Posted by t o m at 550-0018067189.jhoc1.jhmi.edu on August 07, 2002 at 16:11:21:
All I want to know is: How come the film is not being mentioned as starring (or even co-starring, for the love of God) Mr. Samuel Jackson?
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Religious Jews Protest Affleck Film on El Al Plane
Wed Aug 7,12:57 PM ET
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Angry Ultra-Orthodox Jews covered a movie screen with blankets on an El Al flight from Zurich earlier this week in protest at the film "Changing Lanes," starring Ben Affleck, which they found offensive.
A spokeswoman for Israel's national carrier El Al said the incident lasted only a few minutes and was resolved by the captain who decided to cut short the in-flight screening during the flight to Tel Aviv Sunday.
Israel's Ma'ariv daily quoted passengers as saying a group of ultra-Orthodox Jews screamed at and insulted the flight crew when they refused to turn off the movie.
Amateur video footage showed a group of ultra-Orthodox women covering the screen with blankets and arguing with passengers who wanted to watch the film -- an action thriller about a lawyer and a businessman involved in a car crash.
El Al issued a statement apologizing for the "unpleasantness experienced by all the passengers."
Ultra-Orthodox Jews eschew television and films which depict lifestyles and dress they consider to be immodest and offensive.