[Richard Kimball]

Although I'm sure Disney would have been extremely sensitive to the racial issue (btw, you will find hispanic surnames listed among the defenders of the Alamo), from the article, it appears that the issue was violence, and how it would be depicted. It sounds like Howard was wanting to make an 1830's version of Braveheart or Saving Private Ryan, in terms of the battle scenes. Disney, which is in a very reactive mode right now, wanted more of a late fifties early sixties approach to the violence (instead of seeing a cannonball take off a guy's leg, he would get shot, grab his chest and fall over.)

I also think it's possible that since Eisner is flailing for his corporate life right now, that Disney just started throwing conditions into the movie to try and kill it. Eisner does not want ANY controversy at this time. Let's face it, no matter how a movie about the Alamo is made, SOMEBODY is going to protest it.

[Thud]

I agree.

"I also think it's possible that since Eisner is flailing for his corporate life right now, that Disney just started throwing conditions into the movie to try and kill it. Eisner does not want ANY controversy at this time. Let's face it, no matter how a movie about the Alamo is made, SOMEBODY is going to protest it."

[El Gato]

btw, you will find hispanic surnames listed among the defenders of the Alamo

You sure will, right up there on the moment on the northwest corner of the Alamo site. You can see the entire list at the The Alamo site.

Juan Seguin is one of the more well known of the Tejano patriots, but he wasn't at the Alamo when it fell, having been ordered out by Col. Travis (he was a Captain in the Regular Texas Army at the time) to seek reinforcements. He later fought at San Jacinto and eventually became a Lt. Col. in the Army of Texas. His father was Alcalde (mayor) of San Antonio de Bexar at the time of the Texas Revolution.