Oliver Stone’s eagerly anticipated (at least for comedy/irony enthusiasts) George W. Bush biopic “W” has itself a teaser trailer. Apparently this thing was supposed to be saved for “Access Hollywood” tonight, but clearly that plan has gone awry. The trailer mostly focuses on the younger partying frat-boy Bush (Josh Brolin) and his heated relationship with his dad George Bush Sr. (George Cromwell) (“Who do you think you are?” Cromwell sneers after running down a list of all the jobs and careers handed to him that one by one he botched). Slowly, but surely we’re introduced to shots of the entire cast, Thandie Newton as Condie Rice, Richard Dreyfus as Dick Cheney, Jeffrey Wright as Colin Powell, etc., etc. Man, near the end where it all coalesces with “What A Wonderful World”? Outstanding irony. This thing is going to be a frigging riot.
AICN, who found the trailer first said Stone might be “back in fighting shape”:
“I love Oliver Stone when he’s working at peak form, but bad oliver Stone is almost too painful to contemplate. I had no idea what to expect from W., and until this teaser trailer, I wasn’t excited.”
Peter Debruge on Anne Thompson’s blog writes:
“In case the powers that be yank it down before you get a chance to see the teaser, it opens with Josh Brolin as GWB doing a drunken table dance at a bar, while James Cromwell (as GHWB) sternly lectures him, ‘If I remember correctly, you didn’t like the sporting goods job. Working in the investment firm wasn’t for you either, or the oil rig job. You didn’t exactly finish up with flying colors in the Air National Guard, junior. What are you cut out for? Partying? Chasing tail? Driving drunk? What do you think you are, a Kennedy? You’re a Bush — act like one!’ “
First Showing says:
“Are you ready for this? George W. Bush that drinks and gambles? The first teaser trailer for Oliver Stone’s W. biopic has just hit and it’s not that bad! I’m not sure it will be any good either, but I’m going to leave that judgment up to you. I’m amazed to see that they’re showing him in such a revealing light throughout all of this trailer.”
Frankly, we don’t care what anyone says about this one, we know exactly where we stand on this soon-to-be hilarity, but we needed quotes to make this thing long so we could fit our nice pictures.