Who did Meryl Streep model her character after?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Manchurian Candidate
Naughty-God — 13 years ago(September 10, 2012 10:56 PM)
I remember all of the hype surrounding Meryl's performance and how it was supposedly inspired by someone contemporary. I remember her denying that it was Hilary Clinton. Did she ever reveal it?
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Ithilfaen — 12 years ago(April 14, 2013 12:36 AM)
Why would she have to model her character after anyone at all? Who do you think she modeled Sophie in Sophie's choice from? She's an actress, she doesn't always play in biopics, she can pretty much come up with a character from a script without having to study tapes of existing people to imitate them.
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yusef-ghanima — 11 years ago(May 27, 2014 09:09 AM)
the big pearls were surely emplying barbra bush, and the film timing was surely targeting the bushes, although in the movie it seems like she is from the democratic party. but there is some of hilary too after the scandle when she revieled her bitchy side.
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plumlogan — 11 years ago(October 14, 2014 11:36 PM)
Disagree about her being a Democrat. They make a point of showing that her and her son's politics are not necessarily aligned and in her first scene where the VP appointment is being negotiated she makes mocking remarks about war doves that are often ascribed to Republicans.
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zachanscom — 11 years ago(October 31, 2014 11:10 AM)
that's stupid. barbara bush was a behind the scene, feeble kind of character with no power. clinton's the one able to keep her scumbag husband after he had sex with numerous other women, mostly interns, for her political career.
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Case72 — 10 years ago(January 04, 2016 03:48 PM)
I got a different vibe by her performance; not at all contemporary.
Julia Agrippina, aka Agrippina the Younger, aka Emperor Nero's mother.
Power struggle, control, a touch of incest I don't know, that's what came to mind.