[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Skunk: quote: Originally posted by Cerek the Barbaric: Disney could just put a Corporate Clamp-Down on the entire project and not allow it to be released at all.

It doesn't work that way - had Disney been able to prevent it, it would already have done so. Many people labour under the impression that a parent company has full control of the workings of the subsidiary - they do not (although the parent company can *certainly* make life difficult for the subsidiary) - and in this instance, there are legal contractual obligations to live up to as well.

If Moore's film gets the viewer rating he expects, then Disney is legally obliged to distribute the film.
[/QUOTE]Well, IF Moore's contract with Miramax does specifically state that the NC-17 rating is the only reason that Miramax or Disney could refuse distribution, he might have a case.

However, as we've all seen in the past, Michael Moore treats the truth like silly putty - something to be bent, twisted and manipulated to fit his needs.