Shooting a movie during a pandemic brings unique challenges, as the author recounts his experience while filming 'The Reagan Movie'. Amidst COVID restrictions, the production found ways to adapt, working remotely and with limited access to public spaces. The author details specific challenges and triumphs during the filming process, including conversations with actors Dennis Quaid and Jennifer O'Neill about their approaches to portraying Ronald Reagan and his mother.
Editor’s note: President Ronald Reagan was born on February 6, 1911. The following essay is excerpted from 'Making Reagan.' Shooting a movie during a pandemic is truly a surreal experience like no other. Part of the fun of making a movie is the joy of being together—of going to restaurants and local haunts and generally hanging out with cast and crew.
As Dennis and I discussed this scene, he said he wanted to change some of the lines. I asked him if he had a similar conversation with his mom and he quickly said yes, around the time he and Meg Ryan were getting a divorce. 'Let’s just riff off that,' I told him, and he did so brilliantly, telling Jennifer’s character Nelle that he hasn’t lived a perfect life in Hollywood and that maybe he can’t do the great things she told him he was going to do someday.
MOVIE PRODUCTION RONALD REAGAN DENNIS QUAID LEADERSHIP PANDEMIC
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