Lies and Distortion in Movies and TV

[Lidig8r 1863]

I was surprised that Hoosiers was pretty much fictionalized on most major story lines.

https://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/hoosiers.php#:~:text=Not entirely.,team in 1954%2C not six.

[HiggyBaby 2520]

And of course Tetris:

The real Henk Rogers and Alexey Pazhitnov reviewed the script, and Rogers said much of it was embellished, "It's a Hollywood script; it's a movie. It's not about history, so a lot of [what's in the movie] never happened. But the filmmakers asked us a bunch of questions about what it was really like... They tried their best to accept our changes when they had to do with authenticity. But when it started getting into [creative flourishes like] the car chase and all that, it was like, 'OK, now it's all them.' We couldn't change anything."

[Armybrat 40755]

I thought the yellow school bus in one scene’s background of John Wayne’s “Alamo” was a nice touch.

[shakahorn 1631]

On 8/14/2023 at 3:07 PM, sidis said:

hmmm, i had a feeling all those stepsisters weren't actually fucking all their stepbrothers and stepdads.

Oh those are all true stories.  It's just that the real life people look nothing like the actors.

[gofuckyourself 8137]

True Lies was neither true, nor lies. Discuss.

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

I thought the yellow school bus in one scene’s background of John Wayne’s “Alamo” was a nice touch.

The was the Mexican Army's ride...

[Macanudo 12936]

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

I thought the yellow school bus in one scene’s background of John Wayne’s “Alamo” was a nice touch.

If anyone would know if there was a school bus at the Alamo, it's you. 

[animaltobacco11 107]

On 8/16/2023 at 6:19 AM, 52-80 said:

leonardo dicaprio was never actually on the titanic

Speaking of, Wolf of Wall Street is another vanity piece.

[NeverMarryAStripper 21784]

On 8/16/2023 at 3:02 PM, Armybrat said:

I thought the yellow school bus in one scene’s background of John Wayne’s “Alamo” was a nice touch.

Also, when the Mexican army is marching toward the Alamo there is a scene where they are stepping over dead bodies and one of the dead bodies moves his hand so it doesn't get stepped on.

[Kennythetiger 9351]

1 hour ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

Also, when the Mexican army is marching toward the Alamo there is a scene where they are stepping over dead bodies and one of the dead bodies moves his hand so it doesn't get stepped on.

Mostly dead is slightly alive. 

[BHMCruiser 1813]

he said "to blave"

[billfromlaketravis 11367]

[billfromlaketravis 11367]

[Dennis Taylor 18729]

On 8/14/2023 at 1:31 PM, slorch said:

Carlos Pena.

 

Jeremy Pena currently plays for the Astros.

That's why it was bullshit. Jeremy may not have even been born yet

[GoPokes83 2236]

A. 
 
B.
Actually doesn't Joe Montana hate Rudy? I've heard him do interviews basically stopping short of calling the movie pure bullshit.

Joe spends way too much time talking shit about this movie. He must not have liked the real Rudy back when. I wish they’d recut Rudy with some new scenes with a preppy douche freshman QB named Joe that gives Rudy a hard time in an 80’s James Spader popped collar character kind of way.

[Deej 76600]

11 hours ago, GoPokes83 said:

Joe spends way too much time talking shit about this movie. He must not have liked the real Rudy back when. I wish they’d recut Rudy with some new scenes with a preppy douche freshman QB named Joe that gives Rudy a hard time in an 80’s James Spader popped collar character kind of way.

Joe Montana, played by...

 

[chainsaw 9838]

On 8/16/2023 at 9:33 AM, Lidig8r said:

I was surprised that Hoosiers was pretty much fictionalized on most major story lines.

https://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/hoosiers.php#:~:text=Not entirely.,team in 1954%2C not six.

That's why I watch non-embellished movies such as Sound of Freedom.

[Hermanator 6977]

Spoiler

www.foxnews.com

 

[Guest]

On 8/16/2023 at 9:33 AM, Lidig8r said:

I was surprised that Hoosiers was pretty much fictionalized on most major story lines.

https://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/hoosiers.php#:~:text=Not entirely.,team in 1954%2C not six.

Varsity Blues is straight up fictional, but holy hell it accurately depicts many aspects of playing football for  a small town high school in Texas.

 

[52-80 19114]

sylvester stallone was never a boxing champion and had he competed, he would likely be in the cruiserweight division, not heavyweight.

[Sawbonz 27447]

Return of the Jedi really did the Ewoks dirty IMO

[Lazarus Bocanegra 303]

10 hours ago, slorch said:

Varsity Blues is straight up fictional, but holy hell it accurately depicts many aspects of playing football for  a small town high school in Texas.

 

I want to write the story of the 2017 Rockdale Tigers State Championship because it is an amazing story that the Hollywood scriptwriters couldn't have fashioned better if they tried.  Other times, I want to write it as though someone wrote a book about it, then the book got sold, and then the Hollywood scriptwriters get involved and totally muck it up

 

[WhatTheBuck 28721]

Peter Jackson completely omitted the Tom Bombadil story from Fellowship of the Ring. 

[Deej 76600]

The real King Kong was actually several feet shorter in real life. 

[BornOrange 1441]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

The real King Kong was actually several feet shorter in real life. 

And wasn't really a king.  Very questionable lineage.

His mother was a hamster and his father was an orangutan drunk on elderberry wine.

[Deej 76600]

2 minutes ago, BornOrange said:

And wasn't really a king.  Very questionable lineage.

His mother was a hamster and his father was an orangutan drunk on elderberry wine.

 

[BornOrange 1441]

7 minutes ago, Deej said:

 

Clyde is a descendent on the hard working, blue collar branch of the family tree. There is a part of the family the others don't claim.

[Underdog 28461]

On 8/16/2023 at 8:50 AM, smuggs said:

Looks like he just found out SC didn’t cover in their game with ND. 

[Eskimohorn 5621]

Peter Jackson completely omitted the Tom Bombadil story from Fellowship of the Ring. 

Thank god. That part was a beating.