Ronald Reagan Biopic Planned

The Hollywood Reporter ^ | September 7, 2010 | Paul Bond

[purplelobster]

“I was of the opinion that at best he was a bad actor and at worst a clown,” McCord said.”

Well, this looks like another hatchet job. I recall the last Reagan biopic starred Mr. Barbra Streisand as Ron. History will look kindly on Ron despite the hundreds of millions of dollars that Hollywood spends desperately trying to convince otherwise. McCord sounds like just another petty little man.

[bigbob]

So I guess Gingrich and his wife’s little movie wasn’t the last word?

[BenLurkin]

“Looks like another hatchet job”

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[kb2614]

"Only in Hollywood could you make an insulting, condescending movie about a much-loved historical figure, hire an actor who loathes the man, watch it flop and then somehow conclude that Americans don't want to see a movie about him," Joseph said. "I watched Americans line up and wait for 10 hours for the simple privilege of passing by his closed casket. They love this man."

Sounds like this Joseph guy might be alright.

[onyx]

You signed-up to post this.

What’s your opinion on the proposed film?

Have you seen the script?

This McCord’s quote seems to be in the past tense “was”.

He “was” of the opiniion.

[onyx]

That’s my thinking too.

[skintight buffoonery]

McCord describes Reagan's childhood as "a surreal Norman Rockwell painting with his alcoholic Catholic father, devout Christian mother, Catholic brother and ever-changing boarders the family took in." That's not remotely "surreal". Hollywood somehow can't portray a normal average upbringing or family as just that. His parents were Christians, like most people, and his Dad was an alcoholic - everyone knows an alcoholic or two in their family.

[FrdmLvr]

And we waited over an hour in a line that nearly snaked out of the precinct just to VOTE for him in 1980! In a BLUE COLLAR neighborhood, in a UAW town! Reagan was loved!

[exist]

By the time they’re done with him, Ronald Reagan will have been a drug addict, homophobe, racist, etc. etc.

[Lakeshark]

Until I hear different from someone I trust, I'm going with "hatchet job".

I could be wrong, but over 95% of Hollywood is driven by libs, so it's a likely outcome.

[onyx]

If the producers want to make money, they’ll do it right.
One bad review and they’re sunk. We’re already sour on Marxist Hollywood.

[correctthought]

Oh, I just can imagine this now......

[Lakeshark]

Perhaps, but I think not yet.

Most reviewers are still libs, and one or two bad ones won't hurt if all the rest are saying how great a movie it is......subtext: Reagan is a warmongering moron.......

[montag813]

WHY THE HELL AREN'T WE DOING THIS FILM? WE CAN'T RAISE $30 MILLION? MARK LEVIN SHOULD SPEARHEAD SUCH AN EFFORT. WHO NEEDS HOLLYWOOD?

[onyx]

One review from one of our people or Rush and the film goes down in flames.

[Dilbert San Diego]

The liberals and gay activists blame Reagan for the spread of AIDS. They say he didn’t do enough to fight AIDS. So they already think he’s homophobic and racist and sexist and everything.

[Lazlo in PA]

They will make it another 50/50 good/bad so that the new generation of nitwits who have not lived through those great years will have false half truths to slander him with. More progressive BS lying garbage from the same industry that brought you Che, Green Zone, The Mask II, JFK, Fahrenheit 911, Flashdance...

[LS]

If it is based on Paul Kengor’s books, it would be nearly impossible to make it a bad or unflattering movie. Kengor is the best Reagan biographer out there-—and he is not, strictly speaking, a biographer. I use his “The Crusader” in all my modern U.S. history classes.

[Lakeshark]

Not to beat a dead horse, but Mikey Moore does pretty well without us.

Avatar is a good example of a recent moveie panned by several conservatives that was a block buster.

I don't think conservatives have a lot of sway with the box office yet.