Jessica Lynch Movie

[GalvestonDuck]

Honestly, they could have thought of a more original title than "Saving Jessica Lynch" (at least that's what I've read that it's going to be called).

Anyway, apparently Canadian actress Laura Regan from the horror movie, "They" is cast in the role of Jessica.

Any thoughts? I've already heard some questioning why a Canadian is playing an American hero. I'm sure it's not the first time. But is she fitting for the role?

[JetMaxx]

I just wonder why the press and media won't just leave Jessica alone. I discontinued my website in her honor over a week ago....BECAUSE Jessica said she wanted to get back to a normal life; didn't wish to be a celebrity with a spotlight glaring on her 24/7. She didn't ask me to end my website, but I'm a gentleman (not a groupie or stalker), and understand perfectly the more her name and face are on the internet, the less privacy and normalcy she'll have in her life.

Jessica wants to continue healing from her inuries and resume her life...go to college and earn her degree. She still wants to be a teacher. Her little sister Brandi is going to college with her....she'll be there for support...they'll be there for each other.

This movie will only delay Jessica's return to a normal life...and cause her unneccesary stress and likely harrassment (I've been utterly shocked at the hatred displayed toward her on the internet in recent days...demands for her medals to be taken away; blogs, forums, and even several columnists calling her "a fraud", "liar", "illiterate hillbilly"...one blog called her a murderer; even calls for her and other 507th members to be court-martialed for "dereliction of duty", "and negligence that caused deaths of Sgt Dowdy and other soldiers"

IMO the sooner Jessica Lynch's name and face is out of the news and off the internet...the better for her, and IMHO the safer she'll be (there are some real crazies out there. I recieved three death threats just because of my small website in honor of Jessi and those who rescued her; and several requests for personal information about Jessica from sick perverts that would boggle your mind :o :o

[grentz7721]

That movie shouldn't have been made. This wouldn't suprise PFC
Jessica Lynch and her parents. The parents told the Media last month(?)
that a movie shouldn't be made about her. I wouldn't go and see it.

[southerngale]

This movie will only delay Jessica's return to a normal life...and cause her unneccesary stress and likely harrassment (I've been utterly shocked at the hatred displayed toward her on the internet in recent days...demands for her medals to be taken away; blogs, forums, and even several columnists calling her "a fraud", "liar", "illiterate hillbilly"...one blog called her a murderer; even calls for her and other 507th members to be court-martialed for "dereliction of duty", "and negligence that caused deaths of Sgt Dowdy and other soldiers"

You've GOT to be kidding!!! Unbelievable!

[streetsoldier]

As I understand it, the movie will focus far less on Jessi (because the writers don't have her side of the story) and will focus primarily on the actions of the Iraqi lawyer who tipped off the Marines about her location, went back to the hospital and drew detailed maps for them to repatriate her.

I'm not familiar with the Canadian actress previously mentioned; but at least they didn't give the part to Britney Spears! :o

[JetMaxx]

You've GOT to be kidding!!! Unbelievable!

I wish I was joking....but it's worse than I can describe here Kelly. Go to Google advanced search and type in "Jessica Lynch"...or "She is no hero"...and check out a few of the sites....it will both sadden and anger you.

I've recieved death threats, and hate mail because of my former site....I was called every name in the book. A friend of mine (gospel singer Eric Horner) who wrote a song in Jessica's honor received all types of hate mail....and a couple web blogs have sprung up that spout hate and vulgarity about Eric AND his wife Debby (and her first husband was a U.S. marine sgt killed in the 1983 terrorist attack in Beirut -- they even make fun of his death

Other webmasters that have sites in honor of Jessica have recieved hate mail....even a friend in Louisiana who's a family man with several kids he prominently displays on the website, a martial arts champion, and who's dad is a former POW.
Another website I visit and is dedicated to Jessica with a message forum is banning an average of two posters a day...some with names like "Jessi_is_no_Hero" and "Jessica_Lynch_should_die".

I'll admit I was shocked at the reaction to my website. It was hacked into THREE times....and they left hateful messages scrawled across the screen like "Jessica is a WH##E" I was appalled and totally stunned at the hatred....and never expected it.
Keep in mind this was a webtv personal homepage that averaged ONLY 15 hits a day...not one that was popular on the search engines.

