 "Photo:")
Thera Pitts
In the midst of this historic presidential election MGM home entertainment and Paquin Films (Anna and Andrew Paquin's production company) has released Blue State, yet another George W. Bush bitchathon, but only on the surface. Costars Breckin Meyer and Oscar Winner Paquin spoke with From The Pitts about making the Tribeca Film Festival favorite, and why it is much more than a final stab at Mr. Bush.
"I thought the film had a great script. It was very smart and funny and it seemed like a right first step for me and my brother as producers," Paquin said.
Meyer (Garfield a tail of two Kitties) stars as super democrat John Logue, a political activist so dedicated to the cause of getting Bush out of office that he makes a drunken promise to move to Canada should the bumbling Bush victor over John Kerry in the 2004 election.
Little does he know that when Bush is elected a second time, every witness to his impulsive dare thoroughly expects him to go through with it.
"I don't think I've ever done anything as crazy as leave the country based on my principles," Meyer said, "which is why it was so fun and different playing this role."
Casted out of his country by little more than peer pressure, John seeks a traveling companion to make the trip to Winnipeg with him. Producer Paquin (X-men The Last Stand) co-stars with Meyer as Chloe, the secretive woman he chooses to share his ill-advised journey with. As they get to know each other, John's political bias begins to quickly emerge as Chloe's many secrets reveal why she may know more than he thinks she does about the complicated world of politics, ultimately serving as the level-headed counterpart to John's Michael Moore quoting logic.
"John represents the type of liberal who preaches a lot of BS without ever really knowing what he's talking about," Meyer said. "The good thing about Chloe is that she's never afraid to call him out on it."
From here What starts out as a somewhat (intentionally) lazy commentary on the pratfalls of our prez, turns into something much deeper and funnier, a road comedy, an effective satire, and yes, a love story.
"I think the message of this film is just as relevant now as it would have been at around the time Bush was reelected," Paquin said. "I think that since there is another election coming up, the film serves more as a reminder to people of how they felt during that time, and also as the grounds for the relationship between John and Chloe, which is what this film is truly about."
Blue State Is now available on MGM DVD.
Be the first to comment on this article!