Films from the past that could not be released today.

[Esteban X]

It's an old show and it deals with the subject of racism in a bad way (at times).

Its hardly old. For an example of old shows that may be offensive today, Love thy Neighbour, All in the Family, The Goodies, Get Snart. The "Carry On" series of films. Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

Its hardly old. For an example of old shows that may be offensive today, Love thy Neighbour, All in the Family, The Goodies, Get Snart. The "Carry On" series of films. Bewitched, I Dream of Jeannie.

Depends on how you look at it. The show seemed to start in 1998. From 1998 to 2023.... that's a pretty good part of my life.

 

[Esteban X]

Any movie with blackface or yellowface though likely whiteface would still be ok. Any movie with cross dressing straight men.

Does any one remember "The Dick Emery Show"...................."Hello Honky Tonks how are you?"

 

[Callisto]

Does anyone else besides me remember Eddie Murray as Buckwheat on Saturday Night Live?

Speaking of Buckwheat, I'm sure that he and the Little Rascals would be shunned in today's society as well.

Otay!

Eddie also did a skit where he donned whiteface and went out to experience "white America", White Like Me.

 

[fantome profane]

Some say Blazing Saddles wouldn't be made today.

I have heard people say that, but I wonder. How do you think Blazing Saddles compares to something like Django Unchained?

 

[Stevicus]

All In The Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and Sanford & Son would never see the light of day if attempted today and Norman Lear would be run out of Hollywood and blacklisted for even suggesting them.

Yes, shows like that probably wouldn't fly nowadays. Perhaps M*A*S*H and possibly Hogan's Heroes.

 

[Viker]

I have heard people say that, but I wonder. How do you think Blazing Saddles compares to something like Django Unchained?

Only difference, really, is that one is comical and the other is action. Maybe we're ready for a faithful remake/reboot of Blazing Saddles?

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Even Friends would be thought to be a bit homophobic today and sexist today.

Last I knew it's still pretty popular.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Only difference, really, is that one is comical and the other is action. Maybe we're ready for a faithful remake/reboot of Blazing Saddles?

No, never, leave it alone, never speak of this blapshemy again. Have you seen the White Men Can't Jump remake? It is worse than terrible the way it went soft and safe. Leave Blazing Saddles alone for the sake of all things good in the Cosmos.

 

[We Never Know]

I watched the film Airplane! with my son last night. During the scene in which Barbara Billingsley spoke "jive," I thought that this film most likely wouldn't be released in this day and age. Do you agree or disagree? What other older films do you think would be too politically incorrect to be released today?

Skin game with James Garner and Lou Gossett, Jr.

Trailer...

 

[Shadow Wolf]

All In The Family, Maude, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and Sanford & Son would never see the light of day if attempted today and Norman Lear would be run out of Hollywood and blacklisted for even suggesting them.

Family Guy and South Park are still on the air. I don't think those shows would have a problem.

 

[Father Heathen]

Drawn Together:

 

[fantome profane]

I have heard people say that, but I wonder. How do you think Blazing Saddles compares to something like Django Unchained?

Lot more violent, and not as funny. But there was that one scene in Django with the guys in the hoods that really reminded me of Blazing Saddles, the dumb racist bad guys, the black guy and the white guy as partners etc.

But I think my point was that if they could make Django Unchained they could make something like Blazing Saddles.

 

[Mock Turtle]

Some rather obvious ones involving underage nudity and/or sexual scenes will likely not be made ever again - a typical example being Pretty Baby (1978), featuring a very young Brooke Shields.

 

[RestlessSoul]

Does any one remember "The Dick Emery Show"...................."Hello Honky Tonks how are you?"

You are awful...but I like you!

 

[RestlessSoul]

 

[Secret Chief]

Mary Poppins. Dick Van Dyke's accent was appalling.

 

[RestlessSoul]

Mary Poppins. Dick Van Dyke's accent was appalling.

He was brilliant in that film though; apart from the accent which was, it can't be denied, simply quite atrocious.

 

[Subduction Zone]

He was brilliant in that film though; apart from the accent which was, it can't be denied, simply quite atrocious.

Is this accent better? It is a bit Norwegian, even though the name is not:

 

[Shadow Wolf]

He was brilliant in that film though; apart from the accent which was, it can't be denied, simply quite atrocious.

Still better than Christian Bale in the Batman suit.