Writer J.D. Shapiro apologizes for “Battlefield Earth”

Screenwriter J.D. Shapiro graciously (and humorously) accepted a Razzie for “Worst Movie of the Decade” for his work on Battlefield Earth. He sounds like a decent guy who got screwed over, but at least he can laugh about it:

Once it was decided that I would share a writing credit, I wanted to use my pseudonym, Sir Nick Knack. I was told I couldn’t do that, because if a writer gets paid over a certain amount of money, they can’t. I could have taken my name completely off the movie, but my agent and attorney talked me out of it. There was a lot of money at stake.
Now, looking back at the movie with fresh eyes, I can’t help but be strangely proud of it. Because out of all the sucky movies, mine is the suckiest.
Battlefield Earth! If anything, I’m trying to figure out a way to bottle it and use it as birth control. I’ll make a mint!

[via Boing Boing]