The Hollywood conspiracies

Some people believe that Hollywood is bent on corrupting our minds or controlling us by means of movies. One theory is that Hollywood promotes things that are not healthy for us, such as pornography, violence, drugs, and of lately, homosexuality, communism, and ultra-liberal ideology. The other theory is that Hollywood has inserted hidden meaning into many otherwise innocent movies.

The first theory is strange to me because most movies reflect or mimic the ills of society. Hollywood didn't invent pornography, the ancient Greeks did. They certainly didn't invent violence. That's been a part of humanity since the beginning. Drugs were around before Hollywood and homosexuality is a life choice not a bane to society, unless you're part of the religious right. The House Committee on Un-American Activities tried to eliminate communism associated with Hollywood in the 1940's. And, Ultra-liberal agendas have been countered by Ultra-Conservative ploys.

No matter what art form you discuss, people are going to dissect it to discern a political or religious meaning, and movies are definitely ripe for this because it is a main cultural media.
However, that's not where the crazy conspiracy theories lie. It's allegedly in hidden content. I already discussed some of this in subliminal conspiracies. I think some of the radical theories are more fun.

The top ten conspiracies about Hollywood movies are:

There was a Munchkin hanging in the Wizard of Oz. This is supposedly seen in the forest background as Dorothy and her troop go down the Yellow Brick Road. The theory is that a dwarf actor committed suicide because his advances on an actress were rejected. It turns out that the image is really a live bird or, more likely, a dolly left by a stagehand.

That Clint Eastwood's dad is Stan Laurel. Where do they come up with this crap? Clint Eastwood's parents were normal people and had nothing to do with Hollywood.

Nicholas Cage is a vampire and has been around for almost 150 years. Someone found an old photograph from 1870 that resembles Cage. This is really nuts, but some of this was a ploy to help his career. I know that Cage appears to be extreme at times, but he's not a vampire.

The CIA killed James Dean. This is a typical conspiracy theory and the CIA is usually the bad guys. Supposedly they did it because he represented a rebellion against authority and he was a troublemaker. The CIA was implemented in J.F.K's assassination, so this is a spillover.

Andy Kaufman is alive. Okay, I missed this one in my Alive conspiracy post. The reason for this theory is because Andy told many of his friends that he wanted to fake his death and then return in 20 years, which would have been 2004. Kaufman was a strange, unconventional comedian and he had weird ideas, but evidently, this was only one of his fantasies.

Saddam Hussain owned a Stargate, you know one like in the 'StarGate' movie or TV series. This is another fantasy idea that can't be true because the technology is science fiction not science fact.

Marisa Tomei, best supporting actress in the movie 'My Cousin Vinny' won an Oscar. Some think that the reason she won is because the Illuminati intervened in the process. The reason that people think her award was contrived is because the movie was not typical for promoting a best supporting actress Oscar. Whatever!

Stanley Kubrick faked the Moon Landings. I already discussed this one.

Bruce Lee was an undercover cop. There are plenty of conspiracy theories connected to Bruce Lee, but this one is a little far fetched. Bruce was certainly very skilled in the Martial Arts, but only his fans have fantasies about him.

Randy Quid and his Wife are insane. Quaid had done some very strange things and was banned from the Actors' Equity Association for abusing fellow performers in the Broadway musical 'Lone Star Love'. Both Quaid and his wife have unearthed several conspiracy theories, including that idea the David Carradine's death was the work of the 'Star Whackers', a group of crazies that kill stars and make it look like they committed suicide or suffered an accident. Really?

I must admit that these conspiracies are very weird and unique, but then again, Hollywood produces zany people and crazy ideas. It's the land of sugarcoated fantasy!

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