"I defend the right for some people to express offense at a joke as strongly as I do the right for that joke to be in a film," Howard said. That said, Howard admitted he enjoys stirring the pot and welcomes discussion and debate. "It is a slight moment in 'The Dilemma' meant to demonstrate an aspect of our lead character's personality, and we never expected it to represent our intentions or the point of view of the movie or those of us who made it." He tries to do what's right but sometimes falls short. "Our lead character of Ronny Valentine has a mouth that sometimes gets him into trouble and he definitely flirts with the line of what's OK to say. ![]() ![]() Vince Vaughn's "electric cars are gay" joke may have been cut from the trailer for "The Dilemma," but director Ron Howard says it's staying in the movie.ĭespite public outcry from both GLAAD and CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, who declared the words insensitive and harmful, Howard told the Los Angeles Times, "I believe in sensitivity but not censorship."Īnd so viewers will hear the offending line uttered when the film arrives in theaters in January.
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