Am I the only one, who thinks, that the President in the movie is portrayed much like a Ronald Reagan without colored hair?
The hairdo, the farm, his age...
And his nightmares about nuclear holocaust could base on the story, that Reagan had depressions after watching "The Day after".
Absolutely. He really seemed to be patterned after Reagan.
shareThank you for the quick reply! And I´m also glad, that someone shares my opinion.
shareAnd you may remember the sobering TV special "The Day After (1983)", about a nuclear attack on the U.S., had just aired, and people were haunted by it in much the same way as the President was in this movie.
shareExcept Reagan didn't try to bargain for disarmament. That's not how the Cold War ended. "Mr Gorbechov...tear down these walls!" was how it ended. Not that we're any safer now, but disarmament's still not the answer.
Kyle: It's bigger than Cartman's @$$!
Eric: No it isn't you guys
Appeasement never works. If you disarm you just become a better victim.
I am toying with the idea of putting a sign in my yard pointing to my neighbor's house stating they support gun control, and I don't. Proud member of the NRA. And no, I don't want to shoot anyone. That's the point.
In the new documentary where Dennis Quaid is interviewed, he said that Eddie Albert was good friends with Ronald Reagan and that he visited him at the White House often. So yes, I think the part he played definitely was influenced by that.
Besides, why not pattern the President after the one that we have in real life at the time? I have seen a lot of films that suggest a similarity between the actor and the then-current President. They don't have to be carbon copies, but just similar.
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