Paul Haggis Speaks to the Reality Writers Rally

Academy Award Winning Writer/Director of Crash, Paul Haggis, at the Reality Writers Rally speaking to members of the WGA.

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News & Politics

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• WGA
• Writers Strike
• Labor Relations
• Unions
• Television
• Hollywood
• Paul Haggis

[stuckintherut]

Well the fact that no one knows who the writers are, isn't that really the point in the first place?

They made the story. They thought it up and they typed it up. And yet we have no idea who they are.

We need to give credit where credit is due, and money to those who helped earn it.

[MattinNC74]

KiheiLawyer,

You have no clue who Paul Haggis is?  So you never heard of the movies Crash, Million Dollar Baby or Letters from Iwo Jima? So why are you even watching and commenting on these clips? Unless your trolling for the AMPTP...

Maybe you should go back to your normal hobby of writing love letter to Ann Coulter or playing World of Warcraft.

[MimosaGirl1]

Scientology FREAK! His movie sucked.

[kirktucci]

Kihei...just curious...what are your feelings about universal health care?

[kirktucci]

Kihei....what are your feelings about universal health care?

[cmelookn]

Haggis is a cocksucker albeit a very talented cocksucker so screwing the crews and non-creatives of the business is just fine you guys go ahead and win this one. Thanks for the unemployed christmas guys.

[BryyMillerson]

I'm just chuckling at the fact that the Ron Paul group has decided to take such a weak stance and such a weak route on this strike.

[jklharris]

Ron Paul has crossed the picket lines. Why would the WGA support him?

Further proof that the Ron Paul sheep don't actually know anything about their holy leader.

[KiheiLawyer]

A battery is an important part of a Rolex watch. BUT the battery will have little, if any, effect on the successful sale of that watch. That same battery in a $2 watch works just as hard and is just as important, but doesn't improve the fact that the Rolex will sell for $10,000. Same with most movie/shows and the writers! Should the battery company charge more to Rolex than to Timex? Should the battery get a commission on the sale price of the watch? That is just silly, same here!!

[MattinNC74]

You have no point. You're just here to stir up anti-WGA sentiment. Which means you're either trolling here or you just like to spread misery to good people.

[KiheiLawyer]

A battery is an important part of a Rolex watch. BUT the battery will have little, if any, effect on the successful sale of that watch. That same battery in a $2 watch works just as hard and is just as important, but doesn't improve the fact that the Rolex will sell for $10,000. Same with most movie/shows and the writers! Should the battery company charge more to Rolex than to Timex? Should the battery get a commission on the sale price of the watch? That is just silly, same here!!

[KiheiLawyer]

My point is that if you asked 99.99% of ANYONE who these people are, they would not know. BECAUSE of that fact alone, PROVES that the writer doesn't make a movie more or less successful (and don't come back with the whole very famous writer names blah, blah). Movies and shows (other than the rare fee) do NOT sell because of the writer!!