# Actors Robert Davi, Frank Stallone on movies every college student should see

## 'The Goonies' actor hopes his conservative beliefs don't alienate him from movie sequel

Actor Robert Davi, who played Jake Fratelli in the 1985 cult classic, "The Goonies," shares his view on conservatives in Hollywood and how those beliefs can impact their success in the industry.

Davi and Stallone, who are both outspoken Hollywood conservatives, talked to Fox News Digital in separate interviews and suggested that any sound film culture education should start with famed Italian-American director Frank Capra.

Capra was a three-time Oscar-winning director who served as the president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1935-1939. He directed one of the most well-known movies of all time, the Christmas classic "It's a Wonderful Life." But he was also known for a slew of political dramas that packed significant meaning.

""He was brilliant – and he was a conservative his whole life," Davi told . "Now, you don't hear enough about the Frank Capra films…. There are mixed messages in all of them, but basically he's conservative. And his films like 'Meet John Doe,' 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,' ‘State of the Union’… all of his films have a political bent."





Actors James Stewart as George Bailey, and Karolyn Grimes as his daughter Zuzu, in a scene from "It's a Wonderful Life," directed by Frank Capra, 1946. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) (Getty Images)

"Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," starring Jimmy Stewart, was nominated for 11 Oscars, winning Best Original Story. In the film, Stewart plays a bright-eyed Jefferson Smith as he's appointed to the U.S. Senate. While eager to do good on behalf of the American electorate, Smith discovers his superiors are corrupt and not in government for the right reasons. The film builds up to his inspiring filibuster in the Senate chamber and is one of the most memorable scenes in movie history in which he appeals to his fellow Americans' better nature.

Davi also mentioned "Mr. Deeds Goes to Town," about small town man Longfellow Deeds, who receives a fortune when one of his relatives dies, and "State of the Union," starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn. Tracy plays aircraft tycoon Grant Matthews as he runs for political office at the urging of his girlfriend. Hepburn, who often starred opposite Tracy on the silver screen, plays his ex-wife.

"They all give an understanding of the process and the corruption in our government, back from the 1930s, '40s and late '40s when 'State of the Union' was made," Davi said.





Actors Spencer Tracy as Sam Craig and Katharine Hepburn as Tess Harding in the romantic comedy film "Woman of the Year," 1942. ((Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images))

Conservative parents have been concerned by the state of "woke" education in recent years. Davi hopes his list will give young minds a better perspective on the world. To drive his point across, Davi pointed Fox News Digital to an interview he gave to The Hill in 2011 when he was asked what issue he'd discuss with then-President Obama if given the chance.

"I would like to talk with him about the crisis in American education,"  at the time. "To help children reach their full intellectual potential, an education must include American values, civics and history. Our students must have an exceptional education that inspires them and builds upon our country’s greatness, instead of a relativistic, socialistic worldview that wants to erase what our country stands for and has accomplished. There has been a systematic approach to undermine the ‘Greatness of America’ — a pervasive hipness in denigrating our country that flatters itself as being intellectually provocative."

"America is an ideal," he later added. "A living dream that has been a beacon of hope for the world. Yes, at times, the men and women who make political decisions may be misguided and cause some to want to damn them. But if we erased America from world history, one must unequivocally agree the world would be a lesser place. Therefore, I say, 'God BLESS America!'"



Davi hopes his own conservative views don't keep him from a spot in the anticipated "Goonies" sequel, he .

"I'm concerned about it, yes," he said. "Because it's happened on other issues, other projects. And it's just, you know, I believe in free speech and not being politically correct all the time."
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