The Movies

They both appeared in movies: 

Trump: 

• Ghosts Can't Do It, 1989, as "Himself"

TV Guide described it as "the worst-ever movie from John and Bo Derek, which makes it one of the low points of what passes for civilization in the 20th century". Asawin Suebsaeng of The Daily Beast wrote that the film "features one of the dumbest, least funny rape jokes in modern movie history."

Trump's performance was also criticized. Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle compared his mannerisms in the film to those of Benito Mussolini, and Michael Kennedy of Screen Rant wrote: "Whether one loves Trump or hates him, he's certainly a charismatic presence, but an actor he isn't".

The film earned around $25,000 at the box office as Trump earned himself the 1989 Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor. In his defense it does co-star Anthony Quinn. 

• Trump's best line "Be assured, Mrs. Scott, that in this room there are knives sharp enough to cut you to the bone and hearts cold enough to eat yours as hors-d'oeuvres. 

• Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, 1992 , as "Himself"

Rotten Tomatoes  thought "A change of venue – and more sentimentality and violence – can't obscure the fact that Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a less inspired facsimile of its predecessor."

According to the director, Chris Columbus, Donald Trump, the owner of the Plaza Hotel at the time, allowed the crew to shoot scenes in the hotel lobby and one of its suites in exchange for a cameo in the film in addition to the standard fee for film productions.

✓  A very busy Trump refuted this comment by claiming "Director Chris Columbus, and others, were begging me to make a cameo appearance in ‘Home Alone 2 . . . They rented the Plaza Hotel in New York, which I owned at the time. I was very busy, and didn’t want to do it. They were very nice, but above all, persistent. I agreed, and the rest is history!" - Trump, Dec 27, 2023

-If he knew movies, he should made a cameo in the first one. 

• Trump's best line "Down the hall; and to the left." 

• The Little Rascals, 1994, Waldo Johnston II

A remake of the classic film series, that was not subsequently made into a classic film series. Though there was a direct to video sequel that was sans Trump. 

 Trump plays Waldo Johnston II who is the father of Waldo Johnston III, who is an obnoxious rich new kid who is very interested in Darla.

• Trump's best line "Waldo, you're the best son money can buy." 

• Across the Sea of Time, 1995, as Himself

The (ironic) plot centers around a real life Russian immigrant, searching for his family.  

• Trumps only line "Good to see you." (@ 38 minutes in)

• Eddie 1996, as "Himself"

Whoopi Goldberg plays a fan who becomes coach of the Knicks. You wonder if Whoopi and Trump discussed politics in between takes. There is also "coincidently" a cameo from Rudy Giuliani.

• Trump's only line: "Actually hiring Eddie was my idea from the beginning"  (see The Big Lie) @ 60 minutes in. 

• The Associate,, as "Himself"

Whoopi Goldberg plays an investment banker that breaks the glass ceiling by starting her own firm by inventing and then portaying her male boss. It's Wall Street meets Tootsie meets Boring. 

It appears Trump had a things for Goldberg  

• • Trumps only line "Sorry Frank, but I'm going to crash and burn with Cutty, call me" (@ 49 minutes in)

• 54 1998 VIP Patron, ,as "Himself"

A movie about the rise and fall of Studio 54, a famous nightclub in New York City during the late 1970s and early 1980s known for its illegal drugs, illicit sex and general debauchery. 

• Trump's only line: unknown

• Celebrity, 1998, as "Himself"

The Woody Allen vehicle has Kenneth Branagh playing the stumbling, neurotic role that in prior movies was played by . . .   Woody Allen 

• Trump's only line: "Well I'm working on buying St. Patrick's Cathedral, maybe doing a little rip-down job and putting up a very, very tall and beautiful  building [emphasis added]."

  • Just prior to The Leader's line a senator at a nearby table states "when all the facts are in the the Justice Department will conclude that I, uh, was made an error in judgement but there was no real intent of treason."  

• New York: A Documentary Film, 1999, , as "Himself"

• Zoolander 2001, , as "Himself"

• Two Weeks Notice 2002, , as "Himself"

• Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven, 2007, , as "Himself" Documentary [5]

• Small Potatoes: Who Killed the USFL? 2009, , as "Himself" Documentary [6][7]

• Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, 2010, as "Himself"

• POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold 2011, , as "Himself" Documentary [9

“You keep using that word, I do not think it means what you think it means” 

- Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride

Hitler and the Nazi Party engaged with the political philosophy of Richard Wagner and elevated the enjoyment of his art to a key ritual of the cult of Nazism. The music and philosophy of Wagner had a great impact on Adolf Hitler's ideology. Hitler was obsessed with the composer and saw in his works the embodiment of Germany's struggle. He utilized many of the aspects of Opera, which had so enraptured him, in his Party's propaganda and events, namely through the highly theatrical productions of the Nuremberg Rallies:

• •  "Only a few years later, in 1906, he attended a performance of Rienzi, which moved him powerfully. Afterward, he regaled the friend who had accompanied him with his plans for leading the German people forward to a great future—just as the hero of Rienzi had saved medieval Rome from aristocratic tyranny. In 1933, Hitler commented to Albert Speer that it was Rienzi, which had inspired him, and made him believe that he could achieve his goals of uniting Germany and making it great. The Reinzi overture was played at the beginning of every Nuremberg Party Rally, which suggests that Hitler wanted to establish and maintain a connection between the Opera, its hero (who, upon saving his beloved country, nobly declined the crown and settled for being the tribune for the people) and Hitler's ambitions for himself and Germany." - Stacey Reed, Cathedral of Light: The Nuremberg Party Rallies, Wagner, and The Theatricality of Hitler and the Nazi Party

  • "That Wagner harbored anti-Semitic sentiments is both well known and uncontested within the realm of musicological inquiry. The composer openly articulated his views in a number of publications, most notably Judaism in Music (Das Judentum in der Musik; 1850), in which he identified Jewish musicians as the ultimate source of what he perceived as substanceless music and misplaced values in the arts as a whole." - Encyclopædia Britannica

  • Houston Stewart Chamberlain (see The John the Baptist), who married Wagner's daughter Eva in 1908, was the author of the racist book The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century.

  • Hitler was quite friendly with Wagner's family, some of whom called him Uncle Wolf. - Daily Mail, Jul 29, 2016

"I believe that a person’s taste in music tells you a lot about them. In some cases, it tells you everything you need to know"

- Leila Sales