I Wrote 'Battlefield Earth' To Get Laid

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]

RiffTrax w/ Mike Nelson:Battlefield Earth

Scientology: It's A Disaster

Vulture Ministers Hear The Call
Gawker ~ "Scientologists have mobilized to seize on the promotional and recruitment opportunities presented by the horror going on in Haiti, and John Travolta has personally arranged to fly " vulture ministers" to Haiti to inflict his junk science on victims there.

Anywhere people are suffering, Scientology's yellow-shirted "volunteer ministers" can be found lurking near news cameras and claiming to help people with their bullshit technology.

They performed "purification rundowns" on recovery workers sifting through the ruins of the World Trade Center after 9/11, administered "touch assists" to victims of the tsunami, distributed literature after the Virginia Tech shooting, and are on the ground in Haiti right now warning the starving, dehydrated populace about the dangers of psychiatry.

Scientologists Barred From Haitian Hospital
nydailynews ~ "... A small group of Scientologists in bright yellow T-shirts tried to get into the city's main General Hospital but were turned away by U.S. troops guarding the door. The soldiers let in only family members bringing food to patients already inside.

The Church of Scientology, better known for claiming to cure distress by ridding people of parasitic ghosts called thetans, says it sent doctors and nurses to Haiti to help medical teams and "provide spiritual first aid."

What could go wrong? They know Vinnie Barbarino, and he dropped them off there, with following instructions: "Up your nose with a rubber hose!"

Scientology. They Know A Good Deal When They See It.
Church of Scientology reports record growth. And with all that growth the Church’s expansions have effectively doubled its property holdings and assets internationally, compared to 2004 figures.

Well, you know you're going to get fire-sale prices on real estate right after an earthquake. But you've got to have boots on the ground to take advantage of those refugees once in a lifetime land deals.

And David Miscavige, current leader of Scientology, I'm sure, is looking for another third world country he can use to dump sewage into cheaply, from his cruise ship, since the cats out of the bag about his midnight dumping in Bonaire.

Molly Hatchet "Flirtin' With Disaster"
Molly Hatchet performs "Flirtin' With Disaster on 1983 tv/radio simulcast of Rock N' Roll Tonite from Los Angeles, CA. Band members are Danny Joe Brown on vocals, Dave Hlubek, Duane Roland & Steve Holland on guitars, Riff West on bass and Barry Borden on drums.

Butch Brokeback and the Couchjump Kid [again]

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.

A&E "Investigative Reports" Scientology [video, 1998]

At beliefnet.com, they rundown the list of famous Scientology celebs, but to see some of these in the early years (before the TOMKAT era rolled in), here's a blast from the past:

A&E 1998: This documentary, part of the Investigative Reports series from the Arts and Entertainment Cable Network (A&E), goes behind-the-scenes of the Church of Scientology, founded by science fiction writer L. Ron Hubbard.

Narrated by Investigative Reports host and producer Bill Kurtis, this video looks at the history of this controversial church and analyzes its role in the public eye.

There are interviews with both insiders of the Church who strongly support its works and practices and also anti-Scientologists who claim the organization is nothing more than a media-hungry cult.

The lawsuit over a Time magazine cover story on Scientology and the targeting of the author of the book Bare Face Messiah are also covered in this episode.

A&E "Investigative Reports" Scientology [12 parts, 2:00 hr]
link to playlist if any parts fail to forward to the next

Oz: Travolta Leaving Scientology? Again? [video]

TodayTonight Revives Travolta 'Worlds Colliding' Story

This is a reprint from a blog entry back in June. Using it as a segue into todaytonight's latest video segment on Scientology: Travolta will be an enemy if he leaves.

TipO'TheHat to WWP for the heads-up on the video. To skip archived news and jump down to the video, click here.

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John Travolta has entered a variation of the paradox known as George Costanza's Worlds Collide Theory.

Gawker.com: According to a Bahamian police report taken in February after his son Jett's death last year, Travolta acknowledged in his own words that "Jett suffered from a seizure disorder and was autistic." That's a big no-no in Scientology.

The report was obtained by the National Enquirer. Travolta's use of the term "autistic" seems to be a break from church doctrine, which teaches that pyschiatric diagnoses are fake ailments invented by Nazi psychiatrists so they can give people drugs to keep them from realizing their true potential of controlling the physical world with their minds.

Prior to Jett's death, his parents, John Travolta and Kelly Preston attributed his problems to a rare disorder called Kawasaki disease and to environmental toxins from carpet-cleaners. They claimed that a Scientological detoxification regime had helped to ease his symptoms.

Whooops.
Worlds colliding.

Which is it? The world of Scientology where this problem could be handled with some auditing and vitamins? or the real world, where autism is considered a psychiatric disorder described in DSM-IV, psychiatry's diagnostic bible.

Travolta may have taken time off from promoting the newly released Pelham123, but being a Scientology spokesperson, will instead have to face the publics interest regarding the taking of Jett, PARODOX123 conundrum.

Update: Aug 21st
Oz National TV: TodayTonight
Bryan Seymour and Today Tonight Australia report on Travolta's reported misgivings about his religion that may well have cost him his son Jett his life. Bryan Seymour speaks with long time high ranking ex-scientologist David Graham.



