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raccoon

(31,111 posts) Sun Aug 18, 2019, 07:58 PM Aug 2019

Matt Damon as the Dotard? What think you?

Today at the movies I saw a preview with Matt Damon. I thought if they make a movie about the Dotard in 15-20 years, I could see Matt Damon in the role.

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Matt Damon as the Dotard? What think you? (Original Post) raccoon Aug 2019 OP

I don't think they can find someone dumb enough for this role...nt SWBTATTReg Aug 2019 #1

If he were alive - John Candy Quemado Aug 2019 #2

+1 sandensea Aug 2019 #3

Amazing how much he reminds one of Trump in that clip. Nt raccoon Aug 2019 #5

Yep. A self-important blockhead - except Crumb was actually a pretty noble guy sandensea Aug 2019 #7

An overweight, round-faced, white-collar, New York native... RockRaven Aug 2019 #4

Dom Deluise? WheelWalker Aug 2019 #6

He died in 2009 Polybius Aug 2019 #11

He will always be Kavanaugh to me. Glimmer of Hope Aug 2019 #8

Jimmy Kimmel would have a field day with that. Xolodno Aug 2019 #9

Imagine the horror of method acting DJT Blue Owl Aug 2019 #10

SWBTATTReg

(22,143 posts)

1. I don't think they can find someone dumb enough for this role...nt

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 08:11 PM

Aug 2019

Quemado

(1,262 posts)

2. If he were alive - John Candy

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 08:12 PM

Aug 2019

John Candy would have portrayed Trump marvelously.

sandensea

(21,639 posts)

3. +1

Reply to Quemado (Reply #2)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 08:21 PM

Aug 2019

Something along the lines of Who's Harry Crumb - except he'd have to play a villain, which wasn't Candy's forté.

Still, with a comic talent like his he would've no doubt found a way.

raccoon

(31,111 posts)

5. Amazing how much he reminds one of Trump in that clip. Nt

Reply to sandensea (Reply #3)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 08:35 PM

Aug 2019

sandensea

(21,639 posts)

7. Yep. A self-important blockhead - except Crumb was actually a pretty noble guy

Reply to raccoon (Reply #5)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 08:45 PM

Aug 2019

Cheeto's just like Crumb, if he had been the Dreissen character (i.e. the scheming kidnapper).

RockRaven

(14,974 posts)

4. An overweight, round-faced, white-collar, New York native...

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Sun Aug 18, 2019, 08:23 PM

Aug 2019

well that brings to mind the portrayal of Jeffrey Wigand in The Insider by Russell Crowe. I also think he'd be believable when it comes to Trump's narcissism and bad temper.

But it depends on the tone of the film. If the film aims for comedy beats (as opposed to pure cringe/dread) then Damon would be better.