How his new Scientology film, "Battlefield
Earth," has been shot out of the air

Insults and Mockery for John Travolta

Hollywood, USA
May 16, 2000
Hamburger Morgenpost

Hollywood - All America is cursing derisively and slapping
its thighs with laughter. The target of the biting mockery:
actor John Travolta (45) in his new film "Battlefield Earth,"
based on a science fiction novel by Scientology founder
Ron Hobbard [sic]. Travolta, a professed Scientologist for
21 years, risked portraying material from the controversial
sect in this film for the second time since the movie debacle
"Phenomenon." Not only that, but he is both co-producer
and main actor. The American enemies of Scientology have
been rubbing their hands ever since the premiere of
"Battlefield Earth" six days ago in Hollywood. The tenor:
calling for a boycott of the film would be completely
superfluous. The Washington Post wrote, "Even a million
monkeys with a million paintbrushes could not create in a
million years anything nearly as weak-minded as Battlefield
Earth." Media journal "Variety" ridiculed, "Against all
presumptions, it is still possible to make an entertainment
film which is too silly for this metier. The dialogue reeks to
high heaven, the figures are made out of cardboard and
logic is not at hand." Newsweek wrote that the film "is
religious propaganda disguised as science fiction humor. If it
would have at least been humorous ..." Here is what it is
about: aliens have made a wasteland out of earth and
enslaved humanity. John Travolta is an alien security chief.
Jonnie Goodboy Tyler (Barry Pepper) battles for a better
life. And lo and behold: all ends well. Opens in Germany on
October 5. 

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