
Raising Buchanan
Uma mulher desesperada rouba o cadáver do ex-presidente dos EUA James Buchanan, na esperança de conseguir um grande resgate. As complicações surgem quando parece que ninguém está particularmente interessado em recuperá-lo.
Raising Buchanan is a 2019 American comedy film produced by Amanda Melby, Joe Gruberman, Chadwick Struck and Cathy Shim, written and directed by Bruce Dellis. The film stars René Auberjonois in the role of the title character, James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States and was his final role released in his lifetime before his death in December 2019. The film was Bruce Dellis’ first full-length feature. Raising Buchanan was filmed in and near Phoenix, Arizona.
Ruth Kiesling (Amanda Melby) is a 39-year-old woman with anger issues and a history of making poor decisions. Ruth sees an opportunity to turn her life around by stealing the body of dead president James Buchanan (René Auberjonois) to hold for ransom. However, she quickly learns that no one is particularly interested in getting him back.
Dellis shot the film on location in Phoenix, Scottsdale, Mesa, Tempe, Prescott and Paradise Valley, Arizona. He used an Arizona-based crew and nearly all of the actors were based in Arizona, with the exception of some key talent: Auberjonois, Walsh, Shim, Hines and Garant.
Originally, actor/comedian Andy Dick was slated to play the part of Lancaster Guy, but performance issues and allegations of sexual improprieties caused his firing the day after his scene was shot.[1] The scene was subsequently re-shot using Robert Ben Garant in the role of Lancaster Guy.