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In the film Tropic Thunder, fading action star Tugg Speedman tried to revitalize his career by playing "Simple Jack," a mentally retarded farmhand who could talk to animals. It bombed terribly, but a bunch of drug dealers in Laos were fans and when they captured Speedman, forced him to act out scenes from the movie.
Here's the fake movie trailer, which was removed from the beginning of the actual film (which featured several such trailers) due to protests from advocates for those with developmental disabilities:
I imagine these same people would go totally berserk over an actual movie like this, even though it would, if it were real, probably be a parody of I Am Sam, Rain Man, and Forrest Gump rather than "hey, let's laugh at retarded people."