German Movie Chain Pulls Anti-American Flick

IMDB.com ^ | 24 February 2006

[paudio]

Germany's largest movie chain, CinemaxX, has pulled the hit Turkish film Valley of the Wolves: Iraq, following accusations that the film is anti-Semitic and anti-American. The film depicts American soldiers in Iraq as villains, with Billy Zane playing a sadistic U.S. officer and Gary Busey, a Jewish doctor who harvests the organs of Iraqi prisoners and sells them to clients in the West and in Israel. "The controversy surrounding this film has really heated up," CinemaxX spokesman Arne Schmidt told today's (Friday) Hollywood Reporter. "We didn't want to add oil to the fire, so we decided to pull the film." Earlier this week, Bavarian state premier Edmund Stoiber called on all German theater owners "to pull this racist and anti-Western hate film immediately." However, Anil Sahin, head of Maxximum, the film's distributor, told the trade publication. "This is being used as a political football to score points. I wonder if any of the politicians has [sic] actually seen the movie. It's just a fun, silly action flick -- Rambo told from the other side."

[paudio]

Interesting...

[the invisib1e hand]

There is a remnant....

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Maybe they miss the Arsenal of Democracy.

[Army Air Corps]

Gary Busey and Billy Zane must be REALLY desperate for cash.

[Fruitbat]

I'm convinced that Gary Busey is half insane and sociopathic.

[MJY1288]

Maybe after Schroeder being beat by a Conservative as well as Canada's PM being beat out by a Conservative, maybe these leftists are losing after all

[Army Air Corps]

What would make you think that other than his behaviour, public statements, etc. ;-)

[DoughtyOne]

...just a fun silly flick that just happens to back a very powerful stereotype from an Arab point of view.

Sick.

[EBH]

Must be careful...the jews and americans might riot. /sarc

[MJY1288]

There is no doubt about that, Gary Busey is in need of some serious couch time

[Fruitbat]

LOL...

[skeeter]

I'll be darned. Finally the good ol US of A gets to benefit from the west's PC sensitivities. I knew I'd live long enough.

[jazusamo]

For Busey and Zane to act in a movie of this type at a time when our military forces are fighting and dying to stem terrorism is not only unpatriotic, it's one step away from traitorous.

[Fruitbat]

What's new from that crowd.

[SJSAMPLE]

The crazy bastard needs another helmet-less motorcycle ride.

[glorgau]

Must be careful...the jews and americans might riot. /sarc

Nope, they'll do worse - hurt them financially. ;-)

[MJY1288]

LOL, You're harsh :-)

[Clintonfatigued]

It's appalling that American actors would appear in such a film. It reflects badly on them not only as actors but as American citizens.

[Army Air Corps]

Did you ever see Comedy Central's "I'm with Busey"? That show was a showcase for Busey's "unorthodox" behaviour. It truly was a freakshow and Busey was the starring freak.

[ansel12]

West Germany also refused to allow "Red Dawn" to be shown.