Recent History of the Reagan Movie Contraversary

Read the entire Reagan script here

11-26-03 - A reminder that the Reagan movie will be shown on Showtime this Sunday, the 30th at 8:00 pm Eastern.  A panel discussion will be held live on Monday evening on Showtime at 9:00 pm, Eastern.  You can go to the Showtime website, sign up to voice your opinion about the movie and the panel discussion.

We urge everyone to read the script above, and watch or tape this movie to see up close and personal the political agenda of the Hollywood Left.  This is the movie even CBS president Leslie Moonves had to admit was slanted and an unfair portrait of the Reagans.

We've launched a forum to discuss the movie and we want YOUR opinion!  Here's the link to the new Hollywood-Hero Forum, Happy Posting!

 

 

Update - Attention Hollywood-Hero Fans!!

 Mission Accomplished!  CBS has pulled "The Reagans" from the schedule!  It's unclear whether or not they will attempt to air the movie on Showtime, so for the time being let's keep the letter campaign going.  See story below.

LATE BREAKING NEWS FLASH!

11-04-03 - CBS pulls 'Reagans' miniseries!!

The Hollywood Reporter

By Scott Collins and Cynthia Littleton
 

Following a storm of protest, CBS has yanked its sweep miniseries "The Reagans," a controversial four-hour glimpse of the 40th president and his family, sources close to the production said.

CBS chief Leslie Moonves made the decision after concluding that the film was unfair to the Reagans and that even extensive edits had not produced an acceptably balanced portrayal. The only question that remains is whether the miniseries will be picked up by the cable net Showtime -- like CBS, a unit of Viacom -- or shelved entirely, sources said.

The miniseries was scheduled to bow Nov. 16 on CBS.

"The Reagans," executive produced by Neil Meron and Craig Zadan ("Chicago"), has been vehemently attacked by critics who complained that early drafts of scripts leaked to the press have included scenes with little or no basis in historical fact. At least one version of the script reportedly included material suggesting that President Reagan suffered from Alzheimer's disease as early as 1984 and refused to help AIDS victims because of their "sins."
 

From Reuters:

11-03-03 - CBS Mulls Canceling Reagan Mini-Series - Report

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - CBS is considering canceling or postponing its upcoming mini-series "The Reagans" under mounting Republican criticism that the production inaccurately depicts the former president and his wife, Daily Variety reported on Monday.

Also, the director of the four-hour TV movie, Robert Allan Ackerman, has quit the production over creative differences with CBS executives who have insisted on numerous last-minute alterations to the mini-series, the Hollywood trade paper said.

Depending on the nature of the final cuts, Ackerman may ask the Directors Guild of America to remove his name from the movie in protest, Variety said.

Neither producers for the two-part film, slated to air Nov. 16 and 18, nor Ackerman's representative, could immediately be reached for comment.
 

11-03-03 - More of the vile Reagan Script and CBS backtracking as reported by Drudge

STREISAND DRAWS DISTANCE FROM 'REAGANS'; CBS CONSIDERS NEWS SUPPLEMENT; MORE SCENES REVEALED

**Exclusive Details**

SingerActorDirectorProducerMotherActivist Barbra Streisand this weekend distanced herself from any involvement in CBS-TV's upcoming film THE REAGANS, although the film stars her husband and is being produced by Streisand frequent collaborators, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron.

"Ms. Streisand has never even read the script!" Streisand declared on her website's Truth Alert [leading readers to believe that she first became aware of multiple, specific script scenes from the DRUDGE REPORT.]

Controversy continues to swirl around the movie, set for air later this month, with CBS now considering a "news supplement" addition tagged to the end of the two-part film, to both fill time from late edits made to the project, and to cool cries of heavy-handed political bias at the network.

Meanwhile, Reagan daughter Patty Davis is considering a public comment of concern over liberties taken by CBS in telling the story of Ronald and Nancy Reagan.

 10-31-03 - The RNC launches website to support President Reagan, sends letter to CBS and plans ad campaign.

Ed Gillespie, chairman of the RNC, in a conference call with reporters today, read a letter he has sent to CBS president Leslie Moonves that says in part that the program should be reviewed by a historical panel for accuracy and people who actually knew President and Mrs. Reagan.

