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Fonda movie refused by theater owner
The News-Enterprise Hardin County, Kentucky ^ | May 17, 2005 | John Friedlein

Posted on 05/17/2005 7:28:34 PM PDT by corsair

Fonda flick doesn't fly in Hardin County

By JOHN FRIEDLEIN

The owner of Hardin County's two movie theaters is refusing to show the nation's top-grossing movie.

Like many veterans, Ike Boutwell has an issue with "Monster-in-Law" star Jane Fonda. On the ticket window at the Elizabethtown Movie Palace is a sign that tells movie goers the cinema will not show the film because of what she did in Vietnam. Below the message are pictures of Fonda clapping with a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft crew in 1972.

The sign on the marquee outside Showtime Cinemas in Radcliff reads: "No Jane Fonda movie in this theater."

More than 30 years after the war's end, Boutwell still bears a grudge.

"I trained a lot of pilots during the Vietnam conflict," he said.

Some of his students died from rounds fired from guns like the one Fonda visited during her anti-war trip.

"I think when people do something, they need to be held responsible for their actions," he said. "When you give the enemy aid, it makes the war last longer."

He also refused to show Michael Moore's controversial "Fahrenheit 9/11" and has banned Fonda movies from his theater in the past. Fonda's last movie was 1990's "Stanley & Iris."

Boutwell's stance against her latest movie means he's taking a financial hit. "Monster-in-Law" was last weekend's top-grossing movie, bringing in more than $23 million at 3,424 locations nationwide, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. and Nielsen EDI Inc.

The film is a romantic comedy about a mom who tries to wreck her son's relationship.

Amy Haire, who works the ticket booth of the Elizabethtown theater, has received mixed reaction to Boutwell's decision.

"A lot of the older gentlemen thought it was great," she said.

She got bad looks, though, from some girls and young women who wanted to see the film. She would point to the pictures and tell them it's the owner's discretion not to show it.

Joe Kinney, of Radcliff, said the theater should show the movie and let customers make up their minds about whether to see it. However, he said he isn't a fan of Fonda for political reasons.

Despite a few negative comments, Boutwell received mostly positive feedback.

One Elizabethtown man made a special trip to the theater Monday to thank him.

"I think Vietnam veterans appreciate this," said Sal Mancuso, who fought in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam war. He thinks Fonda should be in prison for treason.

Asked about her belated apology for posing in the anti-aircraft pictures, Mancuso laughed. "There is no defense for what she did," he said.

Spc. Mike Carwile, who is with a National Guard medical detachment, said he wasn't even a twinkle in his father's eye when Fonda visited Vietnam.

The 22-year-old learned about her Vietnam War-era activities when he saw the notice outside the theater Monday. He supported Boutwell's decision.

"I think everyone's responsible for what they do," he said.

John Friedlein can be reached at 769-1200, Ext. 237, or e-mail him at jfriedlein@thenewsenterprise.com.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; US: Kentucky
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Hooray! For Ike Boutwell, and this news tip courtesy of Cabot Egan posting on alt.war.vietnam.

Treason is a capital crime with no statute of limitations.

1 posted on 05/17/2005 7:28:34 PM PDT by corsair
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To: corsair
Great News!

BTTT!

2 posted on 05/17/2005 7:29:47 PM PDT by wagglebee ("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
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To: corsair

I'd like to find a web address for the theater to show my support of his decision.


3 posted on 05/17/2005 7:32:22 PM PDT by perfect stranger (I need new glasses.)
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To: corsair

Ike earns a Bravo Zulu. Hit 'em where it hurt$$$


4 posted on 05/17/2005 7:33:18 PM PDT by BIGLOOK (I once opposed keelhauling but recently have come to my senses.)
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To: corsair

Already posted and not breaking news but certainly worth a BUMP


5 posted on 05/17/2005 7:34:18 PM PDT by weegee (Funny how prisoners at Gitmo can have their religious books but our school kids can't.)
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To: corsair
FYI: Also posted here.

