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Trump's parody?

posted 8 years ago by wulfthar
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The billionaire with the skyscraper is called Robert Clamp...

Juliet Parrish: You can't win a war if you're extinct!

[–] oknar1977 8 years ago

i thought of it the same.

i believe on some level people have a gift to know our future.

[–] wulfthar 8 years ago

It appears he already had a reputation in the late 80s.

Juliet Parrish: You can't win a war if you're extinct!

[–] oknar1977 8 years ago

but in 1990 nobody thought "the end of the world" video would be associated with him, behind it.

[–] wulfthar 8 years ago

Pretty sure in 1990 they would have laugh at the idea he would have become president.

Juliet Parrish: You can't win a war if you're extinct!

[–] PreachCaleb 8 years ago

A few months ago the idea was laughable.

Seize the moment, 'cause tomorrow you might be dead.

[–] darkpast (8716) 8 years ago

Its Daniel Clamp
http://nypost.com/2015/08/19/that-time-donald-trump-was-parodied-in-gremlins/

[–] Druff (1796) 9 months ago

I was just about to post "I heard somewhere the character was originally going to be much more slimy and villainous in the script, but the actor in the role was so likeable they did a quick re-write to make him a nicer character." That article must be where I heard that.

[–] clashwho (758) a month ago

Not just Trump. There's a lot of Ted Turner in there, too, with the television news network and the colorizing of classic films.

[–] moviechatterer (15583) a month ago

I'm sure Trump is more of a crazy comic caricature than Robert Clamp by this stage

[–] Daf (145) 19 days ago

There's even a deleted scene in which the Clamp building's persistent automated voice greeting wonders aloud "Wouldn't Daniel Clamp make a great President?" I kid you not!