<P> The film was directed by Drunk History creator Jeremy Konner . The idea came from Funny or Die editor - in - chief Owen Burke, and was written by former editor of The Onion Joe Randazzo . The production was kept a secret for months . Burke said that they were able to do this by having "a few people sign nondisclosures, but mostly we just begged people not to say anything ." The film features an original song from Kenny Loggins, entitled "The Art of the Deal", written specifically for the film . </P> <P> Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie was released for free on Funny or Die.com on February 10, 2016, in order to coincide with Trump's real - life victory at the 2016 New Hampshire primaries . The release of the movie was so secretive, most news outlets did not know it existed until the day it was released, with Salon calling the film a "surprise biopic" and saying it was released "without warning". The film was taken down from the Funny or Die website on February 21, 2016, for undisclosed reasons, with Funny or Die promising to bring it back shortly . The film became available for streaming on Netflix starting on August 1, 2016 . </P> <P> Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie has received positive reviews and Depp's performance was praised . On Metacritic, the film has a score of 75 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". In a review entitled "Who knew Donald Trump was the comeback role Johnny Depp needed?", Erik Adams of The A.V. Club praised Depp's performance in particular, saying "the actor's vocal inflections and mannerisms create an incredible facsimile of Trump--albeit one that's rooted in the twitchy kookiness of Captain Jack Sparrow or Raoul Duke . For once in his post-Pirates of the Caribbean career, an entire production can actually keep up with Depp's whims and tap into his wavelength, striking a tone that's as big and brassy as the character he's playing ." He also compared the film to Garth Marenghi's Darkplace in its presentation of Trump as a megalomaniac writing, directing and presenting his own film . </P> <P> Brian Lowry of Variety was less enthusiastic, saying "Once you get past the sheer gall of Funny or Die putting together a 50 - minute send - up of Donald Trump--starring a near - unrecognizable Johnny Depp, no less--the kick of Donald Trump's The Art of the Deal: The Movie begins to quickly yield diminishing returns . For those shaking their heads in disbelief over the mogul / reality TV star's new - found career in politics, however, just soaking in Depp's mannerisms and dead - on impersonation, along with the various celebrity cameos, will probably be compensation enough ." </P>

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