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| Disney Forbidding Distribution of Michael Moore Hate Film |
| 2004-05-05 |
| EFL The Walt Disney Company is blocking its Miramax division from distributing a new documentary by Looks like Mickey finally got a set of brass ...? The film, "Fahrenheit 911," links Mr. Bush and prominent Saudis — including the family of Osama bin Laden — and criticizes Mr. Bush’s actions before and after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. But conveniently skips over the Clinton part... Disney executives indicated that they would not budge from their position forbidding Miramax to be the distributor of the film in North America. Overseas rights have been sold to a number of companies, executives said Okay they are not exactly brass. |
| Posted by:Dragon Fly |
| #14 Stephen I think you miss the big picture. The Walmartians of the US are Disney's bread & Butter. The boycotts over Dogma are nothing compared to what will happen if Disney is linked to an anti-Bush film. I'm amazed Eisner would get anywhere near this film if he had any idea who Mike Moore is. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-05-05 4:11:04 PM |
| #13 I don't hate Harvey Weinstein just for being a left-wing Democrat. I hate him for ruining my favorite movies :P (Wasn't there a thread discussing the Chinese movie "HERO"? There was 20 minutes of extra footage that apparently made it less political, but that got snipped on Weinstein's orders, even though Quentin Tarantino fought to keep them.) |
| Posted by: Edward Yee 2004-05-05 1:58:24 PM |
| #12 Evidently Moore doesn't carry as much weight as he thought he did. Doctor? - Do you have Mouthy Michael on a diet? Do you know something we don't? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-05 1:53:20 PM |
| #11 Evidently Moore doesn't carry as much weight as he thought he did. The fallout on this should be very funny indeed; with any luck it will be shown once and for all just what a fat, loudmouthed idiot Moore is. |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-05-05 1:37:34 PM |
| #10 Disney approved project because Moore's work is cheap and makes money.Mirimax approved because Moore's work is cheap,makes money and attacks Bush,Republicans and all the left's favorite evils.Disney is having second thoughts because it looks like Bush will get re-elected and having a vindictive enemy in White House,while the FCC is going after broadcasters(Disney owns ABC),is not good business.There is also good chance that Moore has made such a truly vile film that Disney is afraid of public reaction,esp.boycotts of Disney Parks w/summer just around corner. |
| Posted by: Stephen 2004-05-05 1:11:48 PM |
| #9 I think it was one fatty (Weinstein) being a pal to another fatty (Moore). Think of the doughnut defecit with those two. |
| Posted by: remote man 2004-05-05 12:38:02 PM |
| #8 Frank G, my point is that it was pretty obvious from day 1 that Disney would shy away from being connected to this film. That means a lot of lost money and increasingly bad relationship with Disney by funding the film. We're talking about a movie that costs peanuts to make (compared to most hollywood movies) and which could find distribution through a number of indy channels in the US. Instead they went through Disney to ensure high visibility and lots of problems they didn't need. I doubt even they would be willing to trash their careers to make a political point. So what did the Weinsteins hope to get out of the fracus? Independence from Disney again? Or perhaps to hurt Eisner and hope for a more compliant Disney CEO? Or did they truly think they were untouchable (at least with Eisner in the weak position he is/was in at the time the deals were made). |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-05-05 11:58:40 AM |
| #7 m4d - You don't see the resemblence? Bambi became a binge eater, got mad at the world, and turned into Michael Moore. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-05 11:21:04 AM |
| #6 how come disney not making great movies like bambi anymore. |
| Posted by: muck4doo 2004-05-05 11:09:40 AM |
| #5 Miramax? Harvey Weinstein? Hillary and Bill's Weinstein? Puhleeeaze. The best way to combat Moores' lies and hate is to get the "documentary" label removed. Bowling For Columbine was a pack of lies, yet retained the "documentary" label, which in average Joe's mind = nonfiction. In Moores' case this isn't true...obviously |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-05 10:31:28 AM |
| #4 I really wonder about this story. Moore had to know Disney would balk at distributing his little hate Bush film. I think he saw how Al Franken ticked off Fox News and road the wave of free publicity and played defender of the 1st Amendment and he's trying to do it himself. He'll get the publicity and then have someone buy out Disney's stake in the movie so that it can be released. After all Disney is a business and isn't going to throw away the investment to defend Bush's honor, they just don't want their name attached. It's all very clever if you ask me. The only question with my theory is why would Mirimax go along. Are they untouchable, or are they trying to get free from beneath Disney's shadow. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2004-05-05 10:26:03 AM |
| #3 I have one word for Michael Moore...Traitor |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-05-05 9:43:33 AM |
| #2 WAIT A MINUTE!! Moore makes money off of these films. I thought he was a working stiff. An everyman. Wow. The things you learn. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-05-05 9:10:05 AM |
| #1 Moore took their money, and now he's bitching because he sold them part of his film. If he didn't want others to interfere with his work, he shouldn't have sold them a share. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-05-05 9:06:03 AM |