Posted on 12/30/2004 11:00:21 AM PST by Ellesu
The cast member on the Dukes of Hazard movie that had the filmmakers scratching their heads has not been publicity-drenched Jessica Simpson or her rabble-rousing smart-ass co-star, Johnny Knoxville.
It's the General Lee, the bright orange 1969 Dodge Charger central to all Duke boys escapades. More specifically, it's the Confederate Flag emblazoned on the General's roof, a symbol that has become quite the object of controversy since the original TV series' seven-season run starting in 1979.
The filmmakers didn't want to alienate modern audiences, the Wall Street Journal reported recently in a story headlined "Flag wavering." Nor did the moviemakers want to anger long-time fans by tinkering with the Warner Bros show. "So they struck a compromise with the studio."
Quoting a source involved with making the film, the Journal says the film includes scenes where the flag is "derided as an inappropriate symbol of the dark past."
For example, Bo and Luke ask a group of African-American college students for directions. "Is this a joke? Some kind of reality show?" one of them asks. Bo, the dimmer of the Dukes, explains the flag is cool and that their friend Cooter, a Civil War buff, painted it when he fixed the car. But Luke understands, and explains to Bo that some people find the flag offensive and a "symbol of slavery." That Luke, he always was perty' smart.
O.o
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If they omitted the Waylon Jennings' music, no one's gonna see a PC DOH
-vomiting-
It Grant was a great American hero. Grant was the most popular, loved, revered American behind Washington & Lincoln for 100 years.
It is not necessary to attack one myth with another.
...and then Bo and Luke kiss and have anal sex while Daisy has an on-screen abortion right before she lectures both Duke boys on gun control, world peace and organic farming.
By now Bo understands and says "I can see now that George Bush IS Hitler" and facilitates further discussion by performing an interpretive dance. "Every vote must count" he shouts.
Then, both brothers weep for the oppressed plight of all womyn throughout the world, throughout history (herstory).
FIN
*laughing hysterically*
I'm imagining the scene right now.
"Bo and Luke ask a group of African-American college students for directions. "Is this a joke? Some kind of reality show?" one of them asks. Bo, the dimmer of the Dukes, explains the flag is cool and that their friend Cooter, a Civil War buff, painted it when he fixed the car. But Luke understands, and explains to Bo that some people find the flag offensive and a 'symbol of slavery.' That Luke, he always was perty' smart."
I think this scene is just injecting humor into the controversy.
To liberals, Georgia is Flyover Country. It might as well be on the other side of the moon. Tell y'all the legacy media is gunnin' to be hogtied to hate a movie that puts Red State America in a positive light.
She can barely talk a coherent sentence as far as I am to tell. I doubt she was cast in the movie for her acting ability (I'm LOL at even writing that).
I think she's dime a dozen pretty.
Ping!
I watched as much of it as I could stand. I was very disappointed with it.
I hope the makers of the Dukes of Hazzard movie talk themselves right out of the profit margin with this stupidity. And now, I'm going to go run out my Confederate battle flag over Col. Robert Gould Shaw's body and whistle Dixie . . .
How did you get a copy of the script? LOL
Wow where do you live?
It is a controversy because the Left desires it to be a controversy.
Daaaaaaaaaang!
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