Would you edit Mickey Rooney out of Breakfast at Tiffany's?

I'm against messing with classics in any form in pretty much most cases. George Lucas SGI editions of vintage Star Wars made me puke. Yet is there another case in movie history when a movie so great was spoiled by a character so cheesy and horrible? Given the modern technology would you replace Rooney's "japanese" with just an annoying angry man next door. He could be asian or not, just not this ugly and frankly horribly performed and overplayed cartoon.

 

Hahahahha! Yeah, he's the worst in that movie. Funny post!

 

I'd say he's the only truly bad thing about this wonderful classic. Hence the post

 

Here's another we should erase.

 

1) I only object to the performance being so terrible, not the "yellowface" aspect. I don't object to yellowface or blackface in themselves. Would you cut Brando out of Teahouse Of The August Moon? This happens to be one of his most interesting and significant performances, showing he was adept at light comedy.

2) I don't especially care for BAT in the first place. Aside from "Moon River" and the opening scene with Hepburn dragging her mink around the New York streets, it's nothing special IMHO.

 

No, you're stuck with him.

 

No, but I wish we could edit him out of A Midsummer Night's Dream (1935). His braying laughter is very, very annoying. It would be one of my ATFs if not for him.

 

To learn from our mistakes, we must first acknowledge our mistakes. By erasing it people can pretend it never happened.

 

Political correctness makes me want to vomit.

 

I don't have a PC problem with Rooney's character or his character's nationality. I don't care if he would be japanese, american or russian. I have a good taste problem with what was absolutely horrible, cringe inducing make up and acting. Worst Bollywood movies feature better acting than that. And all this in one of the finest movies of all time. Talk about sore finger sticking out.

 

cant learn from the past by erasing it. Easily the worst part of a great movie, but i wouldn't edit it out.

 

He's terrible, but no.

 

No.

Don't be a George Lucas.

 

indubitably...

 

NO...move on to a better future for all without the PC police on our shoulder...

 

If you two are joking ..... cute.

If you're serious, righteousness over past prejudice can be just as bad as the prejudice itself. We cannot change the past and should not try. Learn, move forward and lighten up.

 

Why the prejudice against Bollywood? Just sayin'.

 

Agreed!! Dont change the past, thats cheating folks of true history.

 

No, anymore than you should edit out slavery from Gone with the Wind. No question, it's in terrible taste (and it's not very funny, then or now), but it's what was done historically in the film. Removing it out is like ripping pages out of a published novel for fear it might offend modern sensibilities.

 

I'd edit Mickey Rooney out of my consciousness if I could.

 

I always loved Dana Carvey's impression of Mickey Rooney...

 

Me, I'm joking. But even as a kid way back when BAT came out I thought Mickey Rooney gave the stupidest performance of all time. I couldn't believe how awful and corny that role was. I don't really like Mickey Rooney in general. I know he's an icon, but so was Donald O'Conner and I could never stand that annoying idiot, either. And Jerry Lewis... oye. He's like a nightmare, he's so bad. He was good when he was young, but grown up and without Dean he was awful. Oh, wait a minute, I forgot one of my all-time favorites! Red Buttons! There's another one I one I would love to bring out the giant eraser on! Someone brought up Brando in "Tea House." Sorry, great actor, but that's another stinker. We need a thread of worst performances by great actors. The reason I'd want to erase these roles is the same reason I'd like to erase 90 percent of all reality tv shows.... they're just so f$%^& awful they're insulting. Yeah, Mickey Rooney, Donald O'Conner and Red Buttons. They're my holy trio of annoying. Whenever they show up in a movie, it suddenly seems to stink.

 

But without Jerry Lewis, we wouldn't have Bobby Bittman.

 

Folks, I have to repeat my post from a while ago:


I don't have a PC problem with Rooney's character or his character's nationality. I don't care if he was japanese, american or russian. I have a good taste problem with what was absolutely horrible, cringe inducing make up and acting.

 

Might as well edit out George Peppard and make it a Audrey Hepburn love fest. Saying that I hate old movies with non pc attitudes, really irks me, no doubt offends others.