Fox News Gets Slammed In New 20th Century Fox Movie Vampires Suck

Is Fox News like…a vampire?

That’s one of the jokes in the parody movie Vampires Suck, which was released last weekend by News Corp.-owned movie company 20th Century Fox.

The line comes when one character is trying to explain to the main character why vampires are so dangerous. “They’re evil blood suckers who only care about themselves and their own narrow-minded view of the world,” says the character. “Sort of like Fox News.”

In a movie that makes fun of everyone from Lady Gaga to the Black Eyed Peas, and skewers the Twilight franchise and its hardcore fans, it’s hard to take anything any of the characters say too seriously. But considering Fox News and 20th Century Fox are under the same News Corp. umbrella, it’s a little surprising to see such a blatant political shot.

For what it’s worth, Vampires Suck opened as the #2 movie of the weekend, despite getting a 5% Rotten Tomatoes rating (that’s not good).

The line hasn’t affected Fox News’ promotion of the movie. There’s this FoxNews.com interview with the star of the movie, and below is a FoxNews.com entertainment segment about it:

(via, via – the exact line may be a slight variation of the one above)

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