We’re in the midst of primary season. And with Super Tuesday coming up, I thought it only appropriate to imagine this season as a movie. It’s certainly easy to do, what with the big personalities and high drama that we’ve seen for the last several months. The palpable anger, both on the left and the right, has made this a particularly brutal election and we don’t even have candidates yet. So I figured we’d need a politically-minded director with a strong handle on tension and cynicism, with a cast of heavy-hitters to capture the insanity of Decision 2016!
Having just rewatched Trump’s victory speech, I’m going to advocate Martin Sheen for that role. They look identical in that video, to the extent that I would believe it if someone told me Sheen had secretly replaced Trump.
Bernie Sanders- Alan Arkin
Great picks! Jon Voight as Trump is inspired!
What happened to the penchant for race/gender-flipping the roles?
I would LOVE to see Kathy Bates as Ted Cruz, staring down Jason Alexander’s Hillary Clinton.
Tony Gilroy is a solid pick to direct. If I had my way, though, this election would be Peter Greenaway through and through.
The Berine, the Trump, the Cruz and her Clinton
*bernie
Having just rewatched Trump’s victory speech, I’m going to advocate Martin Sheen for that role. They look identical in that video, to the extent that I would believe it if someone told me Sheen had secretly replaced Trump.