He's not gonna get my $2.
Posted on 05/01/2008 11:06:15 AM PDT by james500
John Cusack is outraged over the Iraq war, so the U.S. actor channeled his anger into a low-budget political satire -- complete with a chorus line of scantily clad female amputees -- that he hopes will offend.
Inspired by anger about the war and questions about the political power held by global corporations, "War, Inc" is set in Turaqistan, a fictional nation occupied by a private U.S. company called Tamerlane and run by a former American vice president.
Cusack helped write the screenplay and also stars with Sir Ben Kingsley, Marisa Tomei and Hilary Duff in the film, which premiered this week at New York's Tribeca Film Festival alongside several more serious documentaries on Iraq and other conflicts.
"I think the movie should be kind of offensive," Cusack told Reuters about the film, which will be released in New York and Los Angeles theaters on May 23. "I'm shocked at how much good reaction we're getting."
"Sometimes with a serious, somber movie, even though they're great and well intentioned, it just doesn't allow you to be outraged because you just get depressed," he said. "This allows you to actually feel like, 'Let's do something subversive."'
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"There's hopefully an exuberance to the movie because I think being subversive should feel good," Cusack said. "It should be fun to throw a brick."
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It’s a shame...I’ve always liked him as an actor.
That's as far as my stomach would allow me to go.
He lost me with the travesty film “Runaway Jury”, a childish anti-gun movie. Actually I’ve not looked at Gene Hackman the same either.
Cusack said. “It should be fun to throw a brick.”
Always be careful of that for which you ask, Johnny-boy.
I used to like him, too. Until james posted this.
It seems like the height of poor taste, IMHO.
That is because decent people who would tell you to stick it will just ignore you and your tripe.
Just another rebel, who is a rebel just because he thinks it’s cool to be a rebel.
Sounds like a great movie from a real intellectual.
(Heavy, dripping, sarcasm)
Everytime these scumbags make these anti-war movies they ALWAYS bomb. The last one produced by MTV opened around tenth place.
This jerkoff now seeks to make fun of the people who return missing limbs???
There are NO MORE hollywood heroes, just pussies and girlyboys.
Hope he feels better now.
Me, too. It's a shame.
It is a shame. He and the others were good actors. Guess I’ll be marking more off my list.
He's not gonna get my $2.
This loser still around? Guess anything to try and stay on the Holliweird Celebrity F list.
That movie was supposed to be about tobacco companies, but somebody in hollywood changed it to gun manufacturers, just to be even more PC.
John Cusack is outraged. So what?
This country’s been good to him. However, if he loathes it that much, he should seek “Cusackstan” and live happily ever after.
What a putz.
The only thing shocking to me about this is that Hillary Duff is in it.
...another moonbat.
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