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Cultural depictions of Ronald Reagan

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U.S. President Ronald Reagan has been seen in popular culture since he was elected president in 1980. Reagan also appeared many times in popular fiction.

Culture depiction

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Movies

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In the 1991 crime/thriller movie Point Break, a face mask of Reagan is worn by the leader (Patrick Swayze) of the "Ex-Presidents", a gang of robbers who wear face masks of former Presidents during bank robberies.[1]

 
Late British actor Alan Rickman played Reagan in The Butler (2014)[2]

In the 2000 psychological horror movie American Psycho, Reagan was discussed towards the end of the movie as to whether he is a psychopath or an innocent old man in regards to the Iran-Contra affair.[3]

In 2001, Richard Crenna played Reagan in the Oliver Stone television movie The Day Reagan Was Shot.[4] In 2007, the edited version of his diary was published entitled The Reagan Diaries.[5] It became the New York Times Best Seller.[6]

In March 2018, it was confirmed that actor Dennis Quaid would play Reagan in a biographical movie based on Reagan's life.[7] David Henrie was cast to play a younger Reagan in the movie.[7] The movie was released in August 2024.[8]

In 2014, Reagan was played by British actor Alan Rickman in Lee Daniels' The Butler.[2]

In 2015, Bill O'Reilly published Killing Reagan, the fifth book of his Killing series.[9] It covers the assassination attempt on Reagan in March 1981.[9] A year later, National Geographic Society announced they were making a television movie based on the book.[10] Killing Reagan was premiered on National Geographic on October 16, 2016, with actor Tim Matheson playing Reagan.[11] In late 2015, actor Bruce Campbell played Reagan in the second season of Fox's criminal suspense drama series Fargo.[12]

Television

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Voice actor Hank Azaria voiced Reagan three times (1993, 1994, and 2012) in The Simpsons.[13] Harry Shearer said that Simpsons character Mr. Burns is inspired by Reagan.[14] Seth MacFarlane voiced Reagan in American Dad! and on Family Guy for special episodes.[15][16]

During the history of Saturday Night Live, Reagan has been played by Phil Hartman, Randy Quaid and Robin Williams.[17] In a 2010 short comedy video, Presidential Reunion, actor Jim Carrey played the spirit of Reagan trying to speak to Barack Obama about bank companies and the media.[18]

Other

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In October 2018, the Reagan library began showing three Reagan holographs: one where Reagan is in the Oval Office, one where he is in a train during his 1984 campaign and one at his Rancho del Cielo.[19]

Old footage of Reagan and his likeness was used for the 2020 first-person shooter video game Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.[20]

Comics

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Ronald Reagan met Captain America in Marvel Comics, would become. He even was shown as the star of the Solsons' Comics series Reagans Raiders, in 1987.[21]

Marvel Transformers UK Annual 1985 had a story called "Plague of the Insecticons". Optimus Prime lead Prowl and Warpath to a meeting with President Ronald Reagan in Washington D.C. to open a talk between the Autobots and the US government.[22] In 1986, Ronald Reagan made an appearance in volume 1, issue 8, of the DC Comics series Booster Gold.

Postage stamps

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After Reagan's death, the United States Postal Service made a President Ronald Reagan commemorative postage stamp in 2005.[23]

See also

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  • "What would Reagan do?" is a phrase that has become popular, primarily among conservatives and Republicans in the United States.

References

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  1. ↑ Maslin, Janet (July 12, 1991). "Surf's Up For F.B.I. In Bigelow's Point Break". The New York Times. Retrieved April 24, 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kevin Whicks (June 15, 2012). "First Look: Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan in 'The Butler'". BBC America.com. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Final Scene: 'American Psycho'". Entertainment. March 4, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  4. ↑ Howard Rosenberg (December 7, 2001). "Film on Reagan Shooting Plays Loose With Facts". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Daniel Trotta (May 1, 2007). "Reagan diaries reveal president's private musings". Reuters. Archived from the original on November 24, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Best Sellers - The New York Times". The New York Times. June 12, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Dennis Quaid is playing Ronald Reagan in a biopic, confirms director Sean McNamara". Metro. March 28, 2018. Retrieved June 5, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Dennis Quaid Starrer 'Reagan' Strikes North American Deal With Newly Launched ShowBiz Direct". Deadline Hollywood. March 26, 2024. Archived from the original on March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Bill O'Reilly to 'kill' again with his new book on Reagan". CNN. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "National Geographic Channel adapting 'Killing Reagan' as a TV Movie". United Press International. September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 26, 2015.
  11. ↑ Daniel Fienberg (October 17, 2016). "'Killing Reagan': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  12. ↑ Daniel Fienberg (November 9, 2016). "'Fargo' Guest Bruce Campbell on the "Terror" of Playing Ronald Reagan, Shared B-Movie Background". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 18, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Ronald Reagan". Simpsons Wiki.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  14. ↑ Marder, Keith (April 28, 1994). "Real People are Models for 'Simpsons' Voices". Times-Union. p. C4.
  15. ↑ "Ronald Reagan". American Dad! Wiki.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ronald Reagan". Family Guy Wiki.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  17. ↑ Ryan McGee (August 22, 2017). "'President Reagan, Mastermind' (12/6/86)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  18. ↑ "Funny or Die Presidents: Presidential Reunion". Funnyordie. March 2, 2010. Archived from the original on March 16, 2020. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  19. ↑ "Ronald Reagan is back on the campaign trail - as a hologram". AP News. October 10, 2018. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Ronald Reagan sends you to do war crimes in the latest Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War trailer". The Verge. August 26, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  21. ↑ "Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Reagan's Raiders". www.toonopedia.com. Archived from the original on 2024-05-28. Retrieved 2019-11-27.
  22. ↑ "Plague of the Insecticons! @ tfwiki.net- The Transformers Wiki]". tfwiki.net. Archived from the original on 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
  23. ↑ "Postmaster General, Nancy Reagan unveil Ronald Reagan stamp image, stamp available next year" (Press release). USPS. November 9, 2004. Archived from the original on June 20, 2012. Retrieved May 13, 2007.
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