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(47,953 posts) Thu Dec 5, 2013, 11:22 AM Dec 2013

Rick Santorum is producing a 'straight' remake of Brokeback Mountain

Former Senator Rick Santorum announced today that he is producing a remake of Brokeback Mountain in which the central characters are not gay.

In an interview on Fox News this morning, the conservative Catholic said his film company has purchased a "pro-family, pro-Christian" rewrite of the script and are looking to start production in April of next year.

Santorum has been CEO of faith-based Echolight Studios since June of this year. The company's first production, The Christmas Candle, was a critical and box-office failure, but the former Senator is more hopeful for the company's next project.

"This is gonna be a blockbuster," he told Fox and Friends, "I accidentally saw the original Brokeback Mountain in theaters because I heard it was a good cowboy story. And you know what? I kinda liked it. If it weren't for all that gay stuff, it would have been a great movie.

"After the failure of our first film, we realized that rather than creating movies from scratch, we should take successful moves and remove the sin. In our version when the Jake Gyllenhaal character is a woman who tempts her cowboy partner into straying from his wife.

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http://www.codewit.com/north-america/14502-rick-santorum-producing-straight-remake-of-brokeback-mountain

:satire: if it isn't obvious...

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Rick Santorum is producing a 'straight' remake of Brokeback Mountain (Original Post) n2doc Dec 2013 OP

"Accidentally" watched Brokeback Mountain? marmar Dec 2013 #1

LOL Xyzse Dec 2013 #3

Is this for real? I have a hard time telling the difference between satire Rex Dec 2013 #2

With "he has his mistress locked up in a mental institution for hysteria and returns to his family", Coyotl Dec 2013 #18

It is Frothy Mixture we are talking about... Rex Dec 2013 #19

I can't wait for Rick Santorum's versions of "Deep Throat" and "Caligula." FSogol Dec 2013 #4

Add Showgirls too! NuclearDem Dec 2013 #13

Maybe we could make some Christian movies and add in more sin! FSogol Dec 2013 #14

Don't have to go too hard for Christmas movies. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #16

This is satire jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #5

Sssh Capt. Obvious Dec 2013 #7

It's always the quotes that give it away. Brickbat Dec 2013 #6

I admit, I fell for it... DanTex Dec 2013 #8

Satire of the right wing is really getting hard to detect. Paladin Dec 2013 #9

yeah jollyreaper2112 Dec 2013 #10

I wonder if they'll get Michelle Bachmann's husband to play one of the leads... Javaman Dec 2013 #11

The producers and Marcus are dancing around the details. Ikonoklast Dec 2013 #20

Oh, Jesus fucking Christ. Arkana Dec 2013 #12

Wouldn't a new clothier be an easier way to protesteth too much? Coyotl Dec 2013 #15

Maybe they could do "Boys in the Band" except everyone is straight? Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #17

"Codewit", huh? How many more of these things are there going to be??? sibelian Dec 2013 #21

I've heard there are video stores that do that, they whittle an R-rated movie down to "G" by cutting Erose999 Dec 2013 #22

I love good satire Gothmog Dec 2013 #23

How do you tell the difference between reality and satire these days? It's easy! LongTomH Dec 2013 #24

marmar

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1. "Accidentally" watched Brokeback Mountain?