{"id":9632,"date":"2010-03-29T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-29T11:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2010\/03\/29\/writer-jd-shapiro-apologizes-for-battlefield\/"},"modified":"2010-03-29T11:17:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-29T11:17:00","slug":"writer-jd-shapiro-apologizes-for-battlefield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.driko.org\/blog\/2010\/03\/29\/writer-jd-shapiro-apologizes-for-battlefield\/","title":{"rendered":"Writer J.D. Shapiro apologizes for “Battlefield Earth”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Writer J.D. Shapiro apologizes for “Battlefield Earth”<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Battlefield<\/p>\n

Screenwriter J.D. Shapiro graciously (and humorously) accepted a Razzie<\/a> for “Worst Movie of the Decade” for his work on Battlefield Earth<\/em><\/a>. He sounds like a decent guy who got screwed over, but at least he can laugh about it:<\/p>\n

Once it was decided that I would share a writing credit, I wanted to use my pseudonym, Sir Nick Knack. I was told I couldn’t do that, because if a writer gets paid over a certain amount of money, they can’t. I could have taken my name completely off the movie, but my agent and attorney talked me out of it. There was a lot of money at stake.
Now, looking back at the movie with fresh eyes, I can’t help but be strangely proud of it. Because out of all the sucky movies, mine is the suckiest<\/em>.
Battlefield Earth<\/em>! If anything, I’m trying to figure out a way to bottle it and use it as birth control. I’ll make a mint!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

[via Boing Boing<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Writer J.D. Shapiro apologizes for “Battlefield Earth” Screenwriter J.D. Shapiro graciously (and humorously) accepted a Razzie for “Worst Movie of the Decade” for his work on Battlefield Earth. He sounds like a decent guy who got screwed over, but at least he can laugh about it: Once it was decided that I would share a … <\/p>\n

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