Comments on: John Cusack is going to play Rush Limbaugh in a biopic -- will it be CGI?

By: mccrum

mccrum — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 16:07:00 +0000

Horoscopes: they work! Because they’re both on the radio, see!

By: Christopher

Christopher — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:30:00 +0000

Only tangentially related, I saw a pretty cool horror flick called “The Cottage” with Andy Serkis and was shocked by what a big guy he is. I didn’t expect him to look anything like Gollum, really, but it’s still kind of surprising to me that Peter Jackson looked at this big hulking guy and said, “Yeah, he’d be perfect to play Gollum.”

By: Mark Creasy

Mark Creasy — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:59:00 +0000

John, if you’re reading this, remember what Clooney said about getting fat for a role. Call him up.

By: Donald Petersen

Donald Petersen — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:29:00 +0000

Who knows? Might be interesting. It all depends on the script, and the performance Thomas can get out of Cusack.

Probably won’t be Citizen Kane, but then again, Citizen Kane was also a story about a larger-than-life media titan from modest beginnings who suffers pretty major setbacks that are largely due to his own unchecked appetites.

I’ll wait and see before I pass judgment on whether this’ll be worth seeing.

By: Donald Petersen

Donald Petersen — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:20:00 +0000

Say… that does sound pretty good.

By: Sekino

Sekino — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 02:50:00 +0000

John Cusak playing Rush Limbaugh is about as mind-boggling as Johnny Depp cast as Jabba the Hutt. WHY??

By: pjcamp

pjcamp — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 02:19:00 +0000

“[insert politically biased job description here]”

Bellicose gasbag?
Reactionary blimp?
South end of a north-bound elephant?

By: Wayne Dyer

Wayne Dyer — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:59:00 +0000

We can only hope this won’t get made.

By: niktemadur

niktemadur — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:53:00 +0000

Two words: Crispin effing Glover!

By: Snig

Snig — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:38:00 +0000

I think Ed Norton as Rick Santorum could be amazing.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:28:00 +0000

It could be something like American Splendor. Nothing really happens and none of the characters are very likeable, but it does create an impression.

By: Boundegar

Boundegar — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:23:00 +0000

I wouldn’t look for this movie any time soon. I haven’t studied Limbaugh in detail, but what I know about him wouldn’t make a very exciting movie. Unless the Atlas Shrugged gang is bankrolling this, it will probably never be made – and if they are, it will never be watched.

By: Antinous / Moderator

Antinous / Moderator — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 01:17:00 +0000

I see Pee-wee playing Ann Coulter and Rick Santorum. Possibly playing all the other parts, in appropriate costumes and hair but always with Pee-wee make-up.

By: robingee

robingee — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:37:00 +0000

You just said “Limbaugh nude scenes” – and that is unforgivable.

By: robingee

robingee — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 00:36:00 +0000

But then what will it lead to?? Taylor Swift as Ann Coulter? Emma Stone as Michelle Bachmann?? Ed Norton as Rick Santorum?? Nip it in the bud!

By: Snig

Snig — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:27:00 +0000

No way will this be something that Limbaugh has authorized. He and Cusak hold antithetical political views.

By: devophill

devophill — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 23:08:00 +0000

The fact that Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh were born on the same day never ceases to amaze me.

By: Edwin Austin

Edwin Austin — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:58:00 +0000

This should be Claymation instead of CGI with the only change being the Limbaugh figure be sculpted from dung to be more realistic.

By: Aaron Gilliland

Aaron Gilliland — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:40:00 +0000

Give it a few months and we’ll have a porno-spoof version.

Ah, but will it be for the Bear community or Republican cosplay enthusiasts?

By: Snig

Snig — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 22:05:00 +0000

I can’t help but think that a drug using former welfare recipient who has a amassed a fortune by sitting down and complaining that the problem in this world is lazy drug users and welfare recipients deserves some study. He also advocates for family values, despite four marriages and a vacation in the Dominican Republic carrying viagara. If there were no Rush Limbaugh, a fictional character with the same traits would be considered to fantastic to be believable.

By: hyph3n

hyph3n — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:46:00 +0000

I wonder if it’s authorized or unauthorized. There were always rumors that Rush Limbaugh was actually insecure, walking around the radio station worrying that he was about to go down in flames. And he did have a serious drug problem, which (rumors again) may have led to his hearing loss. An honest treatment of his life could be interesting. If it’s a glossy ditto-head affair, go ahead and book it on a double bill with “Atlas Shrugged.”

By: mccrum

mccrum — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:44:00 +0000

Mega-Dittoes.

By: Marky

Marky — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:36:00 +0000

I doubt Cusack would need to gain weight, it’s not like he’ll be recreating Limbaugh nude scenes. A fat suit would be just fine.

By: d4l3d

d4l3d — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:49:00 +0000

To be shot entirely in NarrowVision.

By: GlenBlank

GlenBlank — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:49:00 +0000

I bet it’ll be easier than Andy Serkis losing all that weight to play Gollum.

By: robingee

robingee — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:40:00 +0000

Does not deserve a biopic.

By: GawainLavers

GawainLavers — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:12:00 +0000

Do not want.

By: acerplatanoides

acerplatanoides — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:10:00 +0000

Citizen Cain

By: TheOven

TheOven — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:09:00 +0000

Ditto.

By: IamInnocent

IamInnocent — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 20:04:00 +0000

If you have a feature length documentary on all the shit going through the toilets of the whole U.S. of A. for a year, in high def 3D and Odorama, I’d rather watch that than one second of Limbaugh.