Why I say the quicker Jessica's name and face are out of the spotlight, the safer she'll be. I don't know if these crazies are jealous of her publicity, anti-war, have other agenda's (against women in the army)....or are just insane.

Kelly, I've seen messages posted in the past two days stating "It was Jessica's own fault. She was just a stupid hick that can't drive" (and it's a known now fact that Lori Piestewa was driving the vehicle, AND the Humvee was hit by a RPG). The references that make me the angriest are those that refer to Jessica as "ignorant welfare trash" and "illiterate hillbilly" (I also recieved emails calling my late mother a "dead hillbilly hick" and my sisters "hillbilly sluts"

One fool actually has started a petition drive to FORCE Jessica to return her bronze star and purple heart. What's even sadder? The fool claims to be a former serviceman...I hope to God he isn't. Nothing is worse than a traitor...and that's just what he is....a rotten lowlife SOB traitor.

Let me tell you.....my family is very relieved I ended my site. They were afraid some idiot would blow my head off....one of the death threats came from a pay phone in Cleveland, Tennessee...just 90 miles from here :o :o :o

[ameriwx2003]

I can't believe some of these people. Jeesica just wants to be left alone, so the media should leave her alone. The people who malign her and say she deserved it are idiots, Things like that happen in the fog of war( ambushed convoy). She was serving her country and we should be proud of her along with the thousands of other men and women serving our country. Its so easy for the armchair generals to be critical. People should be proud of her and all the men and women who serve this country

[southerngale]

Well Perry, I didn't really think about it before, but I'm sure some of those idiots who are bad-mouthing Jessica and the marine who was killed in the terrorist attack in Beirut are probably terrorists themselves and they hate America. I guess??!! That or they're just insane!

I'm not going to do the search...I'll take your word for it and I don't need to see it. Some people are just cruel...sadly, it'll always be that way.

Jessica certainly doesn't deserve any of that crap though...she is a real hero...all of our troops are!

[JetMaxx]

Every man and woman that wears that uniform and defends America is a hero to me.

What those morons that emailed me didn't seem to realize is my website was made BECAUSE Jessica was badly hurt. It didn't matter to me how she got hurt so badly, just the fact she was injured is WHY I made the site. I wasn't trying to put Jessica on a pedestal above others that fought in the war, or any war.

If Jessica hadn't been injured, I would have never created a website....and only did AFTER learning on April 3 how bad she was hurt; that her back was fractured, she might never walk again; and that she'd been slapped by an Iraqi while lying helpless in a hospital bed. My only motive was compassion....not to make her the ONLY hero -- just to make her feel better.

In retrospect, my website was a "GET WELL JESSICA" card...and know from her brother's email she was thrilled by it (said it "was so cool", and "tell Perry thanks"
It served it's purpose, and now that she wants out of the media spotlight, why I deleted it.

Will I ever meet Jessica Lynch? It's possible, but IMO very doubtful. I have no plans to ever visit West Virginia.....and meeting her is not why I made the site (which some idiots still don't seem to believe).

I feel both very privileged and honored to have met CWO and former POW Ronald Young Jr. If I am ever likewise fortunate enough to meet Jessica, I'll be just as professional as when I met Ron....and just as honored.

[ameriwx2003]

d@MN RIGHT. Every man and woman who has worn the uniform is a hero

[azskyman]

In America we are in desperate search for a real hero. Nope, it's definitely not Kobe. Not Sammy (the cork) Sosa. Certainly not Mike Tyson. Sports figures keep showing their real selves.

So we turn to actors and actresses. Notice the huge affection for Arnold in California. Maybe that's where we'll find the hero we need.

Short of overblown egos and manufactured smiles, we can't seem to find someone with the right balance of innocence, yet strength and commitment against the forces of evil.

Until Jessica.

I can't fault the media and the population for endearing themselves to her story...at least what we know of it so far. Since 9/11 we are in desperate search for truth and soul....under a tender skin, not a hardened one.

Jessica will never see herself as others try to see and portray her. And she is too young to understand the endearment people show to her....or the anger and resentment...or whatever emotion they may feel.

Tastefully done, such a story has potential. There are still plenty of great movies about WW II and a handful of good ones about Vietnam that were able to mix truth and fiction without desensitizing us or overplaying those wars.

