Hypocrisy in Hollywood versus real life

[cmort666]

Sometimes a movie star's early, bad movies can come back to haunt them once they are rich and famous.

Sometimes a movie star's late, bad movies can come back to haunt them, hence Kevin Kostner and "Waterworld" and "The Postman".

Or, John Lone in "M. Butterfly".

And sticking with the transvestite angle, "To Wong Foo" almost killed Patrick Swayze's AND Wesley Snipes's careers. It was only the "Blade" series that pulled Snipes from oblivion. It didn't hurt John Leguizamo's career much, because he's pretty much of an oddity in ANY role.

Personally, when he gets out of prison, I'd like to see Snipes do a fourth "Blade" movie where all of the vampires are IRS agents.

He'd probably do THAT one for free...

 

[Mule Packer]

It's sad, but it's kinda funny, too, if you think about it. Sure they're hypocrites. Do they care? Of course not!...just as long as their fans keep paying at the box office. Remember, they're actors. That's their job, to portray something they are not.

Not too long ago, the NRA published a list of some of the more outspoken Hollywood celebrities that were for gun control. Among them were:

Sylvester Stallone
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Matt Damon
Mark Wahlberg
Sean Connery
​

Like Stallone said, “Until America, door to door, takes every handgun, this is what you’re gonna have. It’s pathetic. It really is pathetic. It’s sad. We’re living in the Dark Ages over there.”

But, on the bright side, you also have actors who have used guns in their roles and who are very pro-gun. For example:

Tom Selleck
Johnny Depp
Brad Pitt
Angelina Jolie
Christian Slater
Chuck Norris
Gerald McRaney
James Earl Jones​

After going over some of these lists, it actually seems like there are more pro-gunners than anti-gunners in the Hollywood crowd. C'mon guys, buck up. There's still hope.

 

[blujax01]

Wow. 62 responses and not one mention of Ronald Reagan?

IBTL...

 

[fdw]

My wife and I watched the SAG (Screen Actors Guild) awards the other night just for fun...

These people are so out of touch with reality and so full of themselves that it is truly amazing...

And the love for each other, Brian Cranston called Vince Gilligan (Creator of Breaking Bad) a god....

If it wasn't so sad it would be funny...

 

[GKC]

In most cases (not all) the very personality traits that drive one to perform (neurotic, attention seeking, insecure) are the very same that make their lives a mess. Small wonder that when you add unlimited money, fame, and public indulgence of their whims, no matter how bizarre, most actors have so many problems living a normal life. When you consider some of the demands the stars make, like how their dressing rooms must be equipped and provisioned, you know for certain they are residents of the looney section of La La Land. How anyone can take them seriously is beyond me!

 

[GKC]

Wow. 62 responses and not one mention of Ronald Reagan?

IBTL...

Check out post #63.

 

[rwsmith]

I abhor violence....

I abhor violence and I'll bet a lot of other gun owners do too. I don't see where that is a reason not to own and keep guns. My guns have nothing to with violence, unless shooting a hole in paper or a soda can be called violent. If I'm ever forced to use a gun as a weapon it will be just that, forced, the same as if I had a baseball bat or walking stick within reach.

 

[BLACKHAWKNJ]

IMHO there is a big difference between doing things you don't like and would rather not do out of a sense of obligation and duty and doing them because you receive a hefty paycheck, recognition, awards, etc.
And I wonder what goes through the minds of many of these people. Richard Widmark was a 4-F in WWII, perhaps he was trying to compensate for something-I have heard the same thing said about John Wayne.
I recall something Jon Pertwee, the Third Doctor Who said. he asked how he should portray the Doctor, he was told "Portray him as yourself!"
To which he replied:
"Jon Pertwee? Who's that?"

 

[GKC]

I abhor violence and I'll bet a lot of other gun owners do too. I don't see where that is a reason not to own and keep guns. My guns have nothing to with violence, unless shooting a hole in paper or a soda can be called violent. If I'm ever forced to use a gun as a weapon it will be just that, forced, the same as if I had a baseball bat or walking stick within reach.

Exactly. I hate violence too. (Well, I do enjoy a good shoot-em-up western or action flick, but I can separate that from real life.) I don't want violence done to me, and I don't want to do violence to anyone else.

I own guns because I like them, and because I want to be able to defend myself or my wife, if I am forced to do so. I don't Rambo up or go tactical, looking for a fight...in fact, if I can avoid one at all, that is my first choice.

 

[Gunhacker]

It's one thing for an actor to portray a character that is the opposite of what their personal beliefs are, and keeps their belief to themselves. They make the decision to take the role and have to live with how it weights on their moral compass.

But when the actor "goes public" as an activist against what they are making money from in a movie, such as Danny Glover doing PSA's against handgun violence, and being a card carrying member of HCI... that's where I draw the line.

When an actor is actively working for gun control "off the screen" and then does movies where they are blasting people with the very thing they are morally opposed to and working to ban them... that's hypocrisy.

 

[the ringo kid]

The movie was so bad, he insisted that it not be released until after his death.

It is hilarious, in a so-bad-it's-awesome sort of way.

No matter who you are, they're not all going to be home runs, eh?

Actually, it did have theatrical release, but it bombed and he wasnt wanting to do any promo tours for it. He just wanted to put that ordeal behind him and move on to his next money-making project--another Western. I know a guy in Illinois and one in New York, who still have ticket stubs for the original release. I still have mine from the re-re releases of: The Searchers and The Great Escape. Meaning 2012 showings

 

[the ringo kid]

Wow. 62 responses and not one mention of Ronald Reagan?

IBTL...

Ronald Wilson Reagan, I love em and miss em, as well as Charlton Heston and too many others from the "Old Guard."