He also requested a disclaimer to be run, if the network refuses to make the program available to historians or to make any changes  to the content that are inaccurate and not factual.

The website is www.supportreagan.com.  They have a copy of the letter posted.  In the next few days, they will have tapes and DVD's available for purchase on the "Real Reagans" and are encouraging people to hold Reagan parties and watch these videos that evening.

WE, at Hollywood-Hero support this effort and will keep you posted on the RNC campaign as well as our campaign with our protest letter.

Keep up the great work everyone, our efforts are getting attention!

10-30-03 - EX-FIRST LADY 'HURT' BY TV MINISERIES

New York Post-October 30, 2003 -- Nancy Reagan is in anguish over CBS's upcoming miniseries, "The Reagans," says her close friend, TV titan Merv Griffin.

"I talk to her quite often," Griffin said Tuesday on Keith Olbermann's MSNBC talk show. "She's hurt.

"Here is a man who is on his deathbed. He's in the last stages of Alzheimers," Griffin said of Ronald Reagan, 92, "and a woman who has been sitting by the bedside there holding his hand for nine years.

"They can't fight back."

The news that the former first lady, 82, is devastated by the portrayals adds fuel to the firestorm over the two-part saga. Scheduled to air Sunday, Nov. 16, and Tuesday, Nov. 18, on CBS, the movie stars James Brolin, husband of liberal Hollywood firebrand Barbra Streisand, as Ronald Reagan, and Australian-born actress Judy Davis as Nancy.

The project has been widely condemned by supporters of the former president and his wife. The protests have been sparked by published reports that the miniseries portrays President Reagan, among other things, as callously unconcerned with AIDS as it became an epidemic.

The miniseries quotes him as saying of the mainly gay AIDS victims at the time, "They that live in sin shall die in sin," a statement the miniseries' screenwriter, Elizabeth Egloff, acknowledges he never said.

10-28-03 - Les Moonves of CBS, under fire for the disgusting, vile take of the Reagans his network is airing in November is already talking  edits and states:  "...  "We've looked at the rough cut, there are things we like . . . there are things we don't like . . . there are things we think go too far."

Liz Smith (usually no friend to conservatives) of the New York Post  had the scoop:

When Tina corners Les over the coming Reagan miniseries "The Reagans," she notes that it has caused a flap because it's been filmed from the perspective of political liberals.

The head of CBS answers: "Well, No. 1, nobody's seen the film. So any criticism . . . or a film that isn't finished, is rather odd we think . . . We've looked at the rough cut, there are things we like . . . there are things we don't like . . . there are things we think go too far. So there are some edits being made trying to present a more fair picture of the Reagans."

MY TAKE: Seems unfair to me to pull Barbra Streisand into a controversy over this miniseries just because her husband, James Brolin, plays the president. But Barbra is handy at mounting her own defenses.

President Reagan, incapacitated by Alzheimer's disease, can't defend himself from what is said to be an unflattering portrait. For instance, some say the film has him denouncing AIDS sufferers, saying, "Those who live in sin, die in sin." Reagan insiders say he did not, and never would have, spoken like that.

Nancy Reagan, played by the great Judy Davis, is reported to come across as aggressive and harpy-like. Mrs. Reagan, consumed by caring for her ailing husband, is probably not up to defending herself either.

Did CBS really have to make this tacky movie at this time?

     James Brolin and Judy Davis in "The Reagans"

10-26-03 -   Update on the CBS Liberal Smear Film - The Reagans!

Matt Drudge of the Drudge Report has seen the film and has filed a report on his website.  He called it on Hannity and Colmes Friday night, the worst hatchet job of a conservative in the history of Hollywood.  Check out his report here.

Check out the contact information below to send a letter to CBS and Viacom to protest this liberal revisionist slam as created by a good friend of former president Bill Clinton, his old golfing buddy, Les Moonves, president and CEO of CBS Television.  He made the decision to air this fiction.  What they (liberals) can't accomplish in real life, they WILL make up.  West Wing anyone?

