Monica cut from Clinton movie

New York Post ^ | May 25, 2010 | Michael Shain

[Zakeet]

The new HBO movie "The Special Relationship" -- about the friendship between Bill Clinton and Britain's Tony Blair -- is missing something: a scene about Monica Lewinsky.

The scene that showed Bill telling Hillary for the first time about his affair with Monica Lewinsky was shot but cut from the film at the last moment, according to actress Hope Davis, who plays the former First Lady in the movie.

"It felt very strange trying to shoot it," Davis told the celebrity-news Web site becksmithhollywood.com. "It was a very uncomfortable feeling."

[Red Badger]

It’s hard to get an entire film crew in a small bathroom..............

[a fool in paradise]

Time-Life-Warner-Turner’s HBO channel presentation.

They also did one on the 2000 election recount and released it on the eve of the 2008 election.

I loathe the Pravda Media.

[Anti-Bubba182]

HBO is on its knees to the left. This is no surprise coming from Bill Maher’s network.

[Grizzled Bear]

She looks like a younger, chubby version of that “Progressive Insurance” girl.

[Obadiah]

Obviously you fail to grasp how pop culture works.

[Old Grumpy]

“In the end, it was not included, which was smart on their part,” Davis says.”I felt, the less said, the better.”

Sure. ONLY when it applies to ol’ Slick.

[In Maryland]

Well, it would have been a purely fictional scene anyway. She knew worse than that about her "dear hubbie" - she was probably P.O.'d that he hadn't hidden it better!

It would have been as fictional as Reagan saying "They that live by the sword, die by the sword" about Aids patients. Of course, that did get left in the movie, didn't it?

[irishjuggler]

actress Hope Davis, who plays the former First Lady in the movie.

Oh, yeah, dead-on casting. And who plays Helen Thomas in this flick? Penelope Cruz?

[RichInOC]

Okay, how do you make a movie about Bubba, call it “The Special Relationship”, and not discuss Monica?

[BikerJoe]

HBO is on its knees to the left.

Then they won't get in the way. Monica is on her knees to the center. PLACES EVERYBODY!!!!

[stuartcr]

I guess so, I didn’t realize one should take everything on tv as gospel or even accurate. I’m sure hardly anyone that watches it, will remember Monica and wonder why she’s not mentioned.

[stuartcr]

Yeah, and no one even knew what was going on, right? Did that tv movie change anything?

[LucyT]

. . . . Linda Tripp:

[chris_bdba]

What a shame since it is the one thing Clinton will always be remembered for. His name isn’t BJ for nothing!

[Candor7]

Whats wrong, didn't Davis have any knee pads on set for the Monica stand in??

Utopian A$$ HATS! ( "I felt strange shooting it," Buahahahahahaha! More redefined no blue dress history.)

That means the real movie has not yet been made. We'll have another go with a Musical Comedy, "Blowin' In The Wind".

(Cue Pete Seiger " How many roads must a ........")

[freekitty]

No way. The man is a rapist.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

“It felt very strange trying to shoot it,”

Aw you faint heart slackers! All you needed to show as Arafat in the garden waiting, and Clinton making all sorts of happy faces in his office, kind of like the podium scene in POLICE ACADEMY.

[wbill]

You know that we’re in trouble when our current president makes Bill Clinton look statesman-like.

[ElkGroveDan]

"It felt very strange trying to shoot it," Davis told the celebrity-news Web site becksmithhollywood.com. "It was a very uncomfortable feeling."

...throwing lamps and ashtrays while screaming obscenities is very difficult to do," added Davis.