Now, some dude might have his name on the director credit (Marty Callner, we love you) for the version HBO broadcast, but it was McKay who directed the Broadway show that was the hottest ticket for a year, and whose brilliance turned it into a total smash (it broke the box office record for the theater it played in).
So, unless you have a time machine and can travel back to watch it live, this is as close as it’s going to get. Written and performed by Ferrell, those who dismiss it will say that it’s nothing more than an extended “SNL” sketch. But it was more than that; it was dealing with the wounds inflicted by this president and the toxic legacy that he left behind. It also took time so that Ferrell could riff on W., saying the words “Vicky Christina Barcelona.” Brilliant.
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