The War Room (1993)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Directors:

Chris Hegedus
D.A. Pennebaker

Release Date:

January 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

They Changed The Way Campaigns Are Won.

Plot:

A documentary of the Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign and the organization who ran it.

Plot Keywords:

Campaign | President | Behind The Scenes | Republican | Arkansas

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 2 wins

Cast

James Carville	...	Himself
George Stephanopoulos	...	Himself
Heather Beckel	...	Herself
Paul Begala	...	Himself
Bob Boorstin	...	Himself
Michael Donnilon	...	Himself
Jeff Eller	...	Himself
Stan Greenberg	...	Himself
Mandy Grunwald	...	Herself
Harold Ickes	...	Himself
Mickey Kantor	...	Himself
Mary Matalin	...	Herself
Mitchell Schwartz	...	Himself
Dave Anderson	...	Himself
Collier Andress	...	Himself

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG

Company:

Cyclone Films

Quotes:

Al Gore: Unemployment around the country has gone up; the number of jobs has gone down. The trade deficit has gone up; personal income has gone down. The budget deficit has gone up; consumer confidence has gone down. Poverty has gone up; the number of jobs has gone down. Bankruptcies have gone up, jobs, down; fear, up; hope, down; everything that oughta be down is *up*, everything that should be up is *down*; they've got it upside down, and we're gonna turn it right side *up!*

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Return of the War Room (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

I Swung The Election

An Interesting Look into one of the last True Campaigns

The opening of the War Room is unique. We see Bill Clinton, Governor of Arkansas at the time, looking back into the camera, at the audience, with a baseball cap on his head, and a t-shirt covering his body. About to sit down to have his cereal for breakfast, Clinton is talking casual on the phone to a friend. Like the opening conversation, the War Room is as unique and clever as any political documentary before or after. Most of the world did not known who James Carville was until 1992 / 1993. Most know him as a fast talking, cocky, and brilliant political player. Here, we see a deeper human being with more than just an objective, but a message to America. Behind his tears, we see the truth behind the Clinton Campaign in 1991. Whether you are a fan of politics or don't have the stomach to digest politics, you will enjoy the War Room.