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RevolutionStartsNow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-05-06 01:30 PM
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"Fun with Dick & Jane" lambasts Enron execs, also a shot at Bush
This is the remake with Jim Carrey; I just took my son the other day.

The evil company in the movie is clearly Enron (in fact the credits thank Enron, WorldCom, etc.), and the Ken Lay type played by Alec Baldwin is great.

There's a scene where Baldwin is hunting, and he's interviewed about the collapse of his company, and he says something about doing what he could to protect his employees, then says, "Now watch this shot." Hilarious.

It's not a very good movie, but I thought that was funny.
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-05-06 01:32 PM
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1. I plan to see it -- I'm sure that scene will bring down the house.
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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-05-06 01:45 PM
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2. I Thought Baldwin Was Made To Look More Like Bernie Ebbers...
when the problems started to hit Jim Carrey's family - I really felt bad laughing at any of it because I knew that there were a lot of people that this stuff really happened to them. I felt guilty for laughing. I must say that the ending of the movie did make me feel better.
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