***Disney To Desecrate Crockett And The Alamo***

Roger Hedgecock For Rush | Stardate: 0302.24

[The Wizard]

I just heard Roger say the "new" Disney Company, (one which Walt would not have had anything to do with) is planning on making a movie called "The Alamo" designed to destroy the memory and image of all the heros who fell in battle

Turning them into drunks and "white men" slave owners, the new picture is supposed to undo all the good Walt did with Fess Parker in the 50's

Obviously now controled by the dark side, and destined to run the company into bankrupcy, this movie will harm Disney in a way the Bomb damaged Heroshima

You'd think they would have learned something from "Dinosaurs"

Walt Disney is being taken over by Californians with Chit for brains, and no partirotism

[The Wizard]

Voice your concerns and stop this crap by writing to them at:

Walt Disney Customer Comments
500 South Buena Vista Street
Burbank
California 91521

[sharktrager]

Well, I haven't seen the script, but they are already filming.

The reports indicate that the story will be historically accurate, in contrast to the John Wayne classic, which was incorrect in many regards. Of course, in that version, they were portrayed as drunks (remember the barrel of whiskey?), and nobody is upset about that. Also, many of them were slave owners.

The new script is based on historical accounts, including the recently discovered diary of one of Santa Anna's officers. (The diary does not paint a flattering picture of Santa Anna.)

I expect they may portray the end of the battle as including the capture of several of the Texans, which not only fits the available documents, it matches many eastern newspaper accounts of the time. Many choose to believe that they all died fighting, but that version has little or no independant support. Many men, allegedly including Crokett, were executed by Santa Anna after having been captured.

How about we wait to protest until we know what is in the film?

[discostu]

This thing has been in development hell for over a year, don't count on it ever coming out. That being said I rewatched the Alamo last week (for the first time in many years) and I have to say most of the complaints I've heard about the remake can be applied to the original. Drunkards? You mean the kind of people that weep when their barrel gets blown up? Slave owners? One of the most poingant scenes is when Bowie frees his slave and tells him to flee with the non-combatants and the freeman choses to stay and fight can't have that scene without at least one slave owner. Casting the Mexicans in a positive light? Like talking about how brave they were to the point where "even I was killing them I was proud of them". But of course since The Duke did it the original is above reproach, maybe we oughta wait for the remake before we lambast it.

[yankeedame]

Thanks for posting this! I heard about this on the Limbaugh as well.

But one thing I don't get: "They" say that Hollywood makes 70% of its money from overseas and so must make anti-US, etc. etc. movies in order to attrack the non-US audiences. But hasn't Hollywood always gotten a huge % of its money from overseas, even in the 1930-40s and 50's? Yet those movies weren't "modified", shall we say?

(Sigh) Irregardless, poor Walt Disney. The old gentleman must be spinning in his grave like a turbine

[Petronski]

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[Olydawg]

Amen!

[Semper Paratus]

Like to see them try to make Santa Anna and his army's atrocity at the Alamo heroic.

[Frank_Discussion]

You'd think they would have learned something from "Dinosaurs"

Gotta Ask: What's the big deal with "Dinosaurs"?

[Caipirabob]

Gotta Ask: What's the big deal with "Dinosaurs"?

The Carnosaurs were portrayed as registered Republicans.

[Frank_Discussion]

Huh?

[Lee Heggy]

Hmmm. Let's see, it's 1836 Texas, and there was drinking and slavery....duh! They also didn't floss or take very many baths and I'll bet none of them had a decent manicure in their entire lives. Some of them even ate with their hands and wiped their fingers on a pantleg. Shocking, just shocking.

[LenS]

No. The percentage of revenue from overseas has been rising rapidly in recent years (understandably with the increasing prosperity in Latin America, Eastern Europe, Russia, and Asia).

For example, Star Wars only received 40% of it's box office from outside North America while Titanic received 67% from overseas. Go back twenty years before Star Wars and those percentages drop to around 30% from overseas. Go forward till now from Titanic and we find the current Harry Potter sequel getting more than 69%.

Even though North American box office has been growing rapidly recently, overseas it has grown even faster.

[baseballfanjm]

Didn't Ron Howard turn this down last year because he wanted to make it *gasp* gritty and violent, and Disney didn't want an R-rated violent movie, despite the fact that FIGHTING IS QUITE VIOLENT?

[mercy]

This is funny.

What's more important to conservatives? The truth or your preferred political propaganda? Read some history. Boone, Crocket, Houston, Bowey and many others were popular fictions created by dime novels of the time.

Of all of em, Crocket was the biggest pile of bunk ever created. He was an ok guy but no hero. Unless you consider bear slaughtering a heroic feat. Of all that he was 'politician' is the most accurate description.

[laureldrive]

since The Duke did it the original is above reproach

You're right, Pilgrim - - and I hope you're not being sarcastic, because this Wayne fan certainly isn't.

[The Wizard]

I have no problem with the Duke's Alamo, the director's cut....even though, like others, they take some licence....that's expected..

There was drinking and slavery and all that in that one too, but it wasn't used as a tool to bring down "the white guys", and according to Roger, and the article he read, that's the idea

[Valin]

Disney To Desecrate Crockett And The Alamo

I heard this also. Assuming this is true
Memo to the Disney:
Re a hole:
When you find yourself in a hole the first thing to do is
STOP DIGGING!!!

[Valin]

Well that's it! I'm never going to Texas.
wiped their fingers on a pantleg. A person can only stand so much..

[archy]

The reports indicate that the story will be historically accurate....

We'll see, if among other things, the new film notes the sacrifice of the former Mexican citizens of Hispanic descent who died alongside their Texican brethern in their fight against Mexican government tyranny. And, of course, whether the accents of the other volunteers from foreign lands also reflect those origins.

[narby]

What was the direct Quote Hedgecock used from the director. That he wanted to expunge the "Legend" and revise the history?

I don't mind a little truth. In fact, the more genuine "truth" the better. But in 1836 Texas, slavery and drinking were "normal". Read, "no one would have paid any attention to it". But 2003 hollywierd, that's all they'll pay attention to.