Unfortunately...in spite of all this, I find it hard to believe that a filmmaker will not be tempted to stray into the dark hallways of that hospital in an attempt to lure people to the ticket booth. For Jessica's sake...and for the sake of those who lost their lives there, I hope that does not come to pass.

[JetMaxx]

Oh I agree Steve. Jessica may not be the "hillbilly hick" some jerks try to convey on the internet, but she is a shy girl from a small town. She didn't join the army, or go to Iraq to become famous or the object of media attention, and I honestly believe it's been overwhelming to her.

I've never been shy a day in my life, always outgoing; am from the suburb of a major city (Jessica's first shopping mall experience was at age 17; while mine was as an infant)...and I was on local radio and television as a teenager (as a gospel drummer, and preached on dad's radio show). At age 19 or 20, what has happened to Jessica during the past 4 1/2 months would have been very overwhelming to me.

If I were critically injured as she was....partially paralyzed, both my legs broken; then to realize that millions of Americans either loved or loathed me would have totally stunned me...left me speechless.
I doubt I'd done as good a job at the news conference as Jessica did on the 22nd. She apparently has nerves of steel I lack, and will readily admit it.

Now she just wants to be left alone...and I don't blame her a bit. I would be the same way...even today in my 40's (I would do everything in my power legally to stop a movie from airing with my name or likeness in it).

[nystate]

I agree, Jessica IS a hero, just like every other man and woman serving their country is...the thing that bothers me most is the special treatment...why can't every POW have a chopper ride home? What about the other heroes that we haven't heard about? Like the soldier who lost both legs while trying to rescue his friend? This story was not on the news, but from personal contacts I know it is true...I'm sure there are many other stories like this...

[southerngale]

I didn't know she had even made a deal.


Pfc. Lynch withdraws cooperation for movie

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch has reportedly pulled out of a proposed deal with NBC for a television movie about her ordeal during the war in Iraq.

The New York Times said the Thursday decision followed by just one day an agreement between network executives and Lynch that would have paid her an undisclosed fee for her participation in the movie, which is due to start production in two weeks.

But the Times said Lynch family members scuttled those plans Thursday, announcing they want her authorized story told first in a book to be published before the end of the year.

NBC executives declined comment, but one executive told the newspaper the network was disappointed.

The network announced Wednesday it had chosen a Canadian actress, Laura Regan, to play Lynch in its planned original movie.

[JetMaxx]

I agree, Jessica IS a hero, just like every other man and woman serving their country is...the thing that bothers me most is the special treatment...why can't every POW have a chopper ride home?

Does it also bother you that former POW Ronald Young Jr has recieved special treatment? I live in Douglasville, Georgia....Ron's hometown; so I know everything about his return home.

Ron didn't recieve a chopper ride home from Fort Hood. Instead Ron and his family flew FIRST CLASS from Texas to Atlanta as COMPLIMENTARY GUESTS of Delta Airlines. I'd take that over a National Guard chopper ride ANYDAY

[nystate]

I agree, Jessica IS a hero, just like every other man and woman serving their country is...the thing that bothers me most is the special treatment...why can't every POW have a chopper ride home?

Does it also bother you that former POW Ronald Young Jr has recieved special treatment? I live in Douglasville, Georgia....Ron's hometown; so I know everything about his return home.

Ron didn't recieve a chopper ride home from Fort Hood. Instead Ron and his family flew FIRST CLASS from Texas to Atlanta as COMPLIMENTARY GUESTS of Delta Airlines. I'd take that over a National Guard chopper ride ANYDAY

Sure, it bothers me a little bit. I think every POW should get something special, they are all heroes.

[JetMaxx]

Sure, it bothers me a little bit. I think every POW should get something special, they are all heroes.

Well, it's certainly not Jessica's fault. She and her family have made it crystal clear they want to be left alone. Jessica didn't come on tv begging for medals, praise, gifts, or publicity (i.e.- tv movie)....she was in a foreign country serving her country, doing her duty when circumstances beyond her control changed her life forever. All she wants now is to recover, go to college, and resume a normal life. Unfortunately due to her injuries, and the publicity generated by the media....I honestly wonder if that's possible.

Jessica's injuries are so severe and debilitating her younger sister Brandi was granted a request to be allowed out of her army enlistment. Why? In order for her to attend college with Jessi and be of assistance -- because Jessi will likely attend college in a wheelchair