Movies 52 - 1917: Sonic the Bad Boys of Prey

[ScoobyDoo]

Retired NFL star Michael Oher, whose supposed adoption out of grinding poverty by a wealthy, white family was immortalized in the 2009 movie "The Blind Side," petitioned a Tennessee court Monday with allegations that a central element of the story was a lie concocted by the family to enrich itself at his expense.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-film-proceeds

Surprise, surprise.

[Jimjamesak]

I hope Oher gets everything these people own. As Jimjamesak responded, I am in no way shocked that these people took advantage of his trust and took advantage of him. They saw nothing but $$$.

Fun fact: Michael Oher's actual HS Football coach? Hugh Freeze.

[Scarlet]

Idiots on Twitter want Sandra Bullock to give back her Oscar that she won playing Leann.

[Jimjamesak]

Idiots on Twitter want Sandra Bullock to give back her Oscar that she won playing Leann.

That movie wasn’t particularly in a good spot from the beginning but, it is not aging well.


Basically every antagonist, the mother, the brother, and the NCAA investigator (who are the only black characters BTW), now turns out to be dead on correct. They were using him for his football ability.

As said on r/cfb: “It takes a lot of work to make Hugh Freeze not be the scummiest character in the story.”

[unofan]

Retired NFL star Michael Oher, whose supposed adoption out of grinding poverty by a wealthy, white family was immortalized in the 2009 movie "The Blind Side," petitioned a Tennessee court Monday with allegations that a central element of the story was a lie concocted by the family to enrich itself at his expense.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...-film-proceeds

I'm going to guess with Hollywood accounting, it's extremely possible they haven't gotten any royalties from it. Anytime payments are based on net proceeds rather than gross, you're getting $0.

The rest of it fits the bill though, especially the whole "conservatorship = adoption" thing.

[SonofSouthie]

Jewface?!! That's a new one on me.

https://www.boston.com/culture/enter...1=hp_secondary

[Deutsche Gopher Fan]

Barbie has now passed the dark knight to be Warner brothers top grossing domestic hit

[Kepler]

Barbie has now passed the dark knight

This gives me hope for humanity.

Talk about the best in us eclipsing the worst in us.

[Handyman]

I'm going to guess with Hollywood accounting, it's extremely possible they haven't gotten any royalties from it. Anytime payments are based on net proceeds rather than gross, you're getting $0.

The rest of it fits the bill though, especially the whole "conservatorship = adoption" thing.

Pretty sure they have gotten royalties...because they aren't even denying they got them just that they didn't share them with Michael. (unless the story has changed since last I looked)

And Sandra Bullock should not have won anyways...she shouldnt have to give it back but her performance was not Oscar worthy imho especially when Helen Mirren is up against her.

[French Rage]

And Sandra Bullock should not have won anyways...she shouldnt have to give it back but her performance was not Oscar worthy imho especially when Helen Mirren is up against her.

Oh cmon, that performance and the one speech MLK gave 60 years ago single-handedly solved racism in this country!

[Kepler]

And Sandra Bullock should not have won anyways...she shouldnt have to give it back but her performance was not Oscar worthy imho especially when Helen Mirren is up against her.

Helen Mirren is everything people think Judi Dench is.

She is 10,000 times the actress of anyone since the 1950s, including Streep.

[unofan]

Pretty sure they have gotten royalties...because they aren't even denying they got them just that they didn't share them with Michael. (unless the story has changed since last I looked)

And Sandra Bullock should not have won anyways...she shouldnt have to give it back but her performance was not Oscar worthy imho especially when Helen Mirren is up against her.

I think the NPR story i later heard said they got about 5 figures each in royalties, which on a movie that grossed $300+ million is a rounding error and not anywhere close to the $7.5 million the "2.5 percent of net proceeds" line thrown into the article implies.

Again, everything else fits the bill of southerners screwing the minority, but we're talking about thousands, not millions.

[SonofSouthie]

A Tale of Two Cities. Can't compare it to the book(didn't read it)but I thought it was a top notch-film. Ronald Colman(played Sydney Carton)has been added to my celluloid heroes list.

[Proud2baLaker]

I think the NPR story i later heard said they got about 5 figures each in royalties, which on a movie that grossed $300+ million is a rounding error and not anywhere close to the $7.5 million the "2.5 percent of net proceeds" line thrown into the article implies.

Again, everything else fits the bill of southerners screwing the minority, but we're talking about thousands, not millions.

My personal favorite reaction I have seen to this is some people supporting the family over Oher because "they were already rich why would they need to take advantage of him?" Or the few that still don't realize the movie was not accurate and claim that without them, Oher would never have played football and not gotten good enough to be drafted...

[Kepler]

A Tale of Two Cities. Can't compare it to the book(didn't read it)but I thought it was a top notch-film. Ronald Colman(played Sydney Carton)has been added to my celluloid heroes list.

Get onboard the Col Train. He made many wonderful movies. If you like him I also recommend George Sanders and his brother Tom Conway.