Reagan (2024 movie)

Dennis Quaid (left) plays President Ronald Reagan

Reagan is a 2024 biographical historical drama movie directed by Sean McNamara. It stars Dennis Quaid and David Henrie as United States President Ronald Reagan. The movie also stars Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin Dillon, Skip Schwink, Mena Suvari, Lesley-Anne Down and Jon Voight in supporting roles.^[1] The movie is based on the book The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism by Paul Kengor.

Plot

The movie is about Ronald Reagan's life from his childhood to his years as President of the United States, told by a former KGB agent.

Cast

• Dennis Quaid as Ronald Reagan^[2]
  • David Henrie as young Ronald Reagan^[3]
• Penelope Ann Miller as Nancy Reagan^[4]
• Kevin Dillon as Jack L. Warner^[5]
• Skip Schwink as Jimmy Carter
• Mena Suvari as Jane Wyman
• Jon Voight as Viktor Novikov^[1]
• Lesley-Anne Down as Margaret Thatcher^[6]
• Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa as Yasuhiro Nakasone^[7]
• Robert Davi as Leonid Brezhnev^[8]
• Scott Stapp as Frank Sinatra^[9]

Music

The movie had some singers perform covers of well known music. Bob Dylan sung Cole Porter's "Don't Fence Me In" over the end credits. Gene Simmons covers the 1930s standard "Stormy Weather". Clint Black sings John Denver's "Take Me Home, Country Roads."^[10] The original score was composed by John Coda.

Release

The movie was released on August 30, 2024, after being delayed several times.^[11] The movie had negative reviews from critics, but more positive reviews from audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie received a 18% score from critics. However, the audience score is 98%, giving the movie the widest critic to audience score gap of any film on Rotten Tomatoes.^[12]

The movie earned $7.7 million during its opening three day weekend, and $10.3 million over the four day Labor Day Weekend.^[13][14]

Facebook temporarily stopped the movie from advertising on its platform, believing that the ads were trying influence the 2024 United States elections.^[15][16]

References

1. Bond, Paul (October 22, 2020). "Ronald Reagan Movie Pauses Production After Coronavirus Outbreak". Newsweek.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
2. Bond, Paul (June 20, 2018). "Dennis Quaid to Play Ronald Reagan in New Biopic". Hollywood Reporter.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
3. Bond, Paul (November 5, 2018). "'Reagan' Movie Starring Dennis Quaid Finds Major Funding". Hollywood Reporter.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
4. Kit, Borys (October 13, 2020). "Penelope Ann Miller to Play Nancy Reagan in Ronald Reagan Biopic (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
5. McDonnell, Brandy (November 16, 2020). "Kevin Dillon added to 'Reagan' biopic that has been filming in Oklahoma". Oklahoman.com. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
6. Kay2020-11-11T15:15:00+00:00, Jeremy. "Voltage Pictures' 'Reagan' finds its Margaret Thatcher (exclusive)". Screen.
7. "Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa Cast as Japanese Prime Minister in Ronald Reagan Biopic". The Hollywood Reporter. November 6, 2015.
8. "Ronald Reagan Biopic Casts Its Leonid Brezhnev (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. November 14, 2015.
9. "Scott Stapp to Portray Frank Sinatra in Upcoming Ronald Reagan Biopic: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
10. Kreps, Daniel (2024-08-17). "Bob Dylan to Cover 'Don't Fence Me In' for Ronald Reagan Biopic". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 17, 2024. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
11. "Dennis Quaid Starrer 'Reagan' Strikes North American Deal With Newly Launched ShowBiz Direct". Deadline Hollywood. March 26, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
12. Washington Times (September 9, 2024). "'Reagan' sees stellar 'Rotten Tomatoes' score, strong box office yield despite brutal movie reviews". Washington Times.
13. "Domestic 2024 Weekend 35". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
14. "Domestic 2024 Weekend 35 | August 30-September 2, 2024 – Labor Day weekend (US)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
15. Hays, Gabriel (16 August 2024). "Dennis Quaid baffled by Facebook's explanation for throttling promotion of Reagan biopic". Fox News. Archived from the original on August 18, 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
16. Bond, Paul (August 13, 2024). "Dennis Quaid Says Facebook is Censoring Efforts to Promote 'Reagan' Film". Newsweek. Archived from the original on September 3, 2024. Retrieved August 22, 2024.

Other websites

• Reagan on IMDb