Studied all the rules, and I want no part
12/24/2009 04:01:00 PM
mikey b.
Back in '08, Kevin Smith had to change the name Zack and Miri Make a Porno to Zack and Miri. He then had to change his posters too. This is all due to the MPAA and their decision that it was too explicit and they thought that the word Porno would not be well received by the public. Ugh. Stupid. It's especially ironic since the Weinstein Company originally approved the project right after they just heard the title of the movie.
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So Smith's next project just had their trailer released. And despite him promoting the film for month's as A Couple of Dicks, it too has gone through the MPAA wringer. Now it's titled Cop Out. It's just not the same. Smith did argue this newest change, bringing up the Inglorious Basterds title that was approved. But due to the purposely misspelled Basterds, it was allowed. So Smith rebutted with A Couple of D.I.C.s (Detectives In Charge) and they still didn't accept it! I think they've seriously got something personal against Smith. Idiots.
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To learn more on the MPAA and their unnecessary power, I'd suggest watching This Film is Not Yet Rated. It deals more with the ratings (PG-13, MC-17, R, etc) but still shows the struggle that film makers have.
*New York City Cops; The Strokes
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