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Adam Sandler's controversial "Ridiculous 6" debuts on Netflix

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By Jennifer Brett
Dec 11, 2015

Adam Sandler's comedy "Ridiculous 6," which sparked controversy well ahead of its launch date over its portrayal of Native Americans, is now streaming on Netflix.

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Native actor Loren Anthony walked off the set early in production.

Bruce Klinekole, an Apache who was to be the movie's Native American cultural consultant, parted ways after he " objected to the Netflix production's repeated gross misrepresentations of Apache culture, dangerous bow-and-arrow scenes involving inexperienced actors, and being denied the chance to even speak to Adam Sandler," according to an interview with Indian Country Today Media Network.

Not everyone agreed.

Perhaps everyone can agree on that last point. The trailer does indeed suggest that the movie lives up to its "ridiculous" billing. Here it is:

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