# So who's going to see Sarah's movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 12, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760 "2011-07-12T16:07:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/21 "2011-07-12T19:28:53Z")
Chuck Norris supports Huckabee. Chuck Norris didn’t even get to _start_ the race, let alone lose it. Although, I personally think Chuck Norris lost it long ago. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/22 "2011-07-12T21:09:51Z")
> [@Mrs.Cake](#): > > Not unless Tom Servo and Crow are in the front row. Oh…Please God, let this happen! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/23 "2011-07-12T23:09:31Z")
The only thing I’ve heard about it so far is that it inexplicably quits half way through. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2011, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/24 "2011-07-13T00:25:54Z")
Is this FINALLY a thread in which it is appropriate to suggest pirating it? 😉 Still wouldn’t. Can’t imagine the viruses the star has, much less the file. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/25 "2011-07-15T18:36:27Z")
The [website](http://victoryfilmgroup.com/theundefeatedmovie/) sez it is showing in Grapevine, Texas Houston, Texas Highlands Ranch, Colorado Indianapolis, Indiana Independence, Missouri Kennesaw, Georgia Oklahoma [City], Oklahoma Orange, California Orlando, Florida Phoenix, Arizona So go on and get out to see it! Hurry! ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/26 "2011-07-15T18:56:50Z")
Offered without comment: [One reporter’s viewing experience in Orange Co. California](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/07/sarah-palin-movie-debuts-to-empty-theater-in-orange-county/241983/) ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/27 "2011-07-15T19:14:42Z")
> [@xenophon41](#): > > Offered without comment: [One reporter’s viewing experience in Orange Co. California](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/07/sarah-palin-movie-debuts-to-empty-theater-in-orange-county/241983/) That’s brilliant. Release it at the same time as one of the biggest movie releases ever, so when no one goes to see they can just blame Harry Potter. ---
**Author:** ![joebuck20](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/74df32/32.png) [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/28 "2011-07-15T19:14:54Z")
So far, it has a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes: > **[The Undefeated](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_undefeated_2011)** > > Stephen K. Bannon documents the life and career of former Alaska governor and vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. Bannon charts her political career from city council to mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, and eventually the governorship of her home... ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/29 "2011-07-15T19:19:33Z")
> [@a35362](#): > > The [website](http://victoryfilmgroup.com/theundefeatedmovie/) sez it is showing in > > Grapevine, Texas > Houston, Texas > Highlands Ranch, Colorado > Indianapolis, Indiana > Independence, Missouri > Kennesaw, Georgia > Oklahoma [City], Oklahoma > Orange, California > Orlando, Florida > Phoenix, Arizona Ah, REAL America! ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/30 "2011-07-15T19:27:20Z")
What is up with that 1981 clamshell VHS case looking [movie poster](http://asianconservatives.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Sarah-Palin-The-Undefeated.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/31 "2011-07-15T19:29:06Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > What is up with that 1981 clamshell VHS case looking [movie poster](http://asianconservatives.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Sarah-Palin-The-Undefeated.jpg)? Trying to trick people into thinking it’s a Van Damme movie? -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/32 "2011-07-15T19:31:29Z")
You could not PAY me enough money to sit through that thing. Okay, well, maybe you could pay me enough money. But I’d smuggling in an MP3 player with earplugs and listen to a book on tape throughout the thing. I imagine in Highlands Ranch, CO, which is a relatively affluent suburb of mostly white Republicans, it’ll get some good audiences. > [@xenophon41](#): > > Offered without comment: [One reporter’s viewing experience in Orange Co. California](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/07/sarah-palin-movie-debuts-to-empty-theater-in-orange-county/241983/) My SO’s parents living in Orange County and it’s really, really conservative. I’m surprised there weren’t any other viewers at that showing. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/33 "2011-07-15T19:31:52Z")
HA! It is showing in Independence! I could cut off work and catch the 4:05 run. God, why do I feel dirty just looking at the showtimes for this? ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/34 "2011-07-15T19:58:24Z")
> [@xenophon41](#): > > Offered without comment: [One reporter’s viewing experience in Orange Co. California](http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/07/sarah-palin-movie-debuts-to-empty-theater-in-orange-county/241983/) That’s a nicely written piece. ‘I hurried through the teenage hordes, bypassed a concession stand that sold 1,020 calories of soda for $5.25, and entered theater number 30, hoping I’d have ample time before the previews to talk to some people. But inside, the theater was empty. I sat there alone for 20 minutes, at which point an usher stuck his head in the door, gave me a quizzical smile, and said, “How come you’re not watching Harry Potter?” Then he left me by myself again, and without any good answer.’ Heh! This quote is good, too: 'Afterward, I found a theater manager, told him I was a reporter, and asked if he could give me numbers about ticket sales. “Did anyone pay and not show up?” He said that they’d sold out all the Harry Potter movies until 2 a.m., and that all 5,000 seats looked full. “No,” I said, “I saw the Sarah Palin movie. Do you know the figures for that one?” “Oh,” he said, “I can’t release sales figures.” “In hindsight, do you wish you’d had one more screen showing Harry Potter?” He had no comment.’ ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/35 "2011-07-15T20:04:45Z")
Some of the comments on the article are suggesting the empty theater was staged. True? If so, that’s extremely irritating and a very cheap shot on part of the journalist. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/36 "2011-07-15T20:14:52Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > What is up with that 1981 clamshell VHS case looking [movie poster](http://asianconservatives.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Sarah-Palin-The-Undefeated.jpg)? The way the state flag elements are deployed around SP, it could be saying “the star is a big dip.” ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/37 "2011-07-15T20:15:16Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > Some of the comments on the article are suggesting the empty theater was staged. > > True? > > If so, that’s extremely irritating and a very cheap shot on part of the journalist. Well, I don’t think the core audience for that movie is the type to go to a midnight screening. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/38 "2011-07-15T20:16:05Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > What is up with that 1981 clamshell VHS case looking [movie poster](http://asianconservatives.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Sarah-Palin-The-Undefeated.jpg)? Looks like she’s taking a dump. Very weird. ---
**Author:** ![Knorf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/58956e/32.png) [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/39 "2011-07-15T20:18:05Z")
> [@xizor](#): > > Well, I don’t think the core audience for that movie is the type to go to a midnight screening. Yeah, probably not. But I dunno, some of the fans who show up for Palin book signings seem every bit as fanatic (hence, “fan”) as Harry Potter fans. ---
**Author:** ![xenophon41](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xenophon41/32/253_2.png) [@xenophon41](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xenophon41)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760/40 "2011-07-15T20:18:29Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > Some of the comments on the article are suggesting the empty theater was staged. > > True? > > If so, that’s extremely irritating and a very cheap shot on part of the journalist. Yes, the suggestion is that, instead of selling as many tickets as they could, the theater ran a surprise midnight showing of the Palin movie without advertising it so that one journalist could sit alone in the theater and write an embarrassing review. Sounds implausible. However, I think it’s a valid point to make that the target audience probably isn’t a mdnight movie type of crowd… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760.md?page=3)