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Bill Murray as FDR

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Awe-d-o-file

Yep in the film "Hyde Park on the Hudson" from 2013. The story is based on the weekend British Royalty goes to Hyde Park in 1939. It's a interesting story that seems to be based fully on actual events.

Murray is a good actor and has surely tried to turn himself into an introspective one compared to the early clown and pretty successfully so as I see it. I did think FDR was a bit of a stretch and that more make up was needed to make him look more like FDR. Maybe that is because of me, maybe not.

That said it is an interesting story with a lot of great acting within. I'd say it's well worth watching. Much of the interaction between FDR and another character is said to be based on letters she actually received from him that became public after her death at age 100.

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Follow Ups:

Bill Murray's new film... - mkuller 16:40:25 10/07/14 (2)
..."St. Vincent" debuts in New York on Friday.

I saw the previews and it looks like the old funny Bill Murray is back.
- Looks like the "real" Bill Murray back in action. * - Billy Wonka 16:33:46 10/09/14 (1)
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  - Boom shaka laka...(nT - mkuller 16:38:25 10/09/14 (0)
    (nt)
The film exposed what an incestuous sicko he really was . . - Billy Wonka 16:15:36 10/07/14 (8)
We know Hitler was and that Churchill was married to a whiskey bottle--perhaps more.
- Sexually speaking.............. - Awe-d-o-file 09:26:48 10/09/14 (0)
  ....which I was not it proves what a cheater he was. Gee that is so rare for men in power........the others already properly poo pooed your incest claim attempt. Next?
  
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- Hmmm - Stale 16:59:54 10/08/14 (1)
  One of the most loved, respected and influential (positively) presidents with long list of achievements that led this country and people to unprecedented prosperity and you have nothing else to say but to complain that he was married to a distant relative.
  I have to say that you forgot that we are all relatives, question is only how close.
  
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  "One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane."
  - He hooked up with other cousins as well . . . - Billy Wonka 16:32:15 10/09/14 (0)
    that was the point of the movie. Linney was just another cuz waiting in line for his calls.
- RE: The film exposed what an incestuous sicko he really was . . - Core32 16:58:42 10/07/14 (4)
  5th cousins cannot commit "incest", sicko.
  - Sure you can......just do it and see what others say. * - Billy Wonka 16:33:03 10/09/14 (3)
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    - RE: Sure you can......just do it and see what others say. * - Core32 16:36:38 10/09/14 (2)
      I'm sure it applies to half your family as well. Now see what others say.
      And my statement is no more factual than yours.
      
      Edits: 10/09/14
      - I have no cousins so my family doesn't rate . . . - Billy Wonka 08:50:55 10/11/14 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Sure you can......just do it and see what others say. * posted by Core32 on October 09, 2014 at 16:36:38
        
        incestuous sickos. In fact, I have NO family at all. How about your cousins? Any smackie face at family picnics?
        
        RE: I have no cousins so my family doesn't rate . . . - Core32 08:55:56 10/11/14 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: I have no cousins so my family doesn't rate . . . posted by Billy Wonka on October 11, 2014 at 08:50:55
        
        That's fortunate that you have NO family at all.
        There is probably a reason for that.
        Karma maybe?

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