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Would Jerry's life make a good movie?
Posted: April 9th, 2009, 11:13 am
by ALUmnus
That's what Rick Moran suggests over at American Thinker today:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/200 ... _thei.html
Lewis speculated on which conservatives might be the subject of a biopic and chose Whittaker Chambers, William Buckley, and the Duke LaCrosse team. While these are excellent choices, I'm sure you and I could come up with a few others.
Here are my 3 choices:
1. Milton Friedman
2. Ayn Rand
3. Jerry Falwell
Friedman led a fascinating life beyond academics while Rand was founder of an entire philosophy. Fallwell's movie would have to be done by someone who wouldn't be a knee jerk anti-Christian but might be the best subject due to his extraordinary rise from literally nothing to a conservative force.
I'm sure you have your own suggestions. Fire away.
Re: Would Jerry's life make a good movie?
Posted: April 9th, 2009, 2:57 pm
by flames1971
ALUmnus wrote:That's what Rick Moran suggests over at American Thinker today:
http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/200 ... _thei.html
Lewis speculated on which conservatives might be the subject of a biopic and chose Whittaker Chambers, William Buckley, and the Duke LaCrosse team. While these are excellent choices, I'm sure you and I could come up with a few others.
Here are my 3 choices:
1. Milton Friedman
2. Ayn Rand
3. Jerry Falwell
Friedman led a fascinating life beyond academics while Rand was founder of an entire philosophy. Fallwell's movie would have to be done by someone who wouldn't be a knee jerk anti-Christian but might be the best subject due to his extraordinary rise from literally nothing to a conservative force.
I'm sure you have your own suggestions. Fire away.
I'd watch the movie!!!
Posted: April 9th, 2009, 3:11 pm
by dompennix
I would watch it, but nationally i dont know what people would think of it.
Posted: April 10th, 2009, 7:23 am
by Ed Dantes
Billy Graham had a great life, and that didn't translate well to the screen.
Posted: April 10th, 2009, 7:34 am
by El Scorcho
Possibly, but I have no confidence whatsoever that anyone who'd be interested has the storytelling and filmmaking skills necessary to pull it off. That just means you'd get a small-time version of a big-time man, or a stereotypical Hollywood portrayal of him. Better left alone, I'd say.
Posted: April 10th, 2009, 8:10 am
by olldflame
The right filmmaker could make a good movie of it. Like scorcho said, the question is whether anyone with the capabilities would be interested.
Perhaps a more interesting question......................... if it were made, who would play Doc? If it were a full biopic, you'd need at least 3 actors for different ages, but I'd be interested in what actor people think could play the "mature" JF.
Tommy Lee Jones?
Posted: April 10th, 2009, 8:54 am
by LUconn
Kirk Cameron would play him. He's awesome!
Posted: April 10th, 2009, 9:31 am
by Ed Dantes
(like you WOULDN'T watch that?)
And with Ian Holm as Pat Robertson.
Posted: April 10th, 2009, 9:37 am
by Hold My Own
There are Directors out there that could make this look like it needs to....like the Director from facing the Giants or Danny from the TRBC church
Posted: April 10th, 2009, 10:04 am
by blwall1416
Who would play HMO?
Shia?........Tobey?............Seann William Scott?
Posted: April 10th, 2009, 12:29 pm
by PAmedic
blwall1416 wrote:Who would play HMO?
Shia?........Tobey?............Seann William Scott?
we already covered this one:
http://www.flamefans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=11272
answer:
