...not that there's anything wrong with that, rofl. WWP ~ Today, Huffington Post's lead article (only the splash page) on the Air Force's discontinuation of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" is accompanied by a still Of Tom Cruise from "Top Gun". The headline has since changed from "PREPARE FOR TAKEOFF" to "MAVERICKS", but how long before it reads that classic line from Closet episode of South Park? "WERE SO SUED".
Oh well, so much for all that street cred you've been trying to build up since your little couch incident. All wiped out in one picture posting.
Also, as mentioned in the thread: lol! perfect timing with the green light for Top Gun 2. So I thought it fitting do drag these past TOP GUN movie clips out of the archives.
Top Gun 2: Don't Ask, Don't Tell
Quentin Tarantino: Gay Top Gun
Tip of the 'ol thruster nozzle to: Django, Johnny Thunder and RightOn.
Clip from the movie 'Religulous', Bill Maher testifies the tenants of Scientology from a street corner.Kinda' odd. You take away Scientology's fancy buildings, long drawn-out indoctrination, boil it all down to Scientology's secret core beliefs and it sounds like another fringe whack-job ufo cult. Who'd a thunk? lol.
Tatort ("crime scene")
German crime thriller. One of the most recent episodes from the crime series "Tatort" ("crime scene") uploaded and subtitled by German Anons.
[Not exactly as flashy as CSI Miami/New York/Vegas, but any TV series that is willing to take a jab at the Cult of Scientology is worth the watch, imo ]
Viennese detective chief superintendent Moritz Eisner investigates the murder of the young Anna Kaber. The case is explosive because of her membership in the destructive Epitarsis cult that sabotages the examination of its members with all means possible.
The investigation starkly lays bare the mechanisms and modus operandi of cults and sects but also critically questions so-called "deprogrammers". It becomes clear that Epitarsis serves as a placeholder for the Scientology cult. But whether it is Scientology or any other cult, the consequences for relatives are often very painful, sometimes even fatal.
Tatort: episode: Faith, Love, Death [6 parts / 1.5 hr total]
note: for those waiting for part6, it is now uploaded. direct link.
More from WWP: You may all remember the fuss made over the movie "Until Nothing is Left". Shooting of the film was disguised as being for an Episode of "Tatort", or "crime scene" in English.
This time it's for real. Tatort has taken on the subject of cults and has produced 1½ hours of solid entertainment. This is not directly about Scientology, but about the fictional "Epitarsis" cult. Anyone with half a brain will immediately recognize though that Epitarsis only serves as a place holder for Scientology.
It even has a familiar face. Victoria Trauttmansdorff, who played the judge from "Until Nothing is Left", is the unscrupulous leader of the Epitarsis cult's dependance this time.
Note: "Until Nothing is Left" can be viewed at xenutv.com.
The public TV network ARD in Germany secretly filmed a TV movie about corporate Scientology and their destructive disconnection policy. Based on the true story of Heiner von Rönn.
In James Mangold's action comedy,"Knight and Day", Tom Cruise plays Roy Miller, a government-trained killer. Roy has stolen the prototype of a battery so awesome that it can power a good-sized city indefinitely.
Now this sounds familiar. Where have I heard read/heard about a battery that would last forever. or an eternal battery?
Why L.Ron Hubbard's secret scripture from Scientology. The story of Xenu is covered in OT III, part of Scientology's secret "Advanced Technology" doctrines taught only to advanced members.
[Xenu] is now locked away in a mountain on one of the planets and kept in by a force-field powered by an eternal battery.
Uh-oh, Tom, you haven't been leaking Scientology secrets, just for a plot line, have you?
"I'm Not From This Planet" L.Ron Hubbard Remix Hear about the eternal battery in L.Ron's story of Xenu [starts about 0:45] (in his own voice, naturally).
Travolta called it,"The 'Schindler's List' of sci-fi."
Forest Whitaker and John Travolta in “Battlefield Earth.” The big-screen disaster based on the L. Ron Hubbard novel won a coveted Razzie for Worst Movie of the Decade. And now we have the guy who penned it speaking out:
NY Post ~ This month, "Battlefield Earth," the blockbuster bomb based on the novel by Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard, won the Razzie for "Worst Movie of the Decade."
J.D. Shapiro, the film's first screenwriter, accepted the award in person. Shapiro, who also wrote the screenplay for "Robin Hood: Men in Tights", "We Married Margo", and is developing a King Arthur spoof called "524 AD" (524AD.com), explains what it's like to be attached to one of Hollywood's most notorious flops.
Let me start by apologizing to anyone who went to see Battlefield Earth. It wasn't as I intended -- promise. No one sets out to make a train wreck. Actually, comparing it to a train wreck isn't really fair to train wrecks, because people actually want to watch those.
It started, as so many of my choices do, with my Willy Wonker.
It was 1994, and I had read an article in Premiere magazine saying that the Celebrity Center, the Scientology epicenter in Los Angeles, was a great place to meet women. [continued at NYpost.com]
Update: According to leaker at WWP, "... It's part of staff recruitment for CC Vegas. When someone shows an interest, it's shown to them and then the dvd is locked back up the HCO. It's not for public distro ...". Video was uploaded to YouTube by leaker to demonstrate proof of existence.
Gawker ~ Scientologists just love copyright laws, because they allow them to demand that YouTube take down their extremely embarrassing internal videos. But when it comes to stealing other people's copyrighted material to make their own motivational cult films—that's different.
This terrifying Scientology motivational video, apparently designed to fire up Las Vegas Celebrity Center staffers to become an "ideal org," encourages members to "play for blood" and wage total war with spears and lasers against psychiatrists and then blast off into space to rid the galaxy of entheta, or something like that. It does so by way of clips from Star Wars, Braveheart, assorted Tom Cruise films, and Independence Day.
A spokesman for Twentieth Century Fox, which owns distribution rights to Lucasfilm's Star Wars series, wasn't aware of the video until we brought it to his attention.
"Well, we'd never seen it until you emailed me and didn't authorize it, so we're now investigating with Lucas and will take whatever next steps we have to," he said via e-mail.
Trailer for Family Guy's 'Something, Something, Something Dark Side' cinematical.com ~ An extended trailer for the next Family Guy Star Wars special has arrived. Titled 'Something, Something, Something Dark Side', this time the animated sitcom is aiming their lightsabers at Empire Strikes Back. Featuring large camel robots who hurt their knees, annoying high-pitched princesses and a giant chicken dressed as Boba Fett, fans should expect the same sorta hilarious shtick that came out of Family Guy's first Star Wars spoof, Blue Harvest.
The official description for Something, Something, Something Dark Side goes something like this: "Holy ship! The Family Guy empire strikes back with another hilarious parody of your favorite sci-fi saga! May the laughs be with you as (Chris) Skywalker joins forces with (Peter) Solo and Princess (Lois) Leia to battle (Stewie) Vader and his Imperial minions. A host of new characters comes along for the wild ride, including Mort Goldman as Lando Calrissian, Chris's boss Carl as Yoda, and the Giant Chicken as the nefarious Boba Fett. It's an outrageous, out-of-this-world experience you'll "saber" for light-years to come!"
Family Guy - Something Something Something Darkside [Full Trailer]
'Blue Harvest' Scientology Out-Take [Fan Parody] As an added bonus, even though it's not the actual Family Guy season premiere episode out-take, but fan assembled from existing stills mixing with a leaked Blue Harvest soundtrack, I'm sure you'll still enjoy it.
examiner.com ~ Following accusations by Sydney's Nick Xenophon of "false imprisonment, coerced abortions, embezzlement of church funds, physical violence, blackmail and the widespread deliberate abuse of information obtained by the organization," Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is the latest leader to express concern over allegations of "a worldwide pattern of abuse and criminality" by the Church of Scientology, and is contemplating a parliamentary inquiry.
The organization is under police investigation, and yesterday angry ex-Scientologists and Anonymous members, spurred on by the claims, converged on its Australian headquarters calling for its tax-exempt status to be revoked.
ACA9: Xenophon Calls For Investigation into Scientology
A new book called Blown for Good: Behind the Iron Curtain of the Church of Scientology by Marc Headley, an employee of the church's Los Angeles headquarters for 15 years, details allegations of systematic abuse and bizarre episodes, such as the three weeks Headley claims he spent under instruction from Tom Cruise in how to move bottles and other objects by concentrating on them.
Headley's book follows a year in which Scientology has been plagued by unwelcome revelations from high-profile defectors and fresh media investigation into its practices.
France24: French Court Convicts Church of Scientology of Fraud The so-called "church" was recently convicted of widespread fraud in France, where it is considered a cult and is currently embroiled in a criminal investigation within the borders of Belgium.
Paul Haggis Renounces Scientology In Blistering Letter HuffPo ~ The 56-year-old Haggis, who won an Oscar in 2005 for co-writing "Crash," said he was quitting the Church of Scientology after 35 years. "I could not, in good conscience, be a member of an organization where gay-bashing was tolerated," Haggis wrote.
Haggis wrote a letter addressed to Tommy Davis, the head of Scientology's Celebrity Centre. In it, Haggis said he was disappointed by the church's tacit denial of gay rights in the debate over California's gay marriage ban.
Jason Beghe Leaves The Cult of Scientology American actor Jason Beghe (Filmography) was the first of Scientology's celebrity followers – for whom the church maintains a "Celebrity Centre" in L.A. – to break with it, after giving the church more than $1 million in donations over 12 years.
Beghe warns that the church is "destructive and a rip-off". He claims that since his renunciation of Scientology he has been pursued to seminars in Europe – held to speak of its dangers – by private investigators employed by Scientology and "disconnected" from former friends who remain within it.
In The Beginning, Let There Be 'Crazy' The church faced global ridicule after an internal videotape by Cruise, the church's most high-profile member, was leaked and went viral on the Internet. It showed a rambling Cruise laughing inexplicably while saying that Scientologists were uniquely equipped with the knowledge necessary to cure most of the world's ills, including crime, drugs, mental health problems and violence.
The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power Scientology has attempted, unsuccessfully, to sue the media, including U.S. mainstays the Washington Post and Time magazine. The repeated attempts to use the courts to silence critics have been criticized in the judgments that have been upheld against Scientology, including one in 1996 that described its "documented history of vexatious behavior" and abuse of "the [US] federal court system ... to destroy their opponents, rather than to resolve an actual dispute over trademark law or any other legal matter".
The decision of Beghe and Haggis to quit Scientology appears to have caused the movement its greatest recent PR difficulties, not least because of its dependence on Hollywood figures as both a source of revenue for its most expensive courses, and an advertisement for the religion. The involvement of such high-profile figures as Haggis, Cruise and John Travolta has acted as a reassurance for potential recruits against the allegations of its critics.
If Cruise's church was planning a mission to go out in a spectacular crash and burn implosion, then I'd say their project is right on schedule. That's a wrap! Lunch, everybody!
Ohhh Noooo. This rumor has raised it's ugly head again. Will somebody please get a shovel and put this thing out of it's misery? The only plus to this story, is I get to reuse the movie poster shoop from last April.
According to IOL Entertainment, "John Travolta and Tom Cruise are keen to remake ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’.
John said: "Someone came up with a good idea - it was a remake of ‘Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid’ - and there was a rumor that we were gonna do that, and I said to Tom, 'It's not a terrible rumor, it's not a bad idea.'"
Tom and John – who are both dedicated members of the bizarre sci-fi cult Scientology – have reportedly already met with scriptwriters and the film may be made by Tom’s United Artists Studio.
