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Brigid

(17,621 posts) Wed Dec 28, 2011, 10:24 PM Dec 2011

Imagine this:

Suppose that, instead of the clown circus that is the GOP these days, they had a halfway sensible candidate who seems to be destined to be their nominee. Further suppose that some Hollywood screenwriter came up with a script that portrays the GOP field exactly as it has been over the past year or so, and took it around to te studios to try to get a movie made of it. What would happen?

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Imagine this: (Original Post) Brigid Dec 2011 OP

The script would be rejected as too unbelievable--and as unfair to a major US political party. nt tblue37 Dec 2011 #1

Funniest horror movie ever. FarLeftFist Dec 2011 #2

Or the most horrific comedy? baldguy Dec 2011 #3

Truth Stranger Than Fiction TheMastersNemesis Dec 2011 #4

The screenwriter would try for weeks for a meeting RZM Dec 2011 #5

It depends on which stars you could attach to it rucky Dec 2011 #6

Close.... Bucky Dec 2011 #8

Robin Williams as Newt Gingrich! Brigid Dec 2011 #9

Doubt they'd do a sympathetic Republican movie like that. Are you talking about Huntsman? Bucky Dec 2011 #7

tblue37

(65,336 posts)

1. The script would be rejected as too unbelievable--and as unfair to a major US political party. nt

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 10:44 PM

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FarLeftFist

(6,161 posts)

2. Funniest horror movie ever.

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 10:47 PM

Dec 2011

baldguy

(36,649 posts)

3. Or the most horrific comedy?

Reply to FarLeftFist (Reply #2)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 10:52 PM

Dec 2011

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)

4. Truth Stranger Than Fiction

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 10:54 PM

Dec 2011

It is politically like the "Nightmare On Elm Street". They are all Freddie Kruggers.

RZM

(8,556 posts)

5. The screenwriter would try for weeks for a meeting

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 10:56 PM

Dec 2011

Finally they would get five minutes with a 28 year old 'vice president' who would say:

'I think it's got potential. We'll be in touch. Let's do lunch sometime'

rucky

(35,211 posts)

6. It depends on which stars you could attach to it

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 11:00 PM

Dec 2011

Alec Baldwin as Rick Perry
Simon Pegg as Rick Santorum
Kathleen Turner as Michelle Bachmann
Newt Gingrich is a tough one. Is Brian Dennehey still alive?
Pizza Guy as himself.

Bucky

(53,998 posts)

8. Close....

Reply to rucky (Reply #6)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 11:06 PM

Dec 2011

Denzel was born to play Herman Cain. I think I'd have Glenn Close as Bachmann and (sit down for this one) Robin Williams as Newt.

Brigid

(17,621 posts)

9. Robin Williams as Newt Gingrich!

Reply to Bucky (Reply #8)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 11:42 PM

Dec 2011

If you could get him, that alone would be sure to get the movie made!

Bucky

(53,998 posts)

7. Doubt they'd do a sympathetic Republican movie like that. Are you talking about Huntsman?

Reply to Brigid (Original post)

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 11:04 PM

Dec 2011

Or are you talking about Alan Alda from the last season of West Wing? Anyway, the problem with this movie is the utter lack of plausible antagonists. Perry & Romney are flat stereotypes, Bachmann is a bad Palin rip off, and Gingrich is a villain lacking in any moral complexity--remember that all the best movie villains have to at least believe they're doing the right thing in order to be plausible.

If I were a Republican and I read this script, I'd be insulted by Hollywood's pathological hatred of Republicans as revealed by this movie's ugly, unsympathetic type casting. I mean, seriously, a Republican front runner who advocates repealing child labor laws and openly touts family values despite being twice divorced? Give me a break!

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