'President Hillary' Movie Bombs

NewsMax ^ | 8/19/02 | Limbacher

[mhking]

Hillary Clinton's face will adorn the $10,000 bill in a few decades."

Oh, and just to send the stink-o-meter into the stratosphere, left-wing loon Alec Baldwin makes a cameo appearance.

Yet two more reasons not to see this flick...

[pabianice]

Ready-made footage for anti-Hillary commercials in 2004.

[eureka!]

"The movie, with an estimated cost of $100 million, "posted one of the biggest flops of the year," noted Reuters, with a debut at No. 10 and a take of only $2.2 million since Friday"

Made my day, TC. Thanks...

[Billthedrill]

Well, MR. CRANKY didn't exactly like it, either...and he didn't even see the flick...

[Paul Atreides]

Pardon me while I go to the emergency room. I hit my head on the floor when I fell out of my seat, laughing.

[Willie Green]

The movie, with an estimated cost of $100 million, "posted one of the biggest flops of the year,"

Why do I get the sinking feeling that the left-wing whacknuts are actually using this as some kind of massive tax-dodge or money laundering scam?

[vikingchick]

left-wing loon Alec Baldwin makes a cameo appearance.

And in the future, Port-a-Pottys will be known as "Baldwins."

[GraniteStateConservative]

We must never let this happen.

[MadIvan]

And in the future, Port-a-Pottys will be known as "Baldwins."

Thank you for giving me the best laugh I've had all day. ;)

Best Regards, Ivan

[Paid4This]

This article should point out that the theatrical trailer for this film, shown for almost the last year, all contain the footage where someone hands Murphy a wad of cash, and he flips through them, revealing Hillary's face on the bills, and says "Where'd you get all these Hillaries?"

This seems significant, especially because the TV ads for the movie, which play to a much wider audience and probably were produced later, do not contain this scene. In fact, I wonder if it the scene made it into the final film.

When I saw the trailer for this film - I believe in front of Shrek in summer '01 - in a theatre in DC, there was a scattering of boos from the audience.

When I saw the trailer again recently, this time in front of the new Austin Powers trailer, and this time in Austin TX, there were a few cheers, some groans, and one man who said quite audibly "Why did she give him all that toilet paper?"

Moviegoers go to movies - this is a law of marketing motion pictures. I don't think it's too far a stretch to say that this movie - well-advertised on TV in the last weeks - is doing poorly because the core group of die hard film goers, the people who see virtually any movie - were turned off in the past year when they saw that scene with that horrible woman's porcine face on the money of the future. I bet a lot of them thought that the whole film would be some left-o clinton-loving comedy and stayed away in droves.

This is very, very significant.

[Bigg Red]

Now if only the public will have this much sales resistance when Hillary runs for president.

From his keyboard to God's ear....

[Chairman Fred]

It's OK: after a Hillary Presidency, $10,000.00 will only buy a postage stamp, anyway...

[Paid4This]

The other really significant thing is that this is an Eddie Murphy movie - and whatever one thinks of him he is a consistent box office draw. I read once that no Eddie Murphy movie has ever not opened in the top five, and no Eddie Murphy movie has ever not made a profit. This movie is looking to be the dog of his career - and I suspect all because that single scene was included in the theatrical trailer.

[vikingchick]

You are most welcome, Ivan. "Potty" humor isn't usually my forte, but in Baldwin's case, I'll make an exception. :)

[FryingPan101]

Hmmm. Best line all month. Why wait for the future? There is so much construction going on im my city that the guy who invented Baldwins must be making millions in residuals. They're everywhere.

[FryingPan101]

Hmmm. Best line all month. Why wait for the future? There is so much construction going on im my city that the guy who invented Baldwins must be making millions in residuals. They're everywhere.

[Stand Watch Listen]

...$10,000 bills have her face on them and are known not as dollars, but as Hillaries."

Hmmmmm...are they preparing us for for the 'It takes a Village Hillary health care' costs? Wonder how many 'Hillaries' will it take to liposuction her out of our lives?

[MadIvan]

You are most welcome, Ivan. "Potty" humor isn't usually my forte, but in Baldwin's case, I'll make an exception. :)

A line worthy of Groucho Marx. ;) Bravo!

Best Regards, Ivan

[litehaus]

10K bills???? Ol' Pres Hitlery musta caused TREMENDOUS inflation to have those printed!!!! LOL!