Tom is said to be keen to take on the role of bank robber Sundance, while John is keen to reprise Robert’s role of The Kid. The film is reportedly special to Tom and earlier this year a source said he was excited by plans to remake the film.
Tom getting excited about working with John? Katie's not going to be happy about that. Oh, and better order some extra Kleenex, or whatever Scilon actors use nowadays, to mop up their thetan goo. And as a reminder to Tom, the jump scene into the river isn't quite the same as jumping off Oprah's couch.
I think the Alternate Ending to Cruise's Risky Business pretty much sums up where the Sundance remake is heading.
The Bridge by Brett Hanover Was reminded of this forgotten docudrama on Scientology by a thread over at WWP. An excerpt of a write-up from imdb.com: "..."The Bridge" proves that in a good movie, minimalist and low budget doesn't have to equate tedious, black-and-white not pretentious, and movie-with-a-cause not over-zealous and overblown. It was shot in just five days, and still manages to be fresh, entertaining and right on the spot. It's one of those strangely sexy movies, one which makes you want to be a filmmaker yourself.
The colour-within-monochrome effect was very subtly done and well utilized (although nicked from Schindler's List). Not least, the script builds up an amazing amount of tension and momentum, and keeps it very well. Scientology is shown realistically, without tarnishing it as alien-satanist-brain-eater-cult, and still utterly creepy and insidious.
As an acted movie,"The Bridge" can show stuff a documentary couldn't, for example the auditing session at the beginning brings the viewer to the heart of that process. It far beats having that process explained and documented to you in every detail.
Scientology actually managed to get this movie totally banned, you can't see it at the cinema, rent it or buy it, only download it off the internet...", or watch it here. Would you like any Raisinets or Goobers with that popcorn?
The Bridge Playlist: 8 parts Runtime:69 min Release: 2006 Color: Color/Black and White Mix
Saw these two movie trailers over at YouTube trailersnowhere near each other, but thought it would be interesting to list and view them together, since they both have to do with the same subject. FOOD. Oh, and your dollar. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs According to Sony, this will be the most delicious (animated) event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved childrens book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.
Food, Inc. Filmmaker Robert Kenner lifts the veil on our nation's food industry, exposing the highly mechanized underbelly that's been hidden from the American consumer with the consent of our government's regulatory agencies, USDA and FDA. Our nation's food supply is now controlled by a handful of corporations that often put profit ahead of consumer health, the livelihood of the American farmer, the safety of workers and our own environment. We have bigger-breasted chickens, the perfect pork chop, insecticide-resistant soybean seeds, even tomatoes that won't go bad, but we also have new strains of e coli--the harmful bacteria that causes illness for an estimated 73,000 Americans annually.
Quahog Wars, The Seth Strikes Back, Again According to blogs.usatoday, reporting from the 09 Comic-Con, Family Guy's Seth MacFarlane is going to be busy this next year releasing the following animated features on FOX: American Dad, The Cleveland Show and the flagship series, Family Guy.
But what I'm looking forward to in December of '09 in the continuing parody of Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back.
The Family Guy is making its triumphant return to science-fiction. Series creator and executive producer Seth MacFarlane unveiled to Comic Con attendees an extended preview of the upcoming Family Guy parody of George Lucas' classic The Empire Strikes Back. MacFarlane and company are certainly familiar with the genre; the show skewered the original Star Wars several years ago.
Tasteless, vulgar, unflinching, and laugh-out-loud funny, this much-awaited new take on Empire has the potential to gain cult status among the legions of Lucas and MacFarlane fans. Without giving away any spoilers, the new Family Guy special will follow the exploits of the Griffins as they assume their roles on either the side of the Rebellion or the Empire.The Peter Griffin character, as Han Solo, recieved the biggest laughs of the screening with his perfectly executed combination of a character that is equal parts renegade space pirate and fat, rude suburban dad. The show has tentatively set Christmas 2009 as a release date.
MacFarlane also revealed a few details about the show's 2010 or 2011 Return of the Jedi parody. The series' third swipe at the Star Wars franchise will not only involve cast and characters from Family Guy, but will also include the entire casts of other MacFarlane shows, American Dad and the upcoming Family spin-off, The Cleveland Show.
From the older Blue Harvest released on 21st January 08, are two of my favorite clips.[They can be viewed at the base of this page]
'R2-D2 Buffering' Clip It seems even in the future, if you think a simple task is going be without headaches, think again. The battle for open source software was apparently lost as we see Lois (Princess Leia) deal with importing the correct CodeC's to finish here video e-mail. I think CodeC actually stands for Code: conundrum.
'Couch Moving' Clip The first time I saw this, I was watching it on Adult Swim with a bunch of friends, that coincidently, I used to deliver furniture with. We could not stop laughing, having lived though just about every furniture delivering dilemma imaginable, and what you have to go through to describe couch geometry to a noob, who has no idea how to hook a chair or couch through a doorway. That includes the famous Death Star double recliner sectional sofa going to a basement or millhouse second story (aaaarrrgggggh). Also, note, I'd probably be as rich as Seth if I had a dollar for every time I heard "...it didn't look this big in the showroom...".
Back to the Future meets Stargate SG1, sort of. The trailer for "Hot Tub Time Machine" has been provided by MGM using the film's recently-released red band trailer. Debuted first at San Diego Comic Con 2009, the restricted promo video traces back to the year of 1560 to recall which notable people had thought of the idea of time traveling, before presenting the four main characters.
The time-travel comedy follows a group of burned out 30-something best friends, John Cusack (War Inc,Con Air), Rob Corddry (Daily Show, Semi-Pro), Craig Robinson (Pineapple Express, The Office), and Clark Duke (Sex Drive, Superbad), who've drifted apart since high school.
Trying to relive their younger years once again, they take a trip to Pine Valley Lodge, home of their most cherished teenage memories. After a night of vodka and Red Bulls in a hot tub, they find themselves sent back to 1986. Now, they have the opportunity to relive their fun-loving past. Or is it as fun as they remember it? One of Craig Robinson's lines: "We're stuck in the eighties, how'm I supposta' getta job?!".
Red Band Trailer Possibly NSFW: language.
Borrowing from the comments at popwatch, I think they'd make pretty good movie poster critic fodder: • "Craig Robinson + coke + rapid recap of Terminator time-travel rules = hilarity." ~ John • "I've determined that Clark Duke is brilliant at playing characters like Dale & whoever this guy is..." ~ Laura Oh, and let's not forget an important fact about this film, "...based on a true story...", lol.
why scientology isn't in any way mental Kevin Bishop: "I gave some American producers the Star Stories DVD and those that could be bothered to watch it saw the Tom Cruise one.
One guy went ‘you can’t do that, it’s Tom Cruise, man! [we’ve done it]
Yeah, but you can’t do that on TV? [it’s already gone out]
What you’re talking about Scientology, are you fucking nuts?? [er, look we’ve done it it’s been on telly and everyone loved and we’ve had no complaints]
Has Tom Cruise seen this?! (there was no answer in the article).
Watch the video below to see what these American producers were all in a huff about.
Being Tom Cruise : Why Scientology is in No Way Mental
bang-bang, shoot-shoot, happiness is a warm gun, yeah-yeah Jan08 thesun.co.uk: A controversial Scientology orientation film, featuring wooden acting and cheesy dramatic music, is said to have been made in 1996 and filmed at one of the church's introductions.
It was pulled (in 2008) from websites such as YouTube after the church complained. A Church of Scientology spokesman was quoted as saying the film was "stolen" and put up on the web.
The video, thought to have been made in 1996, features Hollywood actors John Travolta and Kirstie Alley, who says without Scientology, "I would be dead".
The film also rubbishes modern medicine, saying, "pyschology and psychiatry are proven failures ... stone age." And controversially, the narrator says it is up to the viewer to make the decision about becoming a Scientologist - likening it to suicide.
The narrator says, "If you leave this room after seeing this film, and walk out and never mention Scientology again, you are perfectly free to do so. "It would be stupid, but you can do it. You can also dive off a bridge or blow your brains out - that is your choice. But, if you ... continue with Scientology, we will be very happy with you - and you will be very happy with you."
"Nobody expected the tolerant inquisition! Perhaps the makers of Angels & Demons should have aimed at Scientology instead."
Excerpts from the James Clayton column: Angels & Demons: "...Nobody now expects the Papal Inquisition, so perhaps Scientologists will now become the marketing target to insult in order to generate movie hype. They could have had Hanks vs. Cruise in a ‘Tom-on-Tom’ sofa-leaping pillow fight, John Travolta blasting Dan Brown on the news and herds of Hollywood citizens marching through Beverly Hills to express their revulsion. As it is, Angels & Demons isn’t actively despised - Angels & Thetans, however, would have been a movie marketer’s dream..."
"...If only Dan Brown had set his original novel in the Sunset Strip and sent Robert Langdon deep into the murky world of Scientology. As illustrated by that BBC Panorama doc in which John Sweeney exploded and in the disgusted Isaac Hayes’s departure from South Park, when you upset Scientologists, they let you know about it. If conspiracy-theory thriller moviemakers want a religious crusade cast down upon them, all you have to do is talk about Scientology without the approval of the church’s lawyers and you’re assured a counter-attack and consequent considerable media exposure..."
We've grown accustomed to seeing parody, like the above, to get a point across through humorous comparison. But San Diego's East County Magazine informs us that Scientologists are going the politically correct route, jumping on the hate crime bandwagon, to twist an introductory law to their bidding, and possibly make an article, like the above, illegal.
La Mesa Rejects HATE-FREE Resolution
“We see a need to stand up for liberty and justice for all,” said David Meyer from the Church of Scientology, who formally asked the La Mesa Council to adopt the resolution. Countering critics who believe the measure targets free speech, he added, “Our mission is to elevate and encourage free speech, not suppress it.” He urged Council to adopt the measure to encourage people to speak out against bigotry, hate and hate-related violence. “If we remain silent, the perpetrator may think we believe it’s okay,” he added. “With our freedoms comes responsibility for our neighbors.”
It's good to see that the council saw through this little charade and had the fore sight to see exactly where this would lead:
Craig Maxwell, a former Mayoral candidate, testified that “hate crimes is a redundant category” and argued that the resolution could lead to “criminalization of thought itself.” He urged Council to adhere to the children’s phrase that “sticks and stones will break our bones, but names can never hurt us.” La Mesa’s Police Chief testified that hate crimes have declined locally from 2008 to 2007 and that existing measures are effective.
Each Councilmember spoke out, and while all denounced hate crimes, Councilmembers unanimously expressed the view that the measure was not needed. Councilman Ernest Ewin said the issues raised by the resolution are “already covered by existing laws.” Councilwoman Ruth Sterling also expressed concern over Constitutional issues. “The Supreme Court has ruled that symbolic expression, whether swastikas, burning crosses or peace symbols, are protected speech,” she said. Councilman Mark Arapostathos, a teacher, said schools already promote acceptance, not hate.
Mayor Art Madrid said La Mesa has been a leader in battling hate, noting that the city introduced a human relations advisory committee many years ago and is committed to protecting the rights of all. He added that all members of the Council have received comments from people on both sides of the hate-free resolution who have taken a threatening tone with elected rerpesesnteds. “All of us got e-mails that said, `Support me or else.’”
Nobody expected the tolerant inquisition. Well, almost nobody. Thankfully La Mesa did. If laws like that are enacted, the articles, videos and even this text on this page could be construed as a hate crime. Political Correctness, it's a slippery slope.
Tom Cruise's career may have had its ups and downs, but one thing that's always remained constant are his controlling tendencies. And this so-called 'Cruise control' is clearest when he's with the glamorous ladies in his life.
These days the super-thetan is usually seen dragging his young robot wife Katie Holmes, along the red carpet, or posing with purpose alongside his supposed close friends.
The domineering stance and tight grip has been Tom's trademark red-carpet move since becoming Hollywood's darling after the big successes of Top Gun and Cocktail.
But there's one little lady in Tom's life that doesn't seem to take a liking to 'the highway speed limit' on Cruise Ave. That is of course, Little Suri.
This little hotrod decided she was going to 'Go Maverick' on dear old dad accompanied by wingman, also brother, Connor, during a stroll in Beverly Hills, Calif.
'Colonel Claus Couchjumper' caught up to 'the last Suri' by the time they needed to cross the street, securing the mischief maker’s little hand in his.
Ahhhhh. Back in control. No more buzzing the tower for you, little missy.
...and your not going to get much bigger star than, former Cheers actress, Kirstie Alley, down at the Big Ol' UFO Celeb Center, in Hollywood Ca. Quoting wikipedia, she thanks (blames) ex-husband Parker Stevenson 'for giving me the big one for the last eight years', You'd think she'd try to find a way to give it all back.
Her increasing gravity-footprint could be explained by L.Ron Hubbard's 'dropping of his body', so he could venture to TARGET 2. Everyone assumed it would be another planet or dimension. Turns out, TARGET 2 might just be under Kirstie's moo-moo. If this is true, then it explains why TARGET 2 has been expanding expeditiously.
Then again, she just might of inherited one big body-thetan. The 200 lb. variety. Better hop on the Emeter-Treadmill to confront and shatter that one.
And what big projects has OT-Alley got on the horizon? Well, if we jump over to IMDB, it seems shes got a blockbuster of a bit part in Nailed coming up (woo-hoo!). Also note, she turned down the role of Saavik in Star Trek III (1984) because the producers would not meet her salary demands and because she didn't want to be typecast as a science fiction actress. Yeah, better to join a UFO cult and be a sci-fi actress rather than be typecast as someone who just plays one.
See, when you join Scientology, you become a BIG MOVIE STAR. So dole out your hundreds of thousands of dollars today, and you too can become an OT (Overweight Thespian). And when they ask "how big of star do you want to be?", follow Kirstie's lead, and say "SUPER-SIZE ME!"
To bad I don't live in the area, but I saw this posted at kansascity.com under special screenings:
• TOP GUN: THE SCREENLAND ROAST Watch Tom Cruise start WWIII to impress his girl … while local comics provide live commentary. 9:30 tonight, 7 and 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Screenland Crossroads.
I'm sure it would be just as good as watching an episode of MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000). I can hear Joel, Crow and Tom Servo shredding this piece of high flying cellulose apart, maybe with David Miscavage and L.Ron Hubbard as Dr.Forrester and TV's Frank, respectively.
Apparently because the pair of operating theatans can't come up with an original idea on their own, and their favorite writer, L.Ron Hubbard isn't available. In fact Travolta found out how well Hubbard's stuff sells in Battlefield Earth.
According to a senior executive, Cruise is already interviewing screenwriters capable of recapturing the essence of the original. Hummm, can't find anybody at Scientology's Golden Era Productions to do it?
Supposedly, Cruise got the blessing of Paul Newman, who played Cassidy in the original opposite Robert Redford's Sundance, just months before the film star succumbed to lung cancer last September, an associate revealed. Hummm, just like David Miscavage got the blessing from Hubbard to take over Scientology. Funny how those things get approved after people die.
Travolta and Cruise, both Scientologists and longtime friends, have been 'itching to do something big on screen together', said a source. I think they manufacture a lotion that can remedy that.
Cruise's spokesman declined to comment. Of course.
