Ben Jones - aka ‘Cooter’ - urges people to stay away from the Dukes Of Hazzard movie
Saturday, July 16th, 2005
During this summer of remakes and reruns, there is a new movie version of the classic family friendly show The Dukes of Hazzard. I grew up watching the Dukes of Hazzard. Granted, it wasn’t the most theologically deep show on TV - but it was always fun and never offended. The Dukes of Hazzard was a sleeper hit for CBS. Since reappearing on CMT, the music channel has enjoyed some of the best ratings ever.
So, you’d think Warner Brothers would stick true to the formula? Why fix something that isn’t broke? Think again.
Ben Jones, the actor that played ‘Cooter’ on the Dukes of Hazzard, is calling for a boycott of the film on his website www.cootersplace.com. How does Jones, a former US Senator, classify the treatment of the show?
“Basically, they trashed our show,” said Jones, who now lives in the mountains of Washington, Va. “It’s one thing to do whatever movie they want to do, but to take a classic family show and do that is like taking “I Love Lucy” and making her a crackhead or something.” — USATODAY.com
According to the USATODAY.com article, the script of the movie contained profanity, “constant sexual innuendo and some very clear sexual situations.” Sounds like the complete opposite of the original. Sounds like another movie I’m going to skip this summer.
