Kein wurst! kein Frieden!

TV actor turned film director George Looney slammed what he called the dumbing down of U.S. media Monday, saying it was dangerous that movie treatments were not being taken seriously as a source of newspaper editorials and TV news reportage.

"We have decided that news is entertainment. It's hard to find good news, Hollywood must try harder to make it up. This movie seeks to correct the record that Clinton did not inhale, which is of course a right-wing smear...the truth of which you can judge for yourself. " he said pulling a photo from his wallet.

Looney, who rose to fame playing a doctor on TV, was in Berlin to promote his directorial debut "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," a musical comedy starring Julia Roberts, based on President Clinton's student days at Oxford University in the 1960's. The film opened to rave reviews from the Guardian: "--Two pinkies up!, Julia Roberts sparkles and she can dance, who knew!"

Reaction from the fans outside the theatre was less enthusiastic when it was announced that the promise of free wurst and beer was a rumor. A disgruntled fan, Dieter Wussel shouted " Kein wurst! kein Frieden! American Dachse Out of Hollywood! " A young women, Renata Dumpt, attired in a Dale Evans outfit burst into tears "I was told cowboys would be here today, where are the cowboys? Alle, die ich sehe, ist ein über dem hügel Schauspieler mit einem schlechten haircut."

Looney could not be reached for comment.

Posted by feste at February 10, 2003 08:56 PM