Q&A: How Funny Or Die Got Johnny Depp to Play Donald Trump

50-minute movie was filmed over 4 days

Fresh off his win in the New Hampshire primary, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump can add this to his list of accomplishments: His best-selling book, The Art of the Deal has been adapted into a feature film.

Sort of.

This morning, Funny Or Die debuted a spoof film based on Trump's 1987 memoir/self-help book, with none other than Johnny Depp in the lead role as the real estate magnate. The film begins with an introduction from Ron Howard, who says the made-for-TV feature was "thought to be lost in the Cybill Shepherd blouse fire of '89."

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