DISQUS

Film School Rejects: When is Andrew Jackson Going to Get His Biopic?

  • Voltron · 12 months ago
    that story was pretty badass. "the bullets were simply too afraid of Jackson to leave the guns"; sounds like a Chuck Norris punchline.
  • Jack Sux · 11 months ago
    I hope the film touches Jackson's blantent disregard of the Native Americans. How his Indian Removal Policy killed tens of thousands of Natives. How his prospecting appointments stole land from the Natives. I hope the film touches all those areas along with his "badass" assualt on his would-be assasin.
  • Nish · 11 months ago
    I think Cracked.com article would make a good starting script.
  • Mister_Hand · 11 months ago
    Jack Sux, you are correct--Andrew Jackson was guilty of some horrible crimes. I'm not suggesting the movie should utterly glorify the man. But you can't deny an AJ flick would be fascinating.
  • Ronnie_S · 11 months ago
    That would be a badass biopic. We need some more movies to remind us that we had some toughguys running our country (for better or worse). Actually, I'm kinda surprised that there hasn't been more high budget biopic tales about the men and women that were influential to the early days of the U.S. What about George Washington? This guy's presented as a god among men in U.S. culture and there really hasn't been a memorable epic movie made about him.
  • NateHeupel · 11 months ago
    In Worcester v. Georgia, the Supreme Court ruled that Native American nations were essentially sovereign nations dependent upon the federal government, and, as such, only the federal government had authority over them. Therefore, two missionaries imprisoned by the State of Georgia for living with Native Americans without a license had to be released as state law could not prevail on Native American lands.

    Jackson responded with an extended middle finger and said, "John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it!" For all intents and purposes, Andrew Jackson told the Supreme Court of the United States to go f*ck themselves. I think this little story makes the point of both Mister Hand and Jack Sux at the same time.
  • Nish · 11 months ago
    http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-first-thanksgivin...- this cracked.com article not the one linked in the above article. It would be way better.
  • Arou101 · 11 months ago
    I'm about halfway through the book, American Lion, and it's great so far. I'd love to see this made into a movie; it's got action, love, drama--but it also tells the story of a great man who makes good and bad decisions for the love of his country.
  • Cole_Abaius · 11 months ago
    Jackson was an insane person. Half of his presidency makes him the best leader we've had, the other half makes him a murderous bigot. He reminds me of Robert Fure.

    And good call with Hugh Laurie.
  • Meli · 11 months ago
    I would love to see a biopic on Jackson, he is both fascinating and appalling.
  • Davebaxter1989 · 11 months ago
    Hugh Laurie does need to be in more films. fact.
  • lordbeagle · 11 months ago
    Hugh Laurie be great, but he might scoff at working with the cane...he deals with that already on House and has complained about it before.
  • Jack Sux · 11 months ago
    Action Jackson was a fascinating figure in American history. He has a whole era named after him. My first point was that when trying to glorify a man like Old Hickory, close attention should be paid to his moral and ethical shortcomings so the audience can get a real picture and not some idealistic representation.
    In today's political climate, one could only hope for our Democratic congress to have half the testicular fortitude Jackson had in regards in getting policies passed and issues addressed.

    Hugh Laurie would be kick ass.
  • maggie · 11 months ago
    Mister Hand is too modest to let you know that he's well aware Andrew Jackson was played by Charlton Heston (and the role of Jackson's wife was played by Susan Hayward) in The President's Lady 1953.
  • Mike · 2 weeks ago
    ...Actually, it's funny you ask. A friend of mine in New York has been in research and writing a screenplay about the life of Andrew Jackson. I can tell he's quite enthused about the poject as he has spoken to me about it in the past. He said with films like FROST/NIXON and the JOHN ADAMS miniseries on HBO the climate is just right for Andrew Jackson, a man who was at the the same time both honorable and controversial - a true human being, I suppose...

    ...anyway, he's in the process of writing it, although I don't know the title. Keep your eyes peeled for it - he is a good writer.