Scientology: Blackmailing Celebrities to control them
Older TodayTonight segment, about the unauthorized bio of Tom Cruise by Andrew Morton. Bruce Hines is interviewed about his auditing of Nicole Kidman, who may well be being blackmailed into silence to control her from speaking out. (This is the type of treatment Travolta can expect)

John Travolta Stars In Paradox123

defies scientology, acknowledges late son's autism. or does he?

John Travolta has entered a variation of the paradox known as George Costanza's Worlds Collide Theory.

Gawker.com: According to a Bahamian police report taken in February after his son Jett's death last year, Travolta acknowledged in his own words that "Jett suffered from a seizure disorder and was autistic." That's a big no-no in Scientology.

The report was obtained by the National Enquirer. Travolta's use of the term "autistic" seems to be a break from church doctrine, which teaches that pyschiatric diagnoses are fake ailments invented by Nazi psychiatrists so they can give people drugs to keep them from realizing their true potential of controlling the physical world with their minds.

Prior to Jett's death, his parents, John Travolta and Kelly Preston attributed his problems to a rare disorder called Kawasaki disease and to environmental toxins from carpet-cleaners. They claimed that a Scientological detoxification regime had helped to ease his symptoms.

Whooops.
Worlds colliding.

Which is it? The world of Scientology where this problem could be handled with some auditing and vitamins? or the real world, where autism is considered a psychiatric disorder described in DSM-IV, psychiatry's diagnostic bible.

Travolta may have taken time off from promoting the newly released Pelham123, but being a Scientology spokesperson, will instead have to face the publics interest regarding the taking of Jett, PARODOX123 conundrum.

For more on this you can either visit Glosslip or if prefer more of a back-story, explore the threads at WWP.

Scientology Searches for 'Fresh Meat'

Rumor is, Tom Cruise may be going the way of Kirstie Alley and John Travolta. Put out to pasture at the Scientology Celebrity Center dead horse farm. Seems when you've done too many strange things in public and deflect rather than attract new recruits into the cult, they go in search of young fresh meat to replace their insidious fledging stars. But Tom's work isn't over yet. He has to find his replacement.

• FactNet explains: Every possible effort, pressure, and sales tactic is brought to bear on existing celebrity membership to recruit other new celebrities into Scientology. Celebrities are heavily indoctrinated to their duty and responsibility of recruiting new celebrities. They also are expected to constantly promote and talk about Scientology. Recruiting and other Scientology promoting activities proves their loyalty to the organization and approves their security clearance to go to the next secret level. Celebrity activity is closely monitored. If they don't promote Scientology in their media coverage or if they don't promote it at their events or do special events for Scientology their loyalty is questioned.

That's where Angelina Jolie comes in. According to ianundercover.com, "...a top member of the Church of Scientology revealed that Angelina Jolie is the highest target on the Church’s celebrity recruiting list ". What could possibly interest Jolie about Scientology? Well, ianundercover.com goes on to say, "...sources say Cruise told Jolie he wanted to honor her with a special Scientology humanitarian award for her charity work".

There's the carrot.

• Back to FactNet: Scientology [also] exploits celebrities' vulnerability by providing a false but seemingly "meaningful" new role for their celebrity power. Scientology involvement suggests to the celebrity that they are going to be more than just fluff and frill, or another Hollywood empty headed pretty face or a sex symbol. Scientology gradually suggests to targeted celebrities that by joining this world movement they become part of a secret and special elite and are gaining a "world historic destiny" for their celebrity power. In the shallow celebrity world of Hollywood this is a powerful initial intoxication and inducement to get involved.

If she does decide to accept the award, I hope she and the people around her are grounded enough not to fall prey Scientology's "admiration-bomb". It would seem this devastating ego missile is a favorite used from Scientology's Hollywood arsenal.

• FactNet tells us, the late Yvonne Jentzsch, the original head and originator of the first Celebrity Center, said the way to hook celebrities is to "admiration-bomb" them. (This means you emotionally over flood them with attention and admiration.) From her teaching and example, the Scientology staff quickly learned as a method of invisible but powerful control to give celebrities the excessive God-like admiration they are vulnerable to.

A former celebrity center staff members reports watching her handle celebrities. Yvonne demonstrated that she could "push these admiration and attention buttons" on the celebrities to get them to do just about anything. On one hand, she'd say "We really can use these celebrities to bring in more people", and on the other hand she would talk derogatorily about the various celebrities that she was manipulating.

Keep in mind that celebrities are usually not college graduates with Doctorates. Most celebrities have no idea that there is such sophisticated and pervasive hidden manipulation governing every step of the recruiting process used to get them into Scientology.
Generally celebrities got into show business to achieve fame (attention and admiration.) These are ready made hooks for them. The Scientology recruiting con is so good that during the recruiting meeting the target celebrity is made to think that the new friends (hidden recruiters) are friendly, VERY knowledgeable and the offers of help or benefit being suggested are just the perfect coincidence to provide what just happened to be needed.

Let's all hope Jolie doesn't have a fetish for awards on the mantel. I certainly don't want to see her doing an interview video like the one below with Lara Croft soundtrack playing in the background. I don't think the internet could handle that much of a load, never mind the servers at YouTube. Not to say what it would do to her career, ehh Tom?



Read more about celebrities in Scientology at FactNet: Scientology Recruits Hollywood

Butch Brokeback and the Couchjump Kid

[ express.co.uk ] Oh, God, No. They're going to ruin another classic. The 1969 Western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Cruise, 46, wants to cast himself as Redford's Sundance, while Travolta, 55, will attempt the role of Newman's Cassidy.

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.