Journeys with George (2002)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Directors:

Alexandra Pelosi
Aaron Lubarsky (co-director)

Writer:

Alexandra Pelosi (writer)

Release Date:

14 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Documentary account of George W. Bush's presidential campaign. |

Plot Keywords:

Presidential Campaign | Bus Trip | U.S. President | Texas | Politician

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations

Cast

George W. Bush	...	Himself
R.G. Ratcliffe	...	Himself
Wayne Slater	...	Himself
Richard Wolffe	...	Himself
Alexandra Pelosi	...	Herself
Karl Rove	...	Himself
Karen Hughes	...	Herself
Trent Gegax	...	Himself
Nancy Harmeyer	...	Herself
Brooks Kraft	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erin Brockovich-Ellis	...	Herself (archive footage)
Tom Brokaw	...	Himself (archive footage)
Barbara Bush	...	Herself (archive footage)
George Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jeb Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Laura Bush	...	Herself (archive footage)
Dick Cheney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Howard Dean	...	Himself (archive footage)
Al Gore	...	Himself (archive footage)
John McCain	...	Himself (archive footage)

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Company:

Purple Monkey Productions

Trivia:

At one point