OT-Al Pacino to play Joe Paterno...

[Irishjohn68]

...in a HBO movie. Anybody else think this is in poor taste? The movie is about the PSU scandal.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...rno-hbos-biopic-penn-state-scandal/102545080/

 

[NDEwing18]

...in a HBO movie. Anybody else think this is in poor taste? The movie is about the PSU scandal.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...rno-hbos-biopic-penn-state-scandal/102545080/

Which part is in poor taste?

 

[twalsh]

...in a HBO movie. Anybody else think this is in poor taste? The movie is about the PSU scandal.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...rno-hbos-biopic-penn-state-scandal/102545080/

What's in poor taste? The movie being done, or Pacino playing Paterno? Not sure where you're going with this. We have actors portray serial killers, rapists, terrorists, brutal dictators, etc. in movies all of the time, and we make movies depicting some of the worst atrocities the world has ever seen. Why would the PSU scandal be hands off?

 

[Irishjohn68]

I just think doing a movie on the PSU scandal is in poor taste. JMO!

 

[NDEwing18]

I just think doing a movie on the PSU scandal is in poor taste. JMO!

Just out of curiosity, but why?

We have movies on war, scandals, murders, crimes--virtually everything--so I don't know why this would be different.

 

[TXNDFan88]

I would have liked to have seen Joe Pesci cast instead of Pacino. Pacino with his loud Scent of a Woman voice just does not work in this role.

 

[Toby Smart]

Pacino yells everything. Imagine him ordering in a classy food joint.

 

[Bogie8870]

Did JoePa ever go "Who-waa"??

 

[South Bender]

It would be in poor taste if PSU and/or Joe Pa are portrayed as the victims here instead of the actual victims. Or if JP is shown as a frail old man who knew nothing. That would be in poor taste.

Speaking of poor taste....how about Leslie Neilsen as Sandusky? Maybe George Kennedy?

 

[perseverare]

...in a HBO movie. Anybody else think this is in poor taste? The movie is about the PSU scandal.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life...rno-hbos-biopic-penn-state-scandal/102545080/

there is money to be made...

 

[Pennick44]

How about Anthony Weiner as Sandusky and Nancy Pelosi as Sandusky's lovely wife?

 

[coolirish9]

Joe Paterno needs to be in hell if you go by the Washington post's news story that they wrote on the unsealed court testimonys that a court judge unsealed last july I believe. Joe Paterno had more than one kid come up to him in the 70s and claim that they were being touched sexually or just touched improperly by Sandusky and Joe ignored them or basically scared them into not saying anything. didn't read the Washington Post article but that is what people on other boards were saying that they read towards the end of last summer

 

[Pennick44]

Joe Paterno needs to be in hell if you go by the Washington post's news story that they wrote on the unsealed court testimonys that a court judge unsealed last july I believe. Joe Paterno had more than one kid come up to him in the 70s and claim that they were being touched sexually or just touched improperly by Sandusky and Joe ignored them or basically scared them into not saying anything. didn't read the Washington Post article but that is what people on other boards were saying that they read towards the end of last summer

Yet the PSU fans want to put the statue back up. # death penalty

 

[ivan brunetti]

What's in poor taste? The movie being done, or Pacino playing Paterno? Not sure where you're going with this. We have actors portray serial killers, rapists, terrorists, brutal dictators, etc. in movies all of the time, and we make movies depicting some of the worst atrocities the world has ever seen. Why would the PSU scandal be hands off?

Spotlight won best picture. This could be of similar quality.

 

[perseverare]

^^^^

check out The Keepers on Netflix... better than Spotlight.

 

[deadirishpoet]

Al Pacino was excellent in Any Given Sunday

 

[deadirishpoet]

Joe Paterno needs to be in hell if you go by the Washington post's news story that they wrote on the unsealed court testimonys that a court judge unsealed last july I believe. Joe Paterno had more than one kid come up to him in the 70s and claim that they were being touched sexually or just touched improperly by Sandusky and Joe ignored them or basically scared them into not saying anything. didn't read the Washington Post article but that is what people on other boards were saying that they read towards the end of last summer

I wouldn't read anything by the Washington POS.
They are far from a trustworthy and honest news organization now.
Just listen Bob Woodward about the Washington POS now as compared when he was breaking the Watergate stuff

 

[HarlemIrish]

If you read the transcripts of that whole sickening ordeal. The one thing that stands out is Joe Parterno taking away Sandusky's keys from the locker room as a form of policing the situation. The red headed coach tell's what he saw. Joe Pa's response is to take away Sandusky's keys. Wow!

 

[Pennick44]

I wouldn't read anything by the Washington POS.
They are far from a trustworthy and honest news organization now.
Just listen Bob Woodward about the Washington POS now as compared when he was breaking the Watergate stuff

What does it say about the school that they appointed his son to the BOT? What a disgrace!

 

[Walruzz]

Al Pacino was excellent in Any Given Sunday

You're out of order DIP.

But, in your defense, THIS WHOLE COURTROOM IS OUT OF ORDER!!!!!!

 

[deadirishpoet]

You're out of order DIP.

But, in your defense, THIS WHOLE COURTROOM IS OUT OF ORDER!!!!!!

Well played

 

[deadirishpoet]

If you read the transcripts of that whole sickening ordeal. The one thing that stands out is Joe Parterno taking away Sandusky's keys from the locker room as a form of policing the situation. The red headed coach tell's what he saw. Joe Pa's response is to take away Sandusky's keys. Wow!

Nauseating

 

[Bogie8870]

It would be in poor taste if PSU and/or Joe Pa are portrayed as the victims here instead of the actual victims. Or if JP is shown as a frail old man who knew nothing. That would be in poor taste.

Speaking of poor taste....how about Leslie Neilsen as Sandusky? Maybe George Kennedy?

Like Joe Pa... G. Kennedy is dead

 

[Walruzz]

Like Joe Pa... G. Kennedy is dead

So is Leslie Nielsen. RIP, Lt.Drebin.

 

[South Bender]

So is Leslie Nielsen. RIP, Lt.Drebin.

Just threw out some names who I thought resembled (mildly) Sandusky. I didn't check the obits before posting.

 

[Bogie8870]

Just threw out some names who I thought resembled (mildly) Sandusky. I didn't check the obits before posting.

Surely, you can't be serious?

 

[sluggo69]

I am serious and don't call me Shirley

 

[Walruzz]

I am serious and don't call me Shirley

 

[Irishjohn68]

Just out of curiosity, but why?

We have movies on war, scandals, murders, crimes--virtually everything--so I don't know why this would be different.

I don't know. Doing a movie about the subject matter IMO is classless. You have your opinion I have mine.

 

[NDEwing18]

I don't know. Doing a movie about the subject matter IMO is classless. You have your opinion I have mine.

That's fine - I'm just curious as to why it's 'classless' since we have so many movies about crimes already. Or, maybe I should phrase, who is it not showing class toward?

 

[Bogie8870]

If the movie brings to a larger audience an awareness that this issue goes on and it doesn't portray JoePa as an unknowing bystander with no responsibility, then cool. My fear though is at best, it will be somewhere in between; largely leaving his..um.."legacy" intact.

 

[theskibro]

Well played

Pacino sees the role as a challenge After playing bad guys like in Scarface, this is his first role playing pond scum

 

[Pennick44]

If the movie brings to a larger audience an awareness that this issue goes on and it doesn't portray JoePa as an unknowing bystander with no responsibility, then cool. My fear though is at best, it will be somewhere in between; largely leaving his..um.."legacy" intact.

I would hope Pacino has the cache to play the role "somewhat" honestly. I use to admire PSU and their football program.