"God" Bleeped Out Of "The Queen"
Word Removed From In-Flight Version Of Oscar-Nominated Movie
9ATLANTA, Jan. 25, 2007 | by Judy Faber
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(AP) So much for God and country, at least during some in-flight showings of the Oscar-nominated movie "The Queen." All mentions of God are bleeped out of a version of the film distributed to Delta and some other airlines.
Jeff Klein, president of Jaguar Distribution, the Studio City, Calif., company that supplied the movie to the airlines earlier this month, said it was a mistake committed by an overzealous and inexperienced employee who had been told to edit out all profanities and blasphemies.
"A reference to God is not taboo in any culture that I know of," Klein said. "We excise foul language, excessive violence and nudity."
Airline passengers watching the movie hear "(Bleep) bless you, ma'am," as one character speaks to the queen. In all, the word "God" is bleeped seven times. (At no time in the original movie is "God save the queen" uttered.)List Of Academy Award Nominees
Klein said he discovered the mistake after a London-bound Air New Zealand passenger complained. Jaguar has been sending out new, unedited copies to the airlines.
Airlines routinely show movies from which graphic scenes and strong profanities are edited out.
"The Queen" is about Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Tony Blair in the week following Princess Diana's death in 1997.
A spokesman for Miramax, which produced the movie, had no comment on the episode.
The editor responsible for the mistake is still working in the Jaguar editing lab, Klein said.
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On the other hand people do it all the time. But they also lie cheat and steal all the time and kill often enough too.
I keep waiting for a voice from above to say "Would you like fries with that?" whenever someone says "God bless America".
I figure they are making a public demonstration of piety p esentially praying on the corner for all to see.
I think Mathew reports Christ saying not to do that.
Oh well.
I wonder what the Queen thinks?
Vice President *** Cheney Said Jesus rode his *** out of Bethlehem...
Silly, silly, silly.