Directed by David Butler
Screenplay by Phoebe and Henry Ephron, from the play by Norman Krasna
Starring Ronald Reagan, Patricia Neal, Jack Carson, Edward Arnold, Virginia Field, Wayne Morris, and Katharine Alexander
I’ve never seen a Ronald Reagan movie. Yes, he was President and ‘acted’ his way through that, but that’s more a reality show than a movie these days, if we’re honest. Anyway, what’s amazing about seeing no Reagan movies is I see a lot of movies. Like, way more than the average person.[1] But honestly, I’m probably not alone in not seeing any Reagan films because I’m pretty sure even the idiots who think the man was a great president also haven’t bothered perusing his filmography. The reason? Because the general consensus is his movies are not worth seeing. After all, of his entire filmography just three of those films managed Best Picture nominations, and the only one of those three even rated a mention in The New York Times Guide to the 1000 Best Movies Ever Made was Dark Victory. Even then, that mention probably has more to do with it being a Bette Davis/Humphrey Bogart vehicle than it does for featuring an at-best-fifth-billed Ronald Reagan. Continue reading
Directed by Adam McKay
