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Writers (WGA):
Jim Lehrer (book)
Jon Maas (teleplay)
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Release Date:
5 November 2000 (USA) more
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A conspiracy of reporters. A candidate with a hidden past. Not every assassin uses a gun.
Plot:
Four members of the media are chosen as moderator and panel for the single televised debate of presidential candidates one week before the election... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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James Garner ... Mike Howley

Peter Gallagher ... Tom Chapman
Audra McDonald ... Barbara Manning

Donna Murphy ... Joan Naylor

Marco Sanchez ... Henry Ramirez
Dorian Harewood ... Brad Lily
Jack Turpin ... Michael Riley

Bruce Gray ... Governor Paul L. Greene
Stephen Young ... Richard Meredith
Lawrence Dane ... Sidney Robert Mulvane
Djanet Sears ... Nancy Dewey
Peter Donaldson ... Jeff Grayson
John Badham ... Don Beard
Leslie Carlson ... Pat Tubbs
Maggie Huculak ... Gwyn Garrison
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
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90 min | Germany:96 min
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Could this happen? Could the press hijack and election?, 6 April 2002
Author: (jharadie) from New Mexico

The basic premise of four journalists discarding the rules of a presidential debate to instead "attack" one of the candidates is not far-fetched, but raises the question, "Could something like this happen?" Despite the rhetoric that journalists "have a responsibility" and it's the "voters who will decide" the election, the fact remains that media drives public opinion. James Garner does an excellent job as an aging journalist who truly believes what he does is right. I wish that the conservative journalist's private life storyline had either been developed or left out; the teaser was annoying and useless. The ending is surprising, not for what it is, but that it was allowed to happen. Regardless your political inclinations or your attitude about the media, this movie is worth watching.

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