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SaveAmerica

(5,342 posts) Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:13 AM Sep 2012

Watched 'The American President' tonight; it is still relevant 20 years later

Also found out that Paul Ryan says he wrote, directed, and starred in it.

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Watched 'The American President' tonight; it is still relevant 20 years later (Original Post) SaveAmerica Sep 2012 OP

Richard Dreyfuss is great in that flick. longship Sep 2012 #1

Yes. He was great at making me hate him! Character's name was close to Rumsfeld SaveAmerica Sep 2012 #2

Anyone have any recs of similar movies? DNC has me in a presidential movie mood SaveAmerica Sep 2012 #3

I don't have any movies but I'm currently watching "The West Wing" justiceischeap Sep 2012 #5

Yes it definitely made me want to watch West Wing but Netflix doesn't have it SaveAmerica Sep 2012 #6

If you are a member of Amazon prime justiceischeap Sep 2012 #7

I do Thanks! That's what I'm watching next! SaveAmerica Sep 2012 #8

Loved Michael J Fox as the Stephanpoulos type too (nt) Nye Bevan Sep 2012 #4

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. Richard Dreyfuss is great in that flick.

Reply to SaveAmerica (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 12:37 AM

Sep 2012

He's a confirmed, lifelong, Democrat, BTW. But he was ultra creepy in channeling a Bob Dole-like presidential candidate.

I agree. A great flick.

SaveAmerica

(5,342 posts)

2. Yes. He was great at making me hate him! Character's name was close to Rumsfeld

Reply to longship (Reply #1)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:18 AM

Sep 2012

I want to research where Rummy was at that time. My mind went to Cheney in Dreyfuss' character but maybe all those mean old male Republicans are just too similar.

SaveAmerica

(5,342 posts)

3. Anyone have any recs of similar movies? DNC has me in a presidential movie mood

Reply to SaveAmerica (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:19 AM

Sep 2012

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)

5. I don't have any movies but I'm currently watching "The West Wing"

Reply to SaveAmerica (Reply #3)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:36 AM

Sep 2012

that'll give you a politics fix.

SaveAmerica

(5,342 posts)

6. Yes it definitely made me want to watch West Wing but Netflix doesn't have it

Reply to justiceischeap (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:45 AM

Sep 2012

Everyone always talks about how great the series was but I've never seen even one episode!

justiceischeap

(14,040 posts)

7. If you are a member of Amazon prime

Reply to SaveAmerica (Reply #6)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:56 AM

Sep 2012

and have a way of streaming video, you can watch it there (that's how I'm watching it).

SaveAmerica

(5,342 posts)

8. I do Thanks! That's what I'm watching next!

Reply to justiceischeap (Reply #7)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 09:56 AM

Sep 2012

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

4. Loved Michael J Fox as the Stephanpoulos type too (nt)

Reply to SaveAmerica (Original post)

Wed Sep 19, 2012, 07:29 AM

Sep 2012

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