Right-winger David Zucker swings for the liberal-bashing fences in “An American Carol,” but his most controversial scene understandably didn’t make it into the movie.
Zucker had a Ted Kennedy look-alike offer a ride to someone at a convention. When he opened the car door, water spilled out. It’s a reference to the 1969 incident in which Kennedy drove off a bridge with Mary Jo Kopechne as his passenger. Kennedy survived but Kopechne died.
Zucker no doubt decided to cut the scene because of Kennedy’s struggles with brain cancer.
I got that tidbit from former Tucsonan Jillian Murray, who has a role in the film.
“It was a cool stunt,” she said. “Fish were coming out.”
Looks like Tucson won’t even make the cutting room floor for Transformers 2.
Any word on why the scene was cut?
— Phillip 10/07/2008 12:27 AM #
Btw, I knew about Ted Kennedy and his cancer struggles – I was asking why the Transformers 2 scene was cut (they told a lot of the extras that the airport scene was cancelled).
Just so you don’t think I’m totally outa touch.
— Phillip 10/07/2008 01:05 PM #