This man deserves a standing O for his decision.

6 posted on 05/17/2005 7:34:46 PM PDT by StarCMC (Free tagline courtesy of JesseJane!)
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To: corsair

What's next?

1. Jane Fonda will cry CENSORSHIP

2. The ACLU will sue on behalf of Jane Fonda and claim that this theater owner is violating her First Amendment rights.


7 posted on 05/17/2005 7:36:45 PM PDT by Stellar Dendrite (The Minutemen are merely doing a job our government doesnt want to do!!)
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To: corsair

Bully for him!


8 posted on 05/17/2005 7:36:50 PM PDT by TeleStraightShooter (When Frist exercises his Constitutional "Byrd option", Reid will have a "Nuclear Reaction".)
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To: corsair

I would never believed it... someone who can hold a grudge longer than my mother.


9 posted on 05/17/2005 7:37:13 PM PDT by Lunatic Fringe (North Texas Solutions http://ntxsolutions.com)
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To: corsair

Thank you Ike Boutwell!!!!!!!


10 posted on 05/17/2005 7:38:29 PM PDT by jec41 (Screaming Eagle)
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To: corsair
Principles over profit. There is some good left in America after all.
12 posted on 05/17/2005 7:42:29 PM PDT by Dr.Zoidberg (Children's classic songs updated for Islam "If you're happy and you know it, Go Kaboom!")
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To: corsair

One more reason why I love the bluegrass state!


13 posted on 05/17/2005 7:42:31 PM PDT by RasterMaster (Saddam's family were WMD's - He's behind bars & his sons are DEAD!)
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More than 30 years after the war's end, Boutwell still bears a grudge.

Ike Boutwell, job well done, sir. This grudge-bearing veteran salutes you.

And, I'm also still chuckling about the tobacco juice guy (yeah, yeah, it was not right. I'm still chuckling about it, however.)

.

14 posted on 05/17/2005 7:43:03 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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I seem to recall that the Commander of one of San Antonio's Air Force Bases back in the 1980s saw Jane Fonda exercise videos on sale in the BX and, as a former POW, hit the roof. He ordered them removed immediately, and they stayed gone while he was in charge.


15 posted on 05/17/2005 7:47:29 PM PDT by Pilsner
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Sal Mancuso, who fought in the Mekong Delta during the Vietnam war. He thinks Fonda should be in prison for treason.

Mancuso and a whole lot of other Americans.

16 posted on 05/17/2005 7:47:38 PM PDT by GretchenM (If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.)
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To: corsair

Not Fonda Jane Bump!


17 posted on 05/17/2005 7:48:17 PM PDT by afnamvet (31st Fighter Wing Tuy Hoa AB RVN 68-69 "Return with Honor")
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"More than 30 years after the war's end, Boutwell still bears a grudge."

It's not a "grudge," that is like some frivolous slight that gets forgotten over time,Mr. Friedlein. This act of treason has never been adjucated and sentenced. It's NOT to be considered as just some inconsequential "grudge."

Fonda is an affront and insult to America.

18 posted on 05/17/2005 7:52:28 PM PDT by nightdriver
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To: corsair

I think the movie isn't doing too well, box office-wise.


19 posted on 05/17/2005 7:52:58 PM PDT by Paul Atreides (FACT: More atrocities have been perpetrated with a hot glue gun, than with a hand gun)
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To: Pilsner

Back in the 80s when I was stationed onboard the USS Duluth (LPD-6), someone put a Jane Fonde movie (can't remember which one) on the ship's entertainment system. Well, the CO found out about it and went down and yanked out the video. Then he got on the ship's 1MC and told the crew about what Jane did in North Vietnam (i.e. posing next to the anti-aircraft gun that shot down U.S. pilots).


20 posted on 05/17/2005 7:53:40 PM PDT by stbdside
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