# Trump's 100% tax on foreign-made films-A proposal **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Tags:** movies, trump\ **Created:** [October 7, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749 "2025-10-07T16:03:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749/1 "2025-10-07T16:03:44Z")
[Trump takes his tariff war to the movies announcing 100% levies on foreign-made films | AP News](https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariff-movies-hollywood-foreign-films-a2d1d45d78fc33189546f85497ad7a69) I propose that the OSCARS are suspended, or at least boycotted by the industry, until this is lifted. What say you? ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749/2 "2025-10-07T16:52:59Z")
I assume we will shortly hear of Trump Pictures, just like TrumpRX was announced after the tariff on foreign made drugs. I think keeping the Oscars with a foreign film category would aggravate Trump more than suspending the Oscars. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749/3 "2025-10-07T16:57:55Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I propose that the OSCARS are suspended, or at least boycotted by the industry, until this is lifted. What say you? I say that no one is going to agree to suspending or boycotting the Oscars, and even if they did, it would have no effect in changing his mind. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749/4 "2025-10-07T17:13:01Z")
Where exactly is the tariff supposed to be applied? The ticket price at point of sale? The up-front distribution agreement? The back-end net on close of exhibition? How the fuck is this going to even work? ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749/5 "2025-10-07T17:34:40Z")
Using Trump’s calculation other countiries impose an average tariff of -214% on US film and TV exports. If he applies the logic of the April reciprocal tariffs, the US should be imposing a -107% tariff on movie imports to help balance the trade (i.e. for every $1 a company receives from a US company / individual for their movie the government give them another $1.07) [![](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%2Fid%2FOIP.febcM0OoJXKR5dHjeacg2wHaE7%3Fcb%3D12%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=4af63f3564c15e7cc70bf9a81fb574630be47fd6398ae2f7085ce7bc581d3d11&ipo=images) ](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse4.mm.bing.net%2Fth%2Fid%2FOIP.febcM0OoJXKR5dHjeacg2wHaE7%3Fcb%3D12%26pid%3DApi&f=1&ipt=4af63f3564c15e7cc70bf9a81fb574630be47fd6398ae2f7085ce7bc581d3d11&ipo=images) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2025, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749/6 "2025-10-07T17:36:18Z")
> [@Jegpeg](#): > > If he applies the logic… I see the problem. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-100-tax-on-foreign-made-films-a-proposal/1023749/7 "2025-10-08T00:54:28Z")
The Golden Globes make more sense, since they are presented the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. > **[Hollywood Foreign Press Association](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Foreign_Press_Association)** > > The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was a nonprofit organization of journalists and photographers who reported on the American entertainment industry for predominantly foreign media markets. It is best known for founding and conducting the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles, California, which honors notable achievements in film and television, from its inception in 1943 until 2023. The HFPA consisted of about 105 members from approximately 55 countries with HFPA was...