# Predict the first Trump movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 21, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-first-trump-movie/809285 "2018-02-21T18:10:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-first-trump-movie/809285/1 "2018-02-21T18:10:34Z")
When do you think we’ll see the first major studio film about some aspect of Trump’s campaign, presidency, etc? What do you think it will cover, and what “spin” will it take? Who would play what roles? I’m wondering if there is a custom of waiting until someone is out of office. Would it be fictionalized or a purported expose. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-first-trump-movie/809285/2 "2018-02-21T18:26:44Z")
> [@](#): > > Who would play what roles? That one is [already being discussed](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=849653). ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-first-trump-movie/809285/3 "2018-02-21T18:34:10Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > That one is [already being discussed](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=849653). Sorry - didn’t see that. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-first-trump-movie/809285/4 "2018-02-21T18:34:47Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > I’m wondering if there is a custom of waiting until someone is out of office. [Nope.](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1175491/) _W._ came out when George W. Bush was still in office. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-first-trump-movie/809285/5 "2018-02-21T19:13:30Z")
Is Benny Hill still alive? I’d love to see his artistic interpretation of this administration. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-first-trump-movie/809285/6 "2018-02-21T19:51:53Z")
I am not a film-maker/storyteller, but I wonder what creative types will seize on as the subject matter for a movie. At first I was thinking creators might wait until the Mueller investigation wrapped up, but his campaign itself would have sufficient material for a single film, as would the chaos of his incoming administration. And would it be better to presume to write about Trump, or to have a fictional narcissistic, misogynistic candidate with authoritarian tendencies? Focus on the Russia angle, or how Trump is perceived by other world leaders, or on his supporters and how he appeals to them? If I were a writer/film-maker, I would consider Trump a “target rich” environment! I think it WOULD be desirable to see a number of such films, tho, as I feel film is uniquely able to tell certain stories, and reach people who may otherwise fail to venture outside their cocoon.