A group of 17 members of the Ramapough Lunaape Nation Tribe – many with the last name DeGroat or Van Dunk – are suing “Out of the Furnace” filmmakers, including writer/director Scott Cooper and Relativity Media, for what they say is a defamatory depiction of their clan that’s caused them pain and embarrassment. “Furnace” stars Christian Bale as a man tangling with a gang of “inbreds” in the deep, hilly forests of New Jersey, including a ringleader named Harlan DeGroat (played by Woody Harrelson) and another gangster named Dwight Van Dunk (played by Bobby Wolfe). Of the 17 defendants, eight are...
- 12/24/2013
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
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