Lee Roy Myers, the man behind WoodRocket.com’s Game of Thrones porn parody, has taken a break from spoofing television shows (Porks & Recreation, SpongeKnob SquareNuts), to invest his time in the "sex tape" no one ever wanted to see: The Rob Ford Sex Tape — A Parody (NSFW).
But, deep down, we knew WoodRocket would tackle the embattled Toronto mayor’s headline-ready exploits, much like Ford tackles city council members. Myers, a Canadian, told us a bit about the creative process of making a Rob Ford porn parody, how to spoof a political scandal, and how he thinks Ford could get the help he needs.
Is this the first time you've parodied a politician?
It's the first time I've parodied a politician that is still in office. And a Canadian politician. And a politician with the greatest amount of scandals under his belt. And that says a lot, since WoodRocket also offers the movie Here Cums the President, which looks at the sex lives of past Presidents of the United States, like Washington, FDR, JFK, LBJ, Clinton, and Nixon. I co-directed that with Ronald Raygun.
Can you tell me how the idea came together, and where you found your bizarro Rob Ford?
Everyone is so excited to see the video of the Mayor of Toronto smoking crack, and whatever other videos the police have in their custody. At WoodRocket.com, we're hopeful that one of those videos also has Ford fornicating on them. Ford-icating. We're not excited to see him naked. We're just excited to see this bizarre political scandal get more bizarre. And what would be more bizarre than if he had recorded a celebrity sex tape?
The actor playing Rob Ford is our good friend, Peter O'Tool. Peter starred as Walter in my Big Lebowski parody and Vito "The Dong" Corleone in my Godfather parody. The guy is amazingly funny. I thought of him immediately. And he does not disappoint. Of course, his penis is played by pornstar Anthony Rosano.
Do you think Ford needs help, or should he just continue to be Rob Ford until he embraces a Howard Beale-esque public meltdown?
I think that Ford went Network on us a while ago. He has talked about vagina and crack and pushed elderly women and said "sorry" about a thousand times now. He probably needs to come to the realization that he has destroyed the credibility of his office. He needs help. And I'd like to see him get it. But I'd prefer that it be just as strange as the rest of his life.
For example, there was a Canadian television show called The Littlest Hobo. It's kind of like Benji. It's about a dog that goes from town to town helping people get out of bad situations. I think that that is the way I would like to see him get help.
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