Sean McNamara Re-releases Reagan With 10 New Minutes and Restored MAGA Line
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 4
Sean McNamara Re-releases Reagan With 10 New Minutes and Restored MAGA Line
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 4
Summary
A special edition of "Reagan" will return to theaters with 10 minutes of new footage, including Ronald Reagan’s omitted "make America great again" line from a labor speech.
McNamara said the 2024 release cut the moment because it came during a divisive election season and could have been mistaken for electioneering.
July 4 screenings are planned in more than a dozen cities, followed by a wider Sept. 25 re-release in 600 theaters tied to America’s 250th anniversary.
New scenes also add moments with Nancy Reagan, Reagan’s father Jack and the family’s Rancho del Cielo, while Fox Nation is streaming a behind-the-scenes documentary, "Making Reagan."
The 2024 biopic drew weak critical reviews but strong audience scores, and the restored slogan revives attention to Reagan’s 1980 use of a phrase later adopted by Donald Trump.