Thursday, February 16, 2006
Gary Busey has always been one foot in the nut-house, anyway, but Billy Zane played in a very interesting film called The Believer (in which he played a Fascist, actually).
Valley of the Wolves: Iraq (Kurtlar Vadisi: Irak in Turkish) is set for release in a dozen Arab and European countries and the producer is at the current Berlin International Film Festival to find distributors for the United States and additional markets.
The film's arch villain is a rogue American officer, played by Billy Zane, who is a self-professed "peacekeeper sent by God." He and his men shoot up an Iraqi wedding party, killing the groom in the presence of the bride and a little boy in front of his mother...
...The Busey character, listed only as The Doctor, is far removed from the Jewish stereotype in both appearance and manner, but hardly a credit to his heritage. At one point, he scolds American soldiers for shooting up the wedding guests "because it ruins their organs." In another scene, a group of apparent organ buyers includes a man clearly dressed as an Orthodox Jew.
Even worse is the depiction of Zane's character, Sam William Marshall, as a psychopathic Christian fundamentalist, who can be kind to an Iraqi one moment and then kill him instantly...
...Vickie Roberts, Busey's attorney for the past six years, said that the actor was not giving any interviews but defended her client on constitutional grounds. "There is something in this country called the First Amendment that protects freedom of expression," she said, "I hope we are not returning to the McCarthy era."
Roberts added, "If Gary played a rapist in a movie, would anyone believe him to be an actual rapist? He is an actor, not a politician."
When asked about the moral and ethical implications of portraying an anti-Semitic stereotype in a foreign movie, Roberts declined to comment.
Maybe Zawahiri will need some extras for his next production...
I'm sure both Busey and Zane are going to have their phones just ringing off the hook to make big pictures in Hollywood again after these performances. What are they... ...a pair of crack-heads desparate to pay for their next fixes?
I guess Busey never fully recovered from his motorcycle accident head injury. Zane looks like he has become acquainted with meth. Don't think either will be on the "A" list in the future.
True or not, it is only film and give some messages. If Busey didn't act someone does. It should be more democratic and watch different news about Iraq apart from american medias.
What messages might those be?