Hillary Clinton Biopic

by Tara Block 0

Raise your hand if you'd watch a movie following a 20-something Hillary Rodham while she's deciding between her political career and her boyfriend, Bill Clinton? Yeah, that's what we thought. Where can we buy tickets? Well, we're getting a little ahead of ourselves here, but a Hillary Clinton biopic screenplay has Hollywood all atwitter, and we don't blame them. Titled Rodham, it was No. 4 on Tinseltown's coveted "Black List" (a list of film execs' favorite scripts), but as of yet only has a production company.

The script was written by a 39-year-old writer from South Korea, Young Il Kim, and he had us intrigued at "there's a scene with Hillary and Bill making out." With Hillary's recent blood clot scare, we were reminded of what a great loss it would be if the former first lady left us. And we still have our fingers crossed for her running in the 2016 presidential election. Thanks to her autobiography, Living History, we got a glimpse into her past, but we'd love to see it played out on the big screen. Find out more about the screenplay now, and tell us: who could you see playing a young, lovestruck Hillary Clinton?

• Impeachment Irony: The story follows Hillary as she's struggling to find the balance between work and romance. Ironically, her job at the time — as the youngest attorney on the House Judiciary Committee — was working to impeach President Richard Nixon, while her boyfriend was rising political hopeful Bill Clinton. This same impeachment process would be used against Bill during the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
• Office Romance: Hillary gets flirtatious with her impeachment committee coworker, former governor Bill Weld, in the script.
• Steamy Scene: Since Hillary and Bill were in a long-distance relationship during those courtship days — Bill was trying to get his political career started in Arkansas, while Hillary had her own high-stakes career in Washington DC — they made their time together count. Il Kim spilled that there's a scene where they make out in her Dupont Circle apartment.
• Sexy Songstress: The writer also dishes that there's a scene in which Hillary puts on makeup while singing Carly Simon's "You're So Vain."