Here’s one for you: there’s a biopic of President Ronald Reagan in the works for the big screen, says THR.com. The feature film, titled Reagan and sporting a $30 million
production budget, is set for release late next year and will be
based on two best-selling biographies of the 40th U.S. president by
Paul Kengor: The Crusader and God and Ronald Reagan. Mark Joseph, who optioned the books four years ago, is co-producing
with Ralph Winter and Jonas McCord wrote the script.
The film would start with the 1981 assassination attempt and tell RR’s story through flashback. Aside from the almost getting plugged by a Jodie Foster nutbag uber-groupie scenario, that sounds very similar to a recent Oliver Stone biopic about another two-term Republican honcho. Coincidentally, if you’ll recall, Dubya’s portrayer’s pop did a stint as Ronny in a little-heralded 2003 miniseries. But reportedly, this version would have little in common with that depiction.
I remember the Reagan days, although at the time I wasn’t really old enough to be be concerned with the particulars of the economics beyond the fact that the ’80s seemed to be a lot less shitty than the previous decade. Of course that ended up being at the expense of the deficit and the lower class; but hey, omelet and eggs, right? I’d actually be interested in checking this out. Along with his acting early years, there’s a lot to be mined from Reagan’s presidency. From the Air Traffic Controller’s Strike, to the Cold War, Lebanon and Grenada, “Star Wars”, Savings and Loan, War on Drugs to Iran-Contra. The fact that Reagan is the only Republican president of the last half century with which GOP candidates can even mention in a speech (and they love to do it) also says something. And, as Nino Brown put it, you had to rob to get rich in the Reagan Era.
No word on a director nor actors as of yet. Think Josh Brolin would be interested in another go-round in the oval office? Ronny’s middle name did begin with “W” after all…
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Too bad Phil Hartman's no longer around.
Yay, another movie blaming the problems of the country on white people.
It's not white people's fault. It's rich people's fault. The ethnic makeup of that economic class is largely beside the point.
I always thought 20/20 vision would force even the morons to acknowledge Reagan's greatness. No such luck, I guess. Still morons.
Lenny, it's nice to know that other people with the same views as me visit this site.
I loved it when he funded right-wing death squads in Central America. You know, the guys who raped those nuns.
I especially liked when he did a secret deal to sell arms to the Islamic extremists in Iran, provided they kept their US hostages prisoner so he could use it as an election prop until Carter was out of office. Classy guy.
I can imagine Mr. Oliver's flop sweat as he realized he'd need a dig on Reagan or he wouldn't appear hip, although he admits he was barely cognizant of politics at the time. I admire someone who does what he's told. Reagan was flawed but it would be interesting to see a movie that could deliver the good with the bad. I have little hope.
Reagan was the biggest fuck up of a president america ever had next to Dubya. His policies screwed the common american back in the 80's and till this day continue to screw the common american. But americans still love the moron to this day. Go public schools! Bet he was shitting his pants and wondering where the hell he was during his second term. What an imbecile.
I loved it when he bitch-slapped communism, turned the cold war around (it was a palpable weight to live under at the time) and gave many Americans hope after the shitty 70s (despite what many on this site would seem to be selling). And by the way #6, you are an idiot. He did not cut an arms deal BEFORE he was in office. You might be referring to the Iran Contra affair that was an ill-conceived way to improve relations with Iran while funneling the cash from arms sales to fund the Contras, by-passing congress. While it's still unclear if Reagan knew about it, we all sure think he did. Stupid but not even close to what you implied. Moron.
#6 get history so mind-numbingly incorrect, it had to be written by a Democrat.
Considering the huge impact they have on the rest of the planet, Americans and their politics are so fucking boring.
Democracts, Republicans, liberals, conservatives…You can't stretch your minds beyond a fuck-simple, ideological dichotomy. What happened to thinking for yourself. You're spoon fed everything and you spit it up like fat fucking babies.
I'm willing to put up with a bullshit, rightwing whitewashing of a man who fucked us into the mess of a society we got now as long as they answer one burning question: what the hell happened to Bonzo?
Ha, awesome. I'm not from the US and Reagan is pretty much considered a cartoon from the outside, but I'll go along along with the true believers here enough to ask, genuinely, who you think the Republicans should put up for nomination next? A real possibility. Someone with actual talent. Nothing idiotic like Palin or some other self promoting psycho. Who do YOU genuinely think would do good work in office?
Why do I love that New Jack City quote at the end so much? Reminds me of the days when Wesley Snipes paid taxes I guess.
To answer your question #13, I believe Mitch Daniels would be a good choice for the GOP to bring up as a candidate. He is a great spokesman for the party and pretty much balanced the budget of Indiana so that it didnt end up like California..
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