A List
State film commissioners have coaxed the best of Hollywood (and British comedy) to turn Tennessee’s ongoing tax drama into a blockbuster movie. Writers and casting directors are still at work for the screen event of 2003, but here’s what we know so far:
♦ Working titles include I Am Don, the story of a mentally challenged governor and his attempts to find truth, love and a way to pass a statewide income tax. There’s also Collateral Damage, whose story line would focus more on the Tennessee General Assembly and its efforts to veer the state toward bankruptcy.
♦ From the director of Talk Radio, Nixon, JFK and Wall Street—Oliver Stone
♦ Don Sundquist played by Leslie Nielsen
♦ Jimmy Naifeh by Ben Kingsley
♦ John Ford by Ike Turner
♦ Bob Rochelle by James Gandolfini
♦ Marsha Blackburn by Dyan Cannon
♦ Steve Cohen by Danny DeVito
♦ Joe Haynes by Steve Martin
♦ Phil Bredesen by Keeping Up Appearances’ Clive Swift
♦ Van Hilleary by Chevy Chase
♦ Larry Daughtrey by Gene Hackman
♦ Phil Valentine by Howard Stern
♦ Steve Gill by Tom Arnold
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