Please let us know that you sent a letter or email to CBS or Viacom by visiting the page with our sample letter to CBS with an online form to give us your info.  Thank you, we want to be able to keep track of how many letters, emails and calls are going to CBS with our letter!!  Thanks again!  We won't remain silent when our values, our beliefs and a beloved former president is under attack!

10-21-03 - New York Times article on "The Reagans"

Here are some quotes from today's New York Times from the stars of the film, James Brolin and Judy Davis:

With the climate that has been in America since Sept. 11, it appears, from the outside anyway, to not be quite as open a society as it used to be," Ms. Davis said during an interview at her hotel in Montreal. "By open, I mean as free in terms of a critical atmosphere, and that sort of ugly specter of patriotism." (Editor's note - 'That ugly specter of patriotism?'  Wow, guess we know where she is coming from.)

She added, "If this film can help create a bit more questioning in the public about the direction America has been going in since the 1970's, I guess then I think it will be doing a service."

Mr. Brolin said he, too, hoped that the film would prompt Americans to be more suspect of their leaders. "We're in such a pickle right now in our nation," he said, "that maybe if learn something from this."

It's time to stand up America, and let these people know that it's not "ugly" to be a patriotic American and we can and will refuse to watch their liberal propaganda disguised as an historical portrait.

If you are as angry as we are,  we have written a sample letter that you can send to the president and CEO of CBS Television, Leslie Moonves.  Click here to see the letter and to download a PDF copy for faxing or e-mailing.  If you email it to CBS, don't send an attachment.  Copy the text in the body of your email.  Most companies won't open attachments anymore.

Also, please sign our form on the letter page so we can gauge how many people are sending in their letters.  Let our voices be heard! 

Thanks!!  Hollywood-Hero

Here is the contact information to fax, phone or email

Leslie Moonves - President and CEO
CBS-Television City
7800 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90036-2188

Phone:  (323) 575-2345

FAX:  (323) 653-8276

CBS Television Network
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019

Email:  marketing@cbs.com or the feedback site here

Here's a link to CBS's online media kit for sponsors

Complaint Number:
(212) 975-4321

Or you can send to Viacom as well, they own CBS:

Sumner Redstone, Chairman, CEO
VIACOM
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036
Phone: (212) 258-6000
Fax: (212) 258-6311
Email:  sumner.redstone@viacom.com or info@viacom.com

Mel Karmazin, COO
Viacom
1515 Broadway, 52 Floor
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-258-6000
Fax: 212-846-1980
Email: mel.karmazin@viacom.com

10-20-03 - Drudge is Reporting CBS TV-Movie on Reagan a Liberal Hit Job

According to the Drudge Report, the New York Times has gotten a hold of the final script of the Reagan tele-film to be shown next month on CBS during sweeps month.  According to the report, former first lady, Nancy Reagan is portrayed as a pill popping control freak and our revered 40th president, a doddering old fool who was un-sympathetic to the Gay population with AIDS.

Once again, liberal activists are showing their true colors.  A revered past president, loved by millions who is ill and can't defend himself is about to be portrayed by the husband of super democratic activist, Barbra Streisand, who recently said on Oprah, that she didn't mind her husband portraying Reagan, as long as he "told the truth about Reagan."  Of course, that would be her truth.  The president of CBS television is Leslie Moonves, is a longtime friend and support of another former president, Bill Clinton.  The producers have also admitted to their liberal leanings but insist, this isn't revenge but telling a good story in OUR honest sort of way.

Friends, this is why we need Hollywood-Hero.  It's time to rise up, once again to fight back for our principles, our heroes and Hollywood's refusal to accept that the rest of this country doesn't believe in their view of the world.

Help us today, Join the Fan Club, forward the site to your email lists, and let's continue the fight for morality, honesty, and truth from Hollywood.

Believe us, they will change their tune.  If we stay home, if we don't watch, if we don't buy what they are selling anymore and if they continue to denigrate our most precious heroes and mentors, the message will be sent that if you aren't fair with us and with history, your liberal activist projects will continue to fail and face a huge negative bottom line and that's all they know, their bottom line.  

 

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