Rough Riders - Tom Berenger as Teddy Roosevelt

[SillyRollieMcmuffin2]

Which President was that at the beginning? Cleveland or Harrison?

[GSPatton89]

Who else thinks our current president has the backbone of an eclair?

[WhiteTrashBarbarian]

Poor copy, but a great scene that does Tom Berenger credit as an actor, and I'm sure would have pleased Roosevelt.

[oldsreo]

Theodore Rex indeed.

[rohan6612]

ha that flower amasing

[enochsneed]

Amazing - it's TR to the life! At least, as I have always imagined him.

[CaesarInVa]

If I didn't know better, I would say that as characterized here, President Roosevelt exhibited all the behavioral symptoms of a cocaine user, which back in those days was quite easily obtainable.

[Onlymusical]

This is the first time I've seen an actor capture that blazing energy we always read about but he was also a superb diplomat and this vignette with him knocking people over makes him seem a bit more buffoonish than I'd surmise that he could've been. Good to finally see the proper energy level, though.

[mjam93]

@Onlymusical

I agree that he wasn't so hyper he didn't know where he was going.

The film also seems to have captured the way TR spoke.

[Onlymusical]

@mjam93 Yes, it's fascinating to hear the crude recordings of his speeches. And to realize that he was shot in the chest while making a speech then continued to speak for quite a while even though people were begging him to stop and go to a hospital. He's the very definition of a larger than life character, his whole life makes Indiana Jones seem sheltered by comparison.

[enochsneed]

@Onlymusical The incident where he got carried away and damaged the lady's dress certainly happened, and didn't someone call him "a bull in a china shop"? I just don't think you can help liking him.

[AliceFan1]

Now, if someone would do a biopic about Teddy's irepressible daughter, Alice!

[baldione]

That French girl was throwing herself at ole Teddy. LOL

[enochsneed]

@baldione Yes, I love the way Edith makes sure Leonard Wood goes between her and TR - she is definitely trying it on. I also love Edith's "Feel free - fall right over" line. :-)

[themillenia]

It was this scene that attracted me to Teddy.

[gamma12345678]

" I don't know anything about commanding a regiment. I don't even know to whom to salute."

"Superior officers would be a good start."

[skinhead5]

I wish we had a President like Teddy bear Roosevelt.

[m611martin]

To think, Tom Berenger played James Longstreet in Gettysburg...Amazing actor.

[rockinrobintweets]

@m611martin  I fist became a fan of Tom s when he was in Eddie And The Crusiers..it didnt requre the acting that his latter movies did but I stil love the movie. I love his protrail of T.R.. From what I read and film clips Tom has Teddy down beatifuly. I love this film and Tom s fine performance.

[LRooster4Prez]

You Gen McCyrstal seen this

[darthroden]

I wonder if the read Teddy Roosevelt was that energetic?

[LRooster4Prez]

@darthroden according to Historians he was

[darthroden]

@LRooster4Prez

LOL well then he was quite the character

[LRooster4Prez]

@darthroden One of a kind

[Adersast]

definitely the best scene in the miniseries, superb acting, super characterization, super casting.

[truewest7]

Damn...Tom Beringer gave a great and very unlike Beringer performance in this movie...never seen him so energetic in a film before.