story that attracts an audience from the typical Halloween horror crowd,’ said Sullivan.
“‘Kermit Gosnell is the biggest serial killer in history, as he operated under government protection for nearly two decades,’ he continued. ‘This film would expose the horrors of what he did to a group that may not typically pay attention.’”
Here are two closing thoughts—beginning with go, go, go to Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer. As Shepherd, O’Neil, Searcy, and Sullivan all pointed out, the movie has really done well the first two weeks. This is an Independent film, not some Hollywood Blockbuster with a $150 million budget. The $2.4 million take the first two weeks is very impressive.
Let’s not give theatres, already looking for an excuse to drop the film, any grounds for doing so.
Second, the objective is not only to tear away the veil shrouding abortion in general, hideous late-term abortions/infanticide in particular. It is “never again.”
Here’s what Searcy told O’Neil:
He argued that abortion clinics must be inspected regularly to prevent the horrors of a clinic like Gosnell’s. His abortion factory “wasn’t inspected for 17 years because the Left doesn’t want to ‘impose’ upon women’s reproductive rights. But if you don’t inspect these clinics, a Gosnell is what occurs.”
While the film arguably undercuts some key arguments for abortion, Searcy insisted that he did not intend to make a pro-life movie.
“If you’re too obvious about your message, the film is boring,” he warned. “You’re just making an argument, not telling a story. If we had made it overtly a pro-life movie, it would have been dull.”
“I had no interest in making a movie that was purely preaching to the pro-life side of the argument. I wanted to reveal the facts about both sides in this case. I thought that this could be some kind of common ground we could agree on, but the Left won’t agree with you on anything.”
Abortion is murder. This movie shows that. Go see it
The subject matter is not really something most people would want to go see, to be honest. Even for those that find abortion to be barbaric and wrong. Those that support abortion most likely would not want to see it because it might dissuade them from supporting the barbaric practice afterwards. While an eye opener that the majority need to see, it was never going to be a box office draw.
Good points.
>> it was never going to be a box office draw.
But is nonetheless getting a tremendous amount of attention.
I’m guessing the film will do well once available for streaming/DVD.
That is good to hear, but on the flip side we know that the majority of Americans cannot maintain attention spans for very long before they move on to the next thing. I hope it has a positive impact, and I pray it does, We shall see if people can finally awaken to the horror that abortion truly is.
Jack Nicholson~A Few Good Men: “You can’t handle the truth”
That is the problem...perhaps many cannot.
I took my 27-year old daughter~really was not sure what to expect...but PG13 rating was what assured me that daughter and I could handle the frightening grisly truth of Dr. Gosnell...
It was so well done and made such an impact that DAUGHTER actually wanted to go see it again. We did.
It is a movie everyone should SUPPORT and GO SEE.
I noticed that the movie listings hides this movie!
Just saw it this week. Had to drive out of town and on a work night. Didn’t want to wait any longer. As my town only had it for about a week. I totally missed my chance locally accidentally. So very glad I jumped at the chance to see it out of town. I highly encourage everyone to support this movie. You won’t be sorry. Exceptional movie.
We saw it last weekend. If you haven’t seen it, PLEASE GO SEE THIS MOVIE!
Just saw it this week. Had to drive out of town and on a work night. Didn’t want to wait any longer. As my town only had it for about a week. I totally missed my chance locally accidentally. So very glad I jumped at the chance to see it out of town. I highly encourage everyone to support this movie. You won’t be sorry. Exceptional movie.
“Exceptional movie.”
Very good description!
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