Post by solgroupie on Mar 30, 2010 11:53:08 GMT -5
Screenwriter Apologizes for 'Battlefield Earth'
Writer J.D. Shapiro blames his libido for creating the worst movie ever made
"Battlefield Earth" has been called many things -- the worst movie ever made, "John Travolta's worst career move" and heck ... it's won the multiple Razzie over the years. And now, someone is actually apologizing for the this affront made to cinema.
In an article in the New York Post, screenwriter J.D. Shapiro took the blame for the movie adaptation of the L. Ron Hubbard's sci-fi novel claiming that his libido got the better of him.
Shapiro says he got involved with the movie after reading an article in Premiere Magazine which claimed that the Scientology Celebrity Center in Los Angeles was a great place to meet women. And after that, the rest was history.
"Battlefield Earth" went on to be released in 2000 and immediately flopped at the box office with little help from science fiction or Travolta fans. Earlier this year, Shaprio showed up at the Golden Raspberry Awards to accept the Razzie for "Worst Movie of the Decade."
Shapiro also wrote "We Married Margo" and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" as well as an episode of the '80s sitcom "Charles in Charge." He's currently working on a spoof set in King Arthur's era tentatively titled "Knights of the Not-So Round Table: The Lost Tapes of 524 AD."
as much as i love rifftrax, i was only able to sit through it once. i am not sure i could do it again. i felt like sending mike, kevin and bill a sympathy card afterwards, for i could not imagine having to watch that movie more than once.
Writer J.D. Shapiro blames his libido for creating the worst movie ever made
"Battlefield Earth" has been called many things -- the worst movie ever made, "John Travolta's worst career move" and heck ... it's won the multiple Razzie over the years. And now, someone is actually apologizing for the this affront made to cinema.
In an article in the New York Post, screenwriter J.D. Shapiro took the blame for the movie adaptation of the L. Ron Hubbard's sci-fi novel claiming that his libido got the better of him.
Shapiro says he got involved with the movie after reading an article in Premiere Magazine which claimed that the Scientology Celebrity Center in Los Angeles was a great place to meet women. And after that, the rest was history.
"Battlefield Earth" went on to be released in 2000 and immediately flopped at the box office with little help from science fiction or Travolta fans. Earlier this year, Shaprio showed up at the Golden Raspberry Awards to accept the Razzie for "Worst Movie of the Decade."
Shapiro also wrote "We Married Margo" and "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" as well as an episode of the '80s sitcom "Charles in Charge." He's currently working on a spoof set in King Arthur's era tentatively titled "Knights of the Not-So Round Table: The Lost Tapes of 524 AD."
as much as i love rifftrax, i was only able to sit through it once. i am not sure i could do it again. i felt like sending mike, kevin and bill a sympathy card afterwards, for i could not imagine having to watch that movie more than once.
