“His hateful words… will only embolden those who would do harm to police officers,” union rep says in statement
Matt Donnelly | November 2, 2015 @ 11:50 AM
Last Updated: November 2, 2015 @ 10:29 PM
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An organization representing over 16,500 border patrol agents are joining in the national police boycott of director Quentin Tarantino.
Comments from Tarantino calling cops “murderers” last week have snowballed into the protest of his forthcoming awards hopeful “The Hateful Eight.” Protesters now includes the National Border Patrol Council.
“We stand strongly in support of our brothers and sisters in uniform who have called for a boycott of Tarantino movies,” said NBPC president Brandon Judd. “His hateful words, spoken just four days after a NYPD officer was gunned down in East Harlem, will only embolden those who would do harm to police officers. Aren’t we a big enough target already?
Reps for Tarantino and “The Hateful Eight”‘s distributor The Weinstein Company did not immediately return TheWrap’s request for comment.
Read the full post from the official NBPC site:
Leaders of the National Border Patrol Council, the union that represents more than 16,500 men and women who protect our nation’s borders, expressed their outrage at Quentin Tarantino, who last Saturday joined a New York protest of police brutality and called police “murderers.” The Hollywood filmmaker’s words and actions are “a disgusting and dangerous insult” to all law enforcement officers, said NBPC president Brandon Judd. The Border Patrol, he pointed out, is one of the nation’s largest law enforcement agencies. “We stand strongly in support of our brothers and sisters in uniform who have called for a boycott of Tarantino movies,” Judd said. “His hateful words, spoken just four days after a NYPD officer was gunned down in East Harlem, will only embolden those who would do harm to police officers. Aren’t we a big enough target already?” The NBPC is proud to join the nation’s five largest police unions, all of which have called for a boycott of Tarantino’s work, including his upcoming movie, “The Hateful Eight.” Judd said he agrees wholeheartedly with the Los Angeles Police Protective League, which issued a statement saying “Tarantino took irresponsibility to a new and completely unacceptable level.”
New 'Hateful Eight' Images: Samuel L. Jackson and Kurt Russell Face Off, Bruce Dern Cringes (Photos)
New images from Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Western "The Hateful Eight" show Kurt Russell and Samuel L. Jackson facing off in what appears to be a very tense moment.
The photo featuring bounty hunter John "The Hangman" Ruth (Kurt Russell) aiming a rifle on Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) were released as part of the newest issue of Entertainment Weekly, which hits newsstands on Friday. The cover, released Thursday, was the first Tarantino fans had seen of the cast in costume.
The film follows eight gunslingers in the Old West who get trapped in a cabin together when a fierce blizzard hits. In addition to Russell and Jackson, the film also stars Michael Madsen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Demian Bichir and Walton Goggins.
Another photo, which offers the first look at Oscar nominee Dern ("Nebraska") in character, suggests there will be singing involved, and Dern's character won't like it.
Tarantino almost scrapped the project altogether after the script leaked online. However, he reconsidered after a live-table read, where the cast got an overwhelmingly positive reception.
See two more images below. Click here to see the rest of the photos or pick up the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly.
Entertainment Weekly/Andrew Cooper
Entertainment Weekly/Andrew Cooper
The Only 8 Western Comedies That Hollywood Has Made Since 1990 (Photos)
Shanghai Noon - Buena Vista 2000. Worldwide Box Office: $149,740,523
Wild Wild West - Warner Bros 1999. Worldwide Box Office: $355,390,641
Wagons East! - Sony 1994. Worldwide Box Office: $8,581,812
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold - Columbia 1994. Worldwide Box Office: $84,844,038
Almost Heroes - Warner Bros 1998. Worldwide Box Office: $10,638,089
City Slickers - Sony 1991. Worldwide Box Office: $345,735,088
Maverick - Warner Bros 1994. Worldwide Box Office: $355,991,445
Back to the Future Part III - Universal 1990. Worldwide Box Office: $469,978,546
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The western has been a major movie genre since Hollywood’s inception, but the western comedy has rarely been a central player. These are the movies that have earned a greenlight over the past couple decades.
Shanghai Noon - Buena Vista 2000. Worldwide Box Office: $149,740,523
The next Quentin Tarantino film follows eight Wild West gunslingers trapped in a snowbound cabin
New images from Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Western "The Hateful Eight" show Kurt Russell and Samuel L. Jackson facing off in what appears to be a very tense moment.
The photo featuring bounty hunter John "The Hangman" Ruth (Kurt Russell) aiming a rifle on Major Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson) were released as part of the newest issue of Entertainment Weekly, which hits newsstands on Friday. The cover, released Thursday, was the first Tarantino fans had seen of the cast in costume.
The film follows eight gunslingers in the Old West who get trapped in a cabin together when a fierce blizzard hits. In addition to Russell and Jackson, the film also stars Michael Madsen, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern, Tim Roth, Demian Bichir and Walton Goggins.
Another photo, which offers the first look at Oscar nominee Dern ("Nebraska") in character, suggests there will be singing involved, and Dern's character won't like it.
Tarantino almost scrapped the project altogether after the script leaked online. However, he reconsidered after a live-table read, where the cast got an overwhelmingly positive reception.
See two more images below. Click here to see the rest of the photos or pick up the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly.
Entertainment Weekly/Andrew Cooper
Entertainment Weekly/Andrew Cooper
The Only 8 Western Comedies That Hollywood Has Made Since 1990 (Photos)
Shanghai Noon - Buena Vista 2000. Worldwide Box Office: $149,740,523
Wild Wild West - Warner Bros 1999. Worldwide Box Office: $355,390,641
Wagons East! - Sony 1994. Worldwide Box Office: $8,581,812
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold - Columbia 1994. Worldwide Box Office: $84,844,038
Almost Heroes - Warner Bros 1998. Worldwide Box Office: $10,638,089
City Slickers - Sony 1991. Worldwide Box Office: $345,735,088
Maverick - Warner Bros 1994. Worldwide Box Office: $355,991,445
Back to the Future Part III - Universal 1990. Worldwide Box Office: $469,978,546
1 of 8
The western has been a major movie genre since Hollywood’s inception, but the western comedy has rarely been a central player. These are the movies that have earned a greenlight over the past couple decades.
Shanghai Noon - Buena Vista 2000. Worldwide Box Office: $149,740,523
