[RangerHAAF]

There is a new anti-gun movie due out on October 17th called Runaway Jury, it is based on John Grisham's book of the same name. The plot of the movie has been changed from the original story reflecting the tobacco industry's litigation during the 90's to reflect the gun industry's current legal situation in battling frivolous lawsuits.

www.movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808418749

[TamThompson]

Oh, that irritates me so much, because I've enjoyed John Grishams' writing a lot up until now! :fire: I'll have to check the book out of the library and read it, since I don't want to spend money for such a thing.

[PeteyPete]

I'm no big fan of John Grisham's writing (his books follow the identical format, and never deviate), but you really can't blame him. Hollywood producers bought the rights to his story and can pretty much do w/ it what they want.

Hollywood did the same thing to Clancey's book, "Sum of all Fears". The terrorist antagonists in his book were Palestinians, politically correct hollywood changed them to caucasian neo-nazis. Once they paid him for his story, he had little or no say in the plot line after the money exchanged hands.

[Mark Tyson]

Sigh. When are we going to write a pro-gun screenplay and get it filmed? First Moore's piece of trash, now this ... ugh. We need a good portrayl of the millions of decent, lawful people who use and enjoy firearms every day.

John Ross, please write a screenplay . . . it may be our only hope.

[Baba Louie]

Mark Tyson,

Still awaiting JFPO's "Innocents Betrayed" flick... due in a theatre near you... sometime this millenia... hopefully.

Adios

[C.R.Sam]

Our member 44and45 has written an excellant screen play depicting honorable use of firearms by private citizens. And has had no luck selling it.

A shame.

Sam

[Moparmike]

That is a damned shame. The only Grisham book I have read and enjoyed, is going to be made into an anti-gun movie. Damn.

[AZRickD]

On a side note, last night I was in Hollywood Video and was delighted to see an almost entire rack of "Bowling For Columbine" videos unrented. The rest of the movie titles were hard to come by.

Rick

[greyhound]

On a side note, last night I was in Hollywood Video and was delighted to see an almost entire rack of "Bowling For Columbine" videos unrented. The rest of the movie titles were hard to come by.

That may be true in AZ, but here in MD at my local Hollywood Video, every last copy was checked out!:banghead:

[BowStreetRunner]

well, guess im not going to go see that steaming pile of manure when it comes out on video
liked the book though....
too bad so sad
i love the comment "relatively unpopular gun industry"
since there is about one gun for very citizen in this country, id say that makes the gun indutry relatively popular....just not with hollywood liberals and Stalinist activists
BSR

[twoblink]

I'm waiting for Starship Troopers (like the book, not the lame excuse of a movie) and Unintended Consequences to be made into a movie.:D

Anti-gun movies? On the release date, do yourself a favor and rent something like "Hard Boiled".. You want to see serious 1911 work, that movie's got it.

[0007]

The problem isn't a lack of material, it's getting by the liberal-left-wing bias of the typical hollywood flack to get anything pro-self defense made. There are bookshelves full of books that would make great movies. But that will never be happen because of the bias existing out there against a non-liberal viewpoint. I.e., the powers out there can't conceive of a movie being profitable that does not reflect the distorted liberal POV.
:banghead:

[BowStreetRunner]

i wonder if that is why Equilibrium didnt get a real release into theaters?
hhhhhhmmmm
BSR

[GSB]

i wonder if that is why Equilibrium didnt get a real release into theaters?

It's been my belief that this is exactly what happened. The anti-nanny state message of that movie is clear. It's not even subtle (I mean, the film says explicitly that the legal foundation for drugging the population was laid with hate crimes laws).

I suspect it's complete lack of advertising and pathetic distribution was for that reason.