Posted on 07/25/2005 7:41:34 AM PDT by Conservomax
DENVER (AP) - Some military veterans and law enforcement officials are angry about a Web site promoting Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn's comedy "Wedding Crashers."
To win the affections of attractive bridesmaids in the movie, two fun-loving partiers pretend to be Purple Heart recipients.
New Line Cinema's movie Web site includes a fake, paper Purple Heart to cut out, with the spoof: "Carrying a Purple Heart in your jacket guarantees you attention, admiration and plenty of free booze."
"I challenge the producer of that movie to go to Walter Reed Hospital and walk through the ward and see if he still wants to print out a fake Purple Heart," said Thomas Cottone, Jr., a special agent with the FBI who enforces a federal law that prohibits wearing, manufacturing, buying, selling or trading a Medal of Honor.
"Talk to some of these people who don't have legs anymore and see how funny they think that movie is."
New Line Cinema, which produced the movie, did not return a phone message.
A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives Friday would expand federal law to allow prosecution of anyone who falsely claims to have earned a military medal or a Purple Heart.
"Here's an example of Hollywood imitating life. Hopefully it brings to the American conscience that this is what is happening," said Doug Sterner, a Vietnam veteran who runs a Web site dedicated to Medal of Honor recipients.
Agreed. The Will Ferrell character, a 40+ year old living at home with his mom and trolling obituaries for dates, is hilarious and sobering at the same time. "I don't want to judge you, because you're an innovator . . ."
He's only on screen for about ten seconds, and doesn't have a speaking line (James Carville does, but it's distantly miked).
It's for adults only, but the film is utterly hilarious.
"So, I guess you can't understand why some of the military are protesting this movie. Right?"
I do understand, because they are not getting the whole picture.
Any thinking vet that actually sees the movie will be happy, just as they are happy when John Kerry was exposed as a fraud and a liar.
"The lone homosexual is a complete freakjob"
And man, does it make for some hilarious scenes.
Yup. Made me wonder if Hollywood is trying to hedge its bets.
You get the feeling that lots of FReepers would simply replace current PC with their own?
A sense of irony and humor.... don't leave home without it.
I haven't seen the movie, do you think it could be a subtle jab at Kerry's questionable purple hearts and chasing rich women?
The vets are overreacting. It is a paper purple heart.
Nobody would believe it is real. It is disgusting to pretend to have a purple heart, but not to cut out a paper one.
Limo liberals THRIVE on the publicity. Thye think that they are just swell.
They simply don't see it as mockery; publicity for their faces and names, yes, mockery, no. They are in denial. THEY will remark that THEY are in the limos....enough for them.
Fame, status and money (power, in many cases) = their morality.
They really believe that fame and notoriety are the same.
They really believe that there is "status" in being a porn "star" or getting a part in a movie or on T.V.
Money makes it all correct and worth it. Money itself gives "fame" and "status." Money, after all, is power.
I will have to see it. I got two free passes I will have to use up before I go to college again later in August (since it is only for a specific theater brand).
It is too late to see War of the Worlds, so I have to see something else, and the only thing interesting right now is Wedding Crashers.
I enjoy Vaughn.
" I haven't seen the movie, do you think it could be a subtle jab at Kerry's questionable purple hearts and chasing rich women?"
I don't think there was any subtlety to it, especially the loser fiance fake liberal.
The other posters are correct. He was in a crowd scene to lend credence to the idea that the wedding was a big Washington Shindig.
Okay, I'll buy it.
LOL - The only 'crasher' we'be been concerned about at a child's wedding is an ex spouse!
I know. I love that guy. He makes any movie hilarious.
Yep, and I forgot that the father-of-the-brides is a relatively normal, extremely intelligent and apparently wise person who loves his daughters and wants them to be happy.
(The weak link in the parents' marriage appeared to be the mother, to me.)
This was hardly the normal dad-is-so-stupid character.
so do you recommend it?
It's a movie for adults, of course.
I laughed quite a bit.
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