Battlefield Earth Screenwriter Accepts Razzie 295
An anonymous reader writes "The New York Post has a story about J.D. Shapiro, and his gracious acceptance of a Razzie award for writing Battlefield Earth. He first offers an apology to anyone who has seen it, then he offers a funny, outsider's perspective of dealing with Scientologists, and the subsequent mangling of his script for what was once allegedly referred to by John Travolta as 'The Schindler's List of Sci-Fi.'"
I thought it was a good movie (Score:5, Funny)
Although, John Travolta is never the right guy to be in a scifi film.
Schindler's List of SciFi? (Score:5, Funny)
If you replace Schindler's List with Killer Tomatoes and SciFi with Propaganda Movies, we can talk.
You don't know the history of the Razzies. I do. (Score:2, Funny)
Slashdot, don't even — you're glib. You don't even know what bad movies are. If you start talking about bad movies, you have to evaluate and read the research papers on how they came up with these screenplays, Slashdot, okay? That's what I've done.
I loved that movie (Score:3, Funny)
I've got chills (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Schindler's List of SciFi? (Score:5, Funny)
If you replace Schindler's List with Killer Tomatoes and SciFi with Propaganda Movies, we can talk.
Oh, it works just fine. It's just the wrong Schindler and the wrong List. We're talking Dave Schindler and his List of 100 Best Ever Fart Jokes.
Re:Why? (Score:3, Funny)
You would have taken the money, banged all the hot scientologists you could get your hands on, gotten the fuck out of there, and called it a night. Just like the rest of us ;) (And like this guy, off course)
Re:Why? (Score:5, Funny)
If we believe his story, then the original screenplay was nothing at all like the finished product. The Scientologists asked him to totally rewrite it, he refused, they fired him and got someone else to rewrite it. So at that point it became a choice between taking his name off the credits or getting paid. I'm honestly not sure what I would have done in that situation.
Are you kidding man? He got to TAKE money AWAY from Scientology!!! How many get that opportunity? Falling on his sword was a no brainer.
hilarious article (Score:4, Funny)
if he wrote a movie based on his experience with The CoS, it'll be one of the funniest comedies ever.
Re:Why? (Score:3, Funny)
Getting blowjobs from barbarino does not sound like my ideal work week.
Re:Why? (Score:5, Funny)
Getting blowjobs from Barbarella [imdb.com] does sound like my ideal work week.
T,FTFY
Re:why has he decided to accept it now? (Score:5, Funny)
Because it was the Razzie for the worst movie of the decade, you kinda have to wait for the decade to be over before you do that.
Re:Why? (Score:5, Funny)
He addressed that too. Unless you were married, you weren't going to have sex with a hot scientologist. And yes, he even tried to use the loophole that it didn't say married to each other.
Battlefield Earth was so bad... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Why? (Score:3, Funny)
unacceptable (Score:4, Funny)
I won't take his apology seriously until he takes it seriously. The Japanese have a ceremony that helps to convey complete sincerity. I suggest he uses it.
Re:You're Doing It Wrong (Score:4, Funny)
I know a guy who watch six hours of "The Puppy Bowl" while high
Kids, this is why your parents tell you that pot makes you a loser. Just FYI.
Re:You don't know the history of the Razzies. I do (Score:5, Funny)
What's glib got to do with it?
It solves all sorts of portability problems.
Re:Dunno (Score:1, Funny)
What if it comes up in acausal conversation?
Re:Schindler's List of SciFi? (Score:3, Funny)
They could always make a movie about Schindler's Lift: http://www.schindler.com/ [schindler.com]
Re:Dunno (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Why? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This guy rocks (Score:3, Funny)
Read the whole interview. It's totally worth it. A mans odyssey while trying to get laid at all costs.
I sense a Hollywood pitch...
Re:You don't know the history of the Razzies. I do (Score:2, Funny)
flawless execution. +1 internets to you sir.
Schindler's List of Sci-Fi? (Score:4, Funny)
There, I said it.
Re:Why? (Score:3, Funny)
Moderators! You mark this informative when it describes an orangutan's ass as purple?! Honestly, what is Slashdot coming to?
Re:Why? (Score:3, Funny)
Better than "Patty Whack".
Give the dog a bone!
Re:Why? (Score:2, Funny)
An even better line from TFA:
I took a few courses, including the Purification Rundown, or Purif. You go to CC every day, take vitamins and go in and out of a sauna so toxins are released from your body. You're supposed to reach an "End Point." I never did, but I was bored so I told them I had a vision of L. Ron. They said, "What did he say?" "Pull my finger," was my response. They said I was done.
Re:Battlefield Earth was so bad... (Score:2, Funny)