I don't really know how I feel about this.

http://www.nydailynews.com/front/sto...p-283212c.html


Vets give 'Crashers' medal of dishonor


Bowing to pressure from angry vets, New Line Cinema has agreed not to encourage guys to wear fake medals in hopes of scoring with women.
The Hollywood studio has come under fire because of its comedy hit "Wedding Crashers," in which Owen Wilson's and Vince Vaughn's characters pretend to be Purple Heart recipients as a way of wooing bridesmaids.

Veterans were especially incensed by the weddingcrashersmovie.com Web site, which offered a Purple Heart you could print and cut out. "Carrying a Purple Heart in your jacket guarantees you attention, admiration and plenty of free booze," the site advised.
Thomas Cottone Jr., an FBI agent who busts people for making, selling or wearing phony medals, said: "I challenge the producer of that movie to go to Walter Reed Hospital and walk through the ward and see if he still wants to print out a fake Purple Heart. Talk to some of these people who don't have legs anymore and see how funny they think that movie is."

A House bill introduced Friday seeks to toughen prosecution of anyone who falsely claims to have earned a military medal.

Yesterday, a New Line rep told us the studio would yank the Web spoof. "We realize the sensitivity," said the rep.

I think there's better ways of getting a laugh in a movie. Congratulations, Hollywood, you did manage to find a new low afterall.

i can see the dishonour in this sort of impercenation/misrepresentation.


but i can also see it happening in real life....i'm not sure what rules/laws you guys have regarding the sale of military medals and rewards.

could it happen in real life?


as for the website....bad call....very bad call

I dont beleive medals are for sale, but could also probally be easily counterfited.

Is it a tasteless and gutter-humor idea for a scene? yeah.

Was it a good idea to pull the part of the website? yeah.

Is it going to destroy the millitary ethos of our country? Not really.

"...the weddingcrashersmovie.com Web site, which offered a Purple Heart you could print and cut out. "Carrying a Purple Heart in your jacket guarantees you attention, admiration and plenty of free booze," the site advised..."

Thats not funny, they really didn't think on that one.

I don't see anything wrong with the scene in the movie (it's just a movie), but I do think the website part was in bad taste.

Actually it's not a Crime to possess or collect Medals. It is a crime to wear Military Decorations you have not been awarded.

Yes it happens quite a bit Check out the book "Stolen Valor".

Originally Posted by Missileer

Thomas Cottone Jr., an FBI agent who busts people for making, selling or wearing phony medals, said: "I challenge the producer of that movie to go to Walter Reed Hospital and walk through the ward and see if he still wants to print out a fake Purple Heart. Talk to some of these people who don't have legs anymore and see how funny they think that movie is."

A House bill introduced Friday seeks to toughen prosecution of anyone who falsely claims to have earned a military medal.

I think this is watched pretty closely. Plus all the websites where you can report anyone claiming to have earned a medal that he did not. There are a lot of people claiming service and medals after the fire at the Bureau of Records destroyed so many. I believe it was in the `70 s.

Originally Posted by Arclight

I don't see anything wrong with the scene in the movie (it's just a movie), but I do think the website part was in bad taste.

i agree 100% one (big) reason for movies and video games is to do things that cant (or shouldnt) be done in real life, this is one such example. now, im not saying that i would see the movie just to see people wear fake medals, but in generality thats why I like them.