Pauly Shore revealed he was “up all night crying” after Richard Simmons shared his disapproval of the biopic the comedian was starring in.
The “Encino Man” star, 56, took to Instagram on Friday, telling the fitness guru that he’s the “perfect” guy to play him on the big screen.
“You guys, I was up all night crying regarding Richard Simmons’ tweet. Richard, how do you not approve of this movie? I mean, really, who’s better to play you in a movie than ME?” Shore wrote.
“Leonardo DiCaprio’s not gonna play you. Brad Pitt’s not gonna play you. I’m perfect. Everyone already thinks I’m you. We’re the same. Beautiful, inside and out. Hellll yea!”
Shore then urged Simmons, 75, to listen to the pitch before deciding against the film.
“Why don’t you simply let me come over to your house, bring you some warm matzo ball soup and a pastrami sandwich with dark mustard from Canters, rub your feet, and we can listen to the writer, Jordan Allen-Dutton, pitch you our idea?” he continued.
The “A Goofy Movie” voice actor then told Simmons that he would “love” the biopic, which he called the “most beautiful cinematic masterpiece.”
On Thursday, Simmons tweeted his disapproval of the film, writing that he’s “in talks with major studios” to create his own biopic “with some help.”
“I just read that a man I don’t know is writing my bio pic (sic) starring Pauly Shore. I do not approve this movie,” he wrote, urging fans to wait for his work.
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This isn’t the first time the “Sweatin’ to the Oldies” star has condemned the Shore-led movie.
In January, Simmons made a rare public statement with a Facebook post telling his fans that he did not give his consent for the biopic.
“Hi Everybody! You may have heard they may be doing a movie about me with Pauly Shore. I have never given my permission for this movie. So don’t believe everything you read,” he wrote.
Simmons also informed his fans that he no longer had a publicist or manager because he tries “to live a quiet life and be peaceful.”
Shore also starred as the aerobics trainer in the unrelated short film “The Court Jester,” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year.
