Quaid, Moore and Sheen Suit Up for Clinton Movie No One Asked For

Posted by Dr. Cole Abaius (cole.abaius@filmschoolrejects.com) on March 25, 2009

Clinton Blair Clinton Quaid Sheen Moore Rinse Repeat

There was a time when filmmakers and producers could spot cultural trends with a deft eye, realizing when a subject was still compelling or when it had become so over-saturated in the public eye that it lost its bid to become the Democratic Presidential nominee. I’m not sure when that time was – probably from 1:32pm – 3:47pm on March 22nd, 1987. But I wish that brief two hours had lasted so that producers could see that a(nother) movie about the Clintons is about as welcomed as a rectal tax audit.

But I’m torn, friends, because this sobering news about Dennis Quaid and Julianne Moore playing both respective halves of Billary also comes with the news that Michael Sheen will be playing Tony Blair. For the third time. That’s right folks! He went for the trifecta!

If it hadn’t been for Ioan Gruffudd taking the part in W., Sheen could have been Blair four times. If Sheen’s career ever drops off, he’s got a lot of options as a Blair body-double or in the former-heads-of-state-themed strip club that’s just down Congress here in Austin.

According to ComingSoon, the film The Special Relationship, which sounds as cravenly sexual as befits the characters, will focus on the dramatics between the newly elected President and the newly elected Prime Minister as they attempt to work together, share candlelit dinners, and share fabric stain-removal tips. Oh, and discussing statecraft and foreign policy probably.

The film is being primped for HBO under the direction of the Frost/Nixon screenwriter and writer of this project, Peter Morgan. Morgan is also the talent who keeps getting Michael Sheen to play Tony Blair in the projects he writes.

What do you think? Am I being too hard here? Do you think there should be an all-you-can-eat buffet at strip clubs where the dancers are dressed like Menachem Begin? As long as it’s Kosher?

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Jack

That whole project reeks of fail.

Aleric

Focusing on how effective a statesment Clinton was during his presidency is going to be about as exciting as watching a biography about Jimmy Carter explaining how peanut butter is made.

Wes

C'mon, a sexy expose on the profitable and stable Clinton era can't possibly meet a protrayal of boring financial destruction and the growing death toll of the Bush years. Forget the movie!- Bring back the time when the worst thing we had to worry about was how much trim the man in charge was getting on the side! I get the feeling tht this movie will remind us of how easy things were and should still be for this country.

morbious_fod

I am actually more surprised that we haven't seen a Obama based movie yet. As for Clinton maybe they can do something different with this and have it done cribs style with interns hanging out in the hidden hot tub in the oval office. I can't diss the cat too much, I did vote for him twice. Hey everybody loves the lovable goof, at least he joined the list of presidents who got some on the sly in the oval office, too bad his standards weren't as high as John Kennedy's. Monica vs Marilyn, no contest. This will be as big a snooze fest as W. was last year, and will be filed in the who cares file.

790

Can't we just buy this piece of shit motherfucking asshole a Star on Hollywood Boulevard ???

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Quaid, Moore and Sheen Suit Up for Clinton Movie No One Asked For

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