March 2, 2006

THE LOVE THAT DARE NOT BLEAT ITS NAME (via Matt Murphy):

'BROKEBACK ABUSED SHEEP' (CYNTHIA R. FAGEN, March 2, 2006, NY Post)

The makers of the gay cowboy flick "Brokeback Mountain" were too rough on sheep, an animal-rights group charged yesterday.

In a letter to director Ang Lee, The Humane Society also complained about the way the horses and elk were treated.

"The excessively rough handling of the sheep and horses leaves viewers questioning whether anyone was looking out for the safety of those animals," the letter said.


The movie would, of course, be far more realistic if the two guys kept their hands off each other and buggered the sheep senseless.

Posted by Orrin Judd at March 2, 2006 5:08 PM
Comments

They probably had to draw straws at the Post on Wednesday for the right to do this story.

Posted by: John at March 2, 2006 5:21 PM

I didn't see the movie, but I've seen some tv preview shots. The countryside was beautiful. Lots of pine trees with lush grasses growing, mountains in the background. I've been to the hinterland of Wyoming, and I can say this, those beautifuly tv shots, are cattle country, sheep are in the arid areas out west.

Posted by: AllenS at March 2, 2006 5:59 PM

AllenS:

Don't waste your money. Just run through the Lego Brokeback Mountain scenes and squint a bit.

Posted by: Rick T. at March 2, 2006 6:31 PM

More stuff you couldn'y make up, eh?

Posted by: Lou Gots at March 2, 2006 7:39 PM

My understanding is that the movie was filmed in Canada - not Wyoming. The stars could have gotten married there at the end of the film.

Posted by: obc at March 3, 2006 12:43 AM
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