'No Animals were harmed in the making of this movie'/opinions?
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:56 pm
This has bothered me for a long time and I am just wondering if it bugs anyone else. I was watching Mad TV earlier and there was a skit were a out of control kid was swinging a cat around his head in a pillow case. Now I know it wasn't real and no animals were hurt but it bugs me when animal abuse is portrayed as funny. There are too many sickos out there that might try what they see. I was reading an article about the work Betty White does for animals
http://www.thepetpress-la.com/articles/bettywhite.htm
It discusses why she turned down a roll in As Good As It Gets. Here is part of the interview
Because of her animals, Betty’s limit for going out of town is two nights. “It’s not easy. My problem is I just enjoy them more than I do other things. I’ve turned down shows and I’ve turned down a Broadway Play because this is where my heart is.”
Something else Betty turned down was the role of the mother in the hit film As Good As It Gets. “I turned it down because of little Jill, the adorable little dog, being thrown down the garbage chute (by Oscar winner Jack Nicholson.) Jim Brooks, (one of the creators of The Mary Tyler Moore Show) was kind enough to offer me the role, but I called him and told him that I just couldn’t. He said, ‘but the dog is fine. The dog is safe. The dog is the star of the movie.’ I said, I know that, but there are a lot of kooks out there. They see that and say, oh, how convenient, there’s a dog that barks down the hall that bothers me. I know what I’ll do. And I said they don’t all have happy endings like that. He understood.”
I am just wondering if even when the statement "No animals were harmed in the making of this movie" is used does it bug anyone else that animal crulety is partrayed as being funny?
http://www.thepetpress-la.com/articles/bettywhite.htm
It discusses why she turned down a roll in As Good As It Gets. Here is part of the interview
Because of her animals, Betty’s limit for going out of town is two nights. “It’s not easy. My problem is I just enjoy them more than I do other things. I’ve turned down shows and I’ve turned down a Broadway Play because this is where my heart is.”
Something else Betty turned down was the role of the mother in the hit film As Good As It Gets. “I turned it down because of little Jill, the adorable little dog, being thrown down the garbage chute (by Oscar winner Jack Nicholson.) Jim Brooks, (one of the creators of The Mary Tyler Moore Show) was kind enough to offer me the role, but I called him and told him that I just couldn’t. He said, ‘but the dog is fine. The dog is safe. The dog is the star of the movie.’ I said, I know that, but there are a lot of kooks out there. They see that and say, oh, how convenient, there’s a dog that barks down the hall that bothers me. I know what I’ll do. And I said they don’t all have happy endings like that. He understood.”
I am just wondering if even when the statement "No animals were harmed in the making of this movie" is used does it bug anyone else that animal crulety is partrayed as being funny?