By LILY TINOCO | Assistant Editor
Dennis Quaid is set to star as late Palisadian politician, actor and 40th president of the United States Ronald Reagan in the biopic “Reagan,” which is set to release in theaters on Friday, August 30.
“From dusty small-town roots, to the glitter of Hollywood, and then on to commanding the world stage, ‘Reagan’ is a cinematic journey of overcoming the odds,” according to the film description. “Told through the voice of Viktor Petrovich, a former KGB agent whose life becomes inextricably linked with Ronald Reagan’s when Reagan first caught the Soviets’ attention as an actor in Hollywood, this film offers a perspective as unique as it is captivating.”
Directed by Sean McNamara, and written by Howard Klausner and Jonas McCord, the film is based on the 2006 book “The Crusader: Ronald Reagan and the Fall of Communism” by Paul Kengor.
Quaid stars in the film alongside Jon Voight, Penelope Ann Miller, Mena Suvari, Lesley-Anne Down, David Henrie and Kevin Dillon.
“Dennis Quaid brings to life a story that transcends the boundaries of a traditional biopic, offering a profound exploration of the enduring impact of the power of one man who overcame the odds, sustained by the love of a woman who supported him in his journey,” the film description read.
Pacific Palisades holds the first home that Ronald and Nancy Reagan ever owned as a couple, the Palisadian-Post reported in 2014. After their March 1952 wedding, they spent a few months at Nancy’s Brentwood apartment before calling Amalfi Drive in the Riviera their home that same year. The couple paid $42,000 for the Cape Cod-style house.
“I loved that home,” Nancy once recalled.
The couple later made the move into a new house, located on San Onofre in the Riviera.
“Life on San Onofre was about a string of good money-making years, family experiences, a happy marriage and, of course, the start of a political career,” the Post reported.
It was on January 4, 1966, when Ronald Reagan gathered the press at the home and announced his candidacy for California governor. He would go on to win the governorship in that year and again in 1970.
Fast forward to the night of the presidential election of November 4, 1980, Ronald and Nancy were inside the San Onofre home when they heard newsman John Chancellor announce that Reagan had won the presidency.
Ronald Reagan’s election win that night would become the catalyst for the Reagans to sell their Pacific Palisades house in 1981.
The film “Reagan” will be released in theaters on Friday, August 30, with a runtime of two hours and 15 minutes. It is rated R.
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