Even in the current climate of consternation over the Super Bowl halftime show, this is ridiculous. That it's happening in the next county over is even more depressing.
Fairfax, VA (AP) - The film version of "1776," based on the Broadway musical about the Declaration of Independence's creation, has been banned in Fairfax County (website - news) middle schools because of sexual innuendo.Lest you think that Fairfax County is a hotbed of conservatism, it's actually a Democratic stronghold.In the fictional account, Thomas Jefferson is balking at staying in Philadelphia to write the declaration and protests to John Adams: "I've not seen my wife in six months."
Adams responds, "For a man of only 33 years, you possess a happy talent for composition and a remarkable felicity of expression. Now, will you be a patriot . . . or a lover?"
Jefferson says he "burns" for his wife, at home in Virginia.
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Have you seen the movie?</p... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Paul | March 23, 2004 8:36 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Have you seen the movie?
1. Posted by Paul | March 23, 2004 8:36 AM |
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2. Posted by Kevin | March 23, 2004 9:03 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Yes I saw it 20+ years ago. I think we had a field trip to see it in high school. It was silly.
2. Posted by Kevin | March 23, 2004 9:03 AM |
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3. Posted by homebru | March 23, 2004 10:28 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Silly, but fun.
Best scene: Franklin and Adams have just met Mrs. Jefferson and she has explained why she loves her husband. Franklin speaks to Adams: "John, we're taking fiddle lessons."
Franklin cracks me up.
3. Posted by homebru | March 23, 2004 10:28 AM |
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4. Posted by Paul | March 23, 2004 11:08 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
lemme maybe refresh your memory a bit... Not only do John Adams and Jefferson discussing "burning" for their wives but when T.J.'s wife arrives on the scene he "does her" multiple times while Franklin and Adams are waiting for the Declaration to be written.
All in all not something I want my 10-12 year old seeing. (not that I have one mind you)
To me, a simple editing of that part makes it fine for that age group.
my 2 cents.
4. Posted by Paul | March 23, 2004 11:08 AM |
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5. Posted by McGehee | March 23, 2004 7:46 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
My wife and I own a copy of the movie, but maybe it's the wrong cut -- ours doesn't show Jefferson "doing" his wife even so much as once.
Where'd you get your copy, Paul?
5. Posted by McGehee | March 23, 2004 7:46 PM |
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6. Posted by Meryl Yourish | March 23, 2004 9:11 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Ahem. They're MARRIED. It's okay for them to have sex, and hey, it's only implied, anyway.
Well, then there's the whole song between John and Abigail about prancing in Cupid's grove...
6. Posted by Meryl Yourish | March 23, 2004 9:11 PM |
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Posted on March 23, 2004 21:11
7. Posted by Peter | March 24, 2004 5:57 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
I love that movie; one of the best explanations of what the US is all about that I know.
For over 20 years, my best friend and I have been staging an Independance Day ritual: barbecue, Sam Adams Lager and "1776", accompanied by salutes when the clerk reads George Washington's name on the field dispatches. A few years ago, we had to blackball some hangers-on who failed to observe the ritual properly, chattering on instead of watching the movie.
Over the years, we've gone from broadcast TV to VHS; last year we moved to DVD, which has several scenes that I hadn't seen since I saw the movie in the theater on opening day - Christmas 1972.
"Will someone shut that man up?"
"NEVAAAAAAHHHH!"
7. Posted by Peter | March 24, 2004 5:57 AM |
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8. Posted by Nick | March 24, 2004 8:59 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
It's hot as hell in Phila-del-phia!
SOMEONE OOOOOPEN UP A WINDOW!
8. Posted by Nick | March 24, 2004 8:59 AM |
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9. Posted by Alex Bensky | March 24, 2004 4:38 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Unfortunately the movie dropped one of the better songs, "Cool, Cool, Conservative Men." Still it's a lot of fun. I play the record--yes, the vinyl disc--every July 4th, and then I e-mail Natalie Solent and tell her no hard feelings, her side just started up with the wrong people.
9. Posted by Alex Bensky | March 24, 2004 4:38 PM |
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Posted on March 24, 2004 16:38
10. Posted by Juliet | June 28, 2004 2:47 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
was this film really banned in virginia? WHY? I thought it was not only very funny but also historically accurate for the most part.
10. Posted by Juliet | June 28, 2004 2:47 PM |
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11. Posted by Juliet | June 28, 2004 2:49 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
was this film really banned in virginia? WHY? I thought it was not only very funny but also historically accurate for the most part.
A few of my favorite lines: "New York abstains... courteously." and "Damn your eyes, man!"
11. Posted by Juliet | June 28, 2004 2:49 PM |
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Posted on June 28, 2004 14:49