Yes, I said that.
Think of it as a twistedPygmalionwith Cohn tutoring and training Trump the way Henry Higgins did with Eliza Dolittle.
Wheres my Roy Cohn?
Trump once uttered after a tirade about a current lawyer he was unhappy with.
Rule 1: Attack.
Rule 2: Admit nothing.
Rule 3: Always claim victory and never admit defeat.
The latter was the one Cohn emphasized above all as the most important thing to remember.
He also told Trump no one likes a loser.
You have to be willing to do anything to anyone so that win, Cohn says.
The lawyer even dresses his mentee, who was born in Queens; not exactly the right breeding ground.
Is this gonna be a guy from Flushing or 5th Avenue?
he asks, getting an affirmative on the latter.
One of the key Cohn lessons is always chase the press, be in the newspapers every day.
Trump is shown already as being notorious for not paying his construction workers.
She becomes his partner in the garish design of Trump Tower.
She lashes out, calling him fat, ugly, bald, and orange-faced.
A physical encounter ensues in which they have intense sex on the floor.
Public knowledge of these lawsuits (not in the film) could paint the viewers opinion.
It appears violent though.
Ivana later tells Roy they were fake.
Ironically though the first image in the film is that of Richard Nixon swearing I am not a crook.
What the filmmakers intention with that choice is certainly intriguing.
Stan eases into the role, suggesting the young Trump without venturing into anSNL-like impersonation.
He captures him precisely and believably throughout.
How can I be racist when I have a Black chauffeur?
he asks at the dinner table while berating his sons.
Scenes between the two siblings show Donald has at leastsomeempathy.
Special notice to Sean Sansoms seamless hair, makeup and prosthetics work here which never brings attention to itself.
Producers are Daniel Bekerman, Jacob Jarek, Ruth Treacy and Julianne Forde, Louis Tisne and Abbasi.
