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Essay:Worst Liberal Movies (view source)
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|A vulgar sex comedy where the main character has to give up sex for Lent, with his ex-girlfriend trying to tempt him throughout the entire time. Also had the noteworthy aspect of actually being released ''during'' the lent season. This resulted in President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights William Donohue requesting to both then-[[Disney]] CEO [[Michael Eisner]] and Harvey Weinstein that they reschedule the airing of the film, citing that "To show a film that parodies Lent in a most vulgar way is bad enough, but to show it during Lent is outrageous."<ref>http://www.catholicleague.org/appeal-to-michael-eisner-and-harvey-weinstein-reschedule-40-days-and-40-nights/</ref> In addition, despite the inflammatory material in the movie, the [[Anti-Defamation League]] head Foxman did not call out the film.
|A vulgar sex comedy where the main character has to give up sex for Lent, with his ex-girlfriend trying to tempt him throughout the entire time. Also had the noteworthy aspect of actually being released ''during'' the lent season. This resulted in President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights William Donohue requesting to both then-[[Disney]] CEO [[Michael Eisner]] and Harvey Weinstein that they reschedule the airing of the film, citing that "To show a film that parodies Lent in a most vulgar way is bad enough, but to show it during Lent is outrageous."<ref>http://www.catholicleague.org/appeal-to-michael-eisner-and-harvey-weinstein-reschedule-40-days-and-40-nights/</ref> In addition, despite the inflammatory material in the movie, the [[Anti-Defamation League]] head Foxman did not call out the film.
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|''Dead Poets Society''
|1989
|PG
|A worldly literature professor, Peter Keating (Robin Williams) shown as inspiring and open-minded, is contrasted with the conservative Christian boarding school where he teaches, portrayed as conformist, oppressive, and materialistic. The film also appears to promote teen suicide.
|$95,860,116
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|''Edward Scissorhands''
|1990
|PG-13
|A prominently featured Christian character - the only character in the movie ever identified as Christian - is portrayed as fanatical and bigoted against people with scissors for hands.
|$56,362,352
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