Nevertheless, theyre a resolute bunch: proud, loud, and a little lonely.
They are Hollywoods conservatives.
You sort of feel like you have to hide it, says director David Zucker.
When you meet, you give each other a secret look Are you a Republican too?
Its the new gay.
Most political comedies say both sides are bad, says Zucker.
Were saying, F it.
Were taking a side.
Indeed, there is shtick in this flick that would offend even a pig in lipstick.
Zuckers politics are slightly more nuanced than his movies.
After 9/11, he switched parties due to what he saw as Democratic dithering.
Not that he bothered pitching it to the studios.
Theres no way they would have gone near it, he believes.
You go to meetings and everybody is talking about how Bush is an idiot.
Its part of the environment of this town.
He asked about my politics, Farley recalls.
When George Washington takes him to the World Trade Center, it made me cry, says Grammer.
A lot of people dont want to admit that a threat to this country exists.
Were willing to admit it.
