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> Is it going to be illegal (once again)? It wasn't really clear in your comment so I figured it would be good to chime in and mention that the movie wasn't ac
by tehwebguy 13y ago
> Is it going to be illegal (once again)?
It wasn't really clear in your comment so I figured it would be good to chime in and mention that the movie wasn't actually banned by any government but rather Kubrick had it pulled:
"Kubrick asked Warner Brothers to withdraw the film from British distribution, disliking the allegation that the film was responsible for copycat violence in real life"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)#British_withdrawal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)#Briti...
Technically it was illegal to distribute the movie in Britain for 27 years, but it was purely a copyright / distribution rights issue. You may have known that but it's such a huge myth that it was actually banned for content that I wanted to fill in some gaps.
- merlincorey 13y agoI was aware of it, having spent far too much time discussing this and other movies and the rights related to them. I think this is a great point, though, and I can only excuse myself for lack of sleep for not at least mentioning it. Thanks for adding it! Back to my point, which stems from the allegations, and the fact that now the movie has been legal again for some time and yet we are not overrun with copycats, though it continues to be a popular movie.