Hollywood Wouldn't Back Lucas Film About Tuskegee Airmen Due to All Black Cast

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  1. speeds

    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    So as it turns out, Red Tails stinks, is still scoring under 50 on MetaCritic, and has pulled-in $19-million in the box office, well on it's way to being a flop.

    Maybe when Lucas screened the film for distributors and they passed on it, racism in Hollywood was less the issue and Lucas being a fucking shit filmmaker more so. Lucas, the deluded egomaniac he is, probably couldn't handle another of his films being panned so he came up with the racism issue. Bleeding heart liberals like Oprah and Jon Stewart were quick to hop on his nuts.

    An issue that (according to most reviews) he handles like a rabid bear would handle a Lalique vase in the film, BTW.
     
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    Denny Crane, Jan 27, 2012
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    :lol: @ "top box office" being #2.

    Its going to have a huge dropoff. Especially for a George Lucas action movie, the pro-black marketing probably gave it a bump, especially for MLK Jr day. But overall, the focus of marketing it like they did will ultimately hurt sales, not help them. Making something less campy and more serious a film would have done wonders. The entire premise of the tuskegee airmen could have made into an oscar winning movie, but the ridiculousness of it all probably ensures it to being a failure.
     
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    You're so cute, Denny, I just want to hug you and dress you up in onesies.

    Red Tails debuted during the dead season of film releases. The January 20th weekend releases were Underworld: Awakening (grossed more) and Haywire (less). That's it. So it came second out of three films.

    Not exactly ET vs. Blade Runner, here.
     
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    Plus, is there a market overseas for an American war film? I doubt it.

    Anyway, I saw it with my dad and it wasn't very good overall, but had a moment or two.
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Sure, if it's good.

    Saving Private Ryan made more outside the US than in it (265 vs 216).
     
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    speeds $2.50 highball, $1.50 beer Staff Member Administrator GFX Team

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    Speaking of whom...

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    1982
     
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    I knew someone would say that. I think you are mostly right though, if the movie was better and had bigger stars it'd be an easier sell even these days.
     
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    It's unfair to compare it to SPR. Maybe more fair to compare it (at this point) to Miracle at St-Anna, which was also negatively reviewed and did very poorly in the box office.
     
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    I would also think you have to consider the audience and acting pool to be of similar proportions.
     
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