Open letter sent out about Red Tails
Staff Writer
2012-01-12
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Friends & family
The Movie Red Tails that depicts the challenges and heroism of the Tuskegee Airmen during WWII will be in movie theaters January 20th. This movie is produced by George Lucas (Yes, the Star Wars and Indiana Jones George Lucas). George Lucas was on the Tom Joyner Morning show today and he discussed the challenges he had getting this movie into the theaters because he could not find anyone in Hollywood that would invest the marketing dollars to get it in theaters. The Hollywood investors said that they just didn't know how well an "all black action movie" would play to the movie going audience. As a result, Lucas, Oprah and Tyler Perry put up the remaining $35 million to get the film to the theaters. The total cost of the film is $100 million.
My challenge to all of us is to prove Hollywood wrong and let's get the word out to see a movie that shows the accurate history and determination of "real" American Heroes. Now, we will spend the money to see fictitious characters like Laura Craft, Indiana Jones, Luke Skywalker, Jason Bourne, James Bond and the likes. Let's go out and spend $300 million to see real American Heroes depicted in the movies! Vote with your dollars!
Thanks,