Reagan: The Movie — Finally

By John Fund

February 7, 2021 7:12 PM

On the set of *Reagan: The Movie*, with actor Dennis Quaid, on a white horse, portraying Reagan on his ranch. (Photo: Rawhide Pictures)

A great movie about the Gipper is in the works, and none too soon.

Reagan Ranch, Calif. — Saturday was the 110th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birthday. Just the day before, I spent some time in California with the team that is finishing a new movie on his life. It’s the first time that a film company has been allowed access to the Reagan Ranch and the nearby Reagan Library for such a project.

When Reagan: The Movie appears in theaters twelve months from now, America will have the big-budget film about the Gipper that should have made a long time ago. The telling of Reagan’s inspiring story and America’s rebound may have been delayed, …

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