Casting Call... THE BUSH PRESIDENCY: THE MOVIE

[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

I was inspired by Yurbud, who set up a great poll for casting an actor to play Bush in a biographical movie depicting his "exploits." So anyway, who ELSE do you think would be in the movie? Here are some of my suggestions...

Karl Rove - John Goodman

Donald Rumsfeld - Paul Newman with a combover

Dick Cheney - Charles Durning - even though he's a little old, after he played Big Pappy O'Daniel in O Brother, Where Art Thou I had to pick him for Uncle Dick. Do a google image search for him -- IMDB doesn't have pics.

Condoleezza Rice - Eartha 'Catwoman' Kitt is too old, unfortunately, but that would kick ass.

And in supporting roles...

Matt Cooper - JASON ALEXANDER!!! Need I say more!??!

Rush Limbaugh - Michael Badalucco, best known as George "Babyface" Nelson, the whiny bank robber from O Brother. (Hey, it's one of my favorite movies.) For a visual, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0045937

Tucker Carlson - James Van Der Beek doing a repeat of his whiny "Dawson's Creek" days, except in a bow tie. See http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004735

[Lilli]

1. Love your Limbaugh and Carlson casting!

[Zen Democrat]

2. Jeff Bridges and Sharon Stone as Joe and Valerie Plame.

Philip Seymour Hersh would be the definitive Karl Rove.

[Blue_In_AK]

23. Oh, I like that. Two of my favorites. n/t

[DanCa]

3. Here's mine

Karl Rove Rutger Hower

George Bush Clyde the Orangatang

Dick Cheney Ed Asner

Sean Hannity That kid who played DJ on Rosanne

Ann Coulter Shannon Tweed

theres some more but the replay of battlestar galactica is starting and am too distracted to think

[BrklynLiberal]

7. Rutger Hauer is not doughy enough...

if Victor Buono were still alive...

[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

8. Jorge Garcia

seems to be very versatile as the token fat guy.

[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

9. or alternately

Kevin Heffernan, better known to most college students as "Farva."

[yurbud]

12. You need someone with cartilage not bones to play Rove

He's the pillsbury dough boy (working the ovens at Auswitz.

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[yurbud]

4. Christopher Walken should play Ann Coulter

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[yurbud]

5. How about Victor Mature as Barbara Bush?

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[Zen Democrat]

6. Victor Mature in a short blue dress with pearls .... Mama!!

[yurbud]

10. I'd say George Washington, but he's been dead a bit too long

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[aint_no_life_nowhere]

17. J. Edgar Hoover would be a bit more fresh if we dug him up

to play Barbara Bush. The resemblance is uncanny:






Maybe Poppy Bush went ahead and married J. Edgar, linking the CIA and FBI.

[insane_cratic_gal]

18. HAHA or We could USE trailer barbie

For Ann(Dan)Coulter.




Use Walken's voice.

[yurbud]

22. barbie has a bit too much meat on her bones to play Ann. Maybe this guy

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[yurbud]

11. Fess Parker as John Ashcroft

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[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

13. does he have a good singing voice?

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[yurbud]

20. Yes. (photo of album cover)

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[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

25. He looks just like Asscroft! Wow!

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[insane_cratic_gal]

14. I have the Perfect Rove for ya

Phillip Hoffman.

Now I love Phil's work, he's brillant! No one else can pull of a swarmy character like Rove better then Phil could!

[fricasseed_gourmet_rat]

15. He'd be great!

He was fantastic in Empire Falls. Actually, I think he got an Emmy nomination.

[O.M.B.inOhio]

19. Oh, yeah! I was about to suggest Wallace Shawn....

P.S.H. is brilliant, a great choice. Perhaps they'd need a special filter to remove the light of human soul from his eyes to play Karl, though.

[yurbud]

21. just give him white contacts

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[Ladyhawk]

16. Washoe the Chimp as George W. Bush. :)

Although I think Washoe might be overqualified for the role.

[parkia00]

24. James Woods

He's perfect for Rumsfeld!