The movie starts with Tim dressing up in 80’s attire (down vests, baggy pants, velcro-strap sneakers, etc.). Moby thought who taught him to dress like that. Tim tells him he's going for the 80's dance at school then reads the letter about Ronald Reagan.
After discussing about Ronald Reagan, Tim says he's Audi 5000, then starts dancing all the way.
Trivia[]
Tim's hair differs his original hair. His hair in this movie was now in the shape of a mountain & colored blonde.
The music Tim plays at the beginning and end of the video is "Leaving Tonight", a royalty-free song composed by Igor Dvorkin and Duncan Pittock, and licensed by Audio Network.
When Tim says "Audi 5000", this might be a reference to rapper Andre 3000 of the hip hop duo Outkast, and the German luxury vehicle manufacturer Audi.
Some examples of the wit and wisdom of Ronald Reagan…
“I won the nickname, 'the Great Communicator.' But I never thought it was my style that made a difference—it was the content. I wasn't a great communicator, but I communicated great things.”
“A troubled and afflicted mankind looks to us, pleading for us to keep our rendezvous with destiny; that we will uphold the principles of self-reliance, self-discipline, morality, and, above all, responsible liberty for every individual; that we will become that shining city on a hill.”
“Freedom and the dignity of the individual have been more available and assured here than in any other place on earth. The price for this freedom at times has been high, but we have never been unwilling to pay the price.”
“In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem.”
“General Secretary Gorbachev, if you seek peace, if you seek prosperity for the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, if you seek liberalization: Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" (At the Berlin Wall, 1987)
“I hope we once again have reminded people that man is not free unless government is limited. There's a clear cause and effect here that is as neat and predictable as a law of physics: As government expands, liberty contracts.”
“I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.”
Trivia[]
Ronald Reagan had a number of nicknames. His father called him “Dutch,” and the nickname stuck. He was also known as “The Gipper” for his role as football player George Gipp in the 1940 film, “Knute Rockne, All-American.”
Reagan was married twice, making him the first divorced U.S. President. His first marriage, to actress Jane Wyman, fizzled out in 1949. His second marriage, to actress Nancy Davis, lasted from 1952 until his death.
Reagan loved jelly beans. Guests at his inaugural parties in 1981 consumed 40 million of them, and the Jelly Belly company introduced a new flavor— blueberry— especially for the occasion.
Reagan’s poor eyesight kept him out of combat during World War II, but he still served in the Army. He served in the Motion Picture Unit, helping to produce training films and other works.
While he was an actor, Reagan paid his mother $75 a week to answer his fan mail.
Reagan was the head of the Screen Actors Guild—the labor union that represents movie and TV actors—from 1947 to 1952, and again in 1959. He is the only member of a union to serve as President of the United States.
At 69 in January 1981, Reagan was the oldest president to be inaugurated.
As a young man, Reagan was a lifeguard in Illinois for several summers. During this time, he saved 77 people from drowning.
Did You Know?[]
On March 30, 1981, as newly-elected President Ronald Reagan walked out of a hotel toward his waiting limousine, he passed by a mentally ill young man carrying a gun.
The man fired six shots. Reagan’s press secretary, James Brady, was hit in the head and sustained brain damage; he’d never walk again. Additional shots hit a DC police officer and a Secret Service agent as they attempted to protect the President. The final bullet ricocheted off of the door of Reagan’s limousine and lodged in the President’s lung.
Reagan was taken immediately to George Washington University Hospital, where, even in grave condition, he kept his sense of humor. When his wife, Nancy, arrived in the emergency room, he quipped, “Honey, I forgot to duck,” and when he was brought into surgery, he removed his oxygen mask to tell the doctors and nurses, “I hope you are all Republicans.”
Reagan returned to the Oval Office on April 25. His popularity skyrocketed to 73 percent, and he came to believe that his life had been spared so that he might fulfill some higher purpose.
As for the would-be assassin, his name was John W. Hinckley, Jr. The 25-year-old son of a wealthy businessman, he had no friends, and was obsessed with a film called Taxi Driver in which a violent loner attempts to assassinate a presidential candidate. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity, and confined to a psychiatric hospital.
Arts and Entertainment[]
Ronald Reagan was never in a great movie. But he was in some interesting ones. Here’s a brief look at some of them…
King’s Row (1942): This was the movie that launched Reagan into the big time. He plays a wealthy young man whose trust fund is stolen. Forced to work on a railroad, he is crushed by a boxcar and has both legs needlessly amputated by a hateful town doctor. In the film’s crucial moment, Reagan wakes up to find that he no longer has legs and asks, “Where’s the rest of me?”
The Winning Team (1952): Reagan plays real-life baseball pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander. Drafted to serve in World War I, his experiences on the front lines cause him to develop epilepsy and alcoholism. But he overcomes these disorders to star in the 1926 World Series for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Dark Victory (1939): Reagan had a supporting role in this drama starring Hollywood legends Bette Davis and Humphrey Bogart. It’s about a carefree heiress who contracts a life-threatening illness.
Knute Rockne, All-American (1940): Pat O’Brien plays the legendary Notre Dame football coach; Reagan plays George Gipp, an All-American athlete who dies of a throat infection just days after leading the team to an important victory. In an inspiring locker-room speech, Rockne implores his men to “win one for the Gipper.” The line became famous, and Reagan was known as “the Gipper” for the rest of his life.
Bedtime for Bonzo (1951): (pictured) In one of Reagan’s least-favorite—but most well-known—roles, he plays a college professor who attempts to instill human morals in a young chimpanzee using 1950s child-rearing techniques. Reagan’s critics would often mock him by referencing this film.
