The ad, which according to Talking Points Memo will run 200 times in four Iowa markets and 100 times in Washington, D.C., over the next week, features Kevin Shilling, an Adair County farmer and retired army veteran, on his farm near Greenfield.

Grassley has repeatedly stated he opposes a government option of any kind in health care reform. He is one of six members of the Senate Finance Committee currently working on a bipartisan reform bill. However,  there have been calls in recent weeks for Democrats to move forward with health care reform legislation with or without Republican lawmakers. Most recently, U. S. Rep. Leonard Boswell, a Blue Dog Democrat from Des Moines, said if Republicans won’t engage in bipartisanship then Democrats have no choice but to pass a bill without them.

Here is the ad running in Iowa:

According to David Burke of the Quad City Times, Borchers chose the Quad Cities after receiving a recommendation from Tom Wheeler, manager of the film office in the Iowa Department of Economic Development.

“My needs are quite simple. I need corn,” Borchers said. “And I understand you have that throughout the state.”

The original film, based on a Stephen King novella, was shot in the Sioux City area. Many who have come to view the film as a cult classic will want to know that Borchers plans to have the remake — especially in terms of the previously watered-down ending — remain more true to King’s writings.

The film will be shot in September and is expected to air on the Sci-Fi Channel next year and in European theaters. Since 1938, more than 100 films have been shot in Iowa.