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Things that warm a David fan's heart: At Best Buy in Dover, Delaware last week,"The Proposition" was being featured prominently in the DVD section. Actually, it was on the bottom shelf with the other "P" westerns, but they had shelved it with the cover facing outwards instead of the spine. So I swapped it with "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid", thus messing up their alphabetical scheme. But it was for a good cause. (Sorry, Robert Redford.)
With the recent passing of former President Gerald Ford, one wonders whether David would ever be tempted to someday tackle the lead role in a biopic. Ford was a rather endearing ginger-haired president who toasted his own English muffins and had a reputation (somewhat undeserved) for pratfalls and general clumsiness, which got him mercilessly lampooned on Saturday Night Live. In many respects, he was the Murray Whelan of politicians. Genial and bland, an accidental leader, he healed the lingering wounds of Watergate and Vietnam. I'm not sure the part would be something David would relish, though. He'd have to shave most of his head, adopt an American accent, and pardon Richard Nixon. On the other hand, he'd get to play football.
If David takes a pass, then I'm sure Ron Howard would be interested.
True story: I rented "Cosi" a couple of years ago, because I knew David was in it. I watched, and waited, and watched. About halfway through the movie, I thought to myself "Well, no sign of David yet. But that red-headed guy who plays Doug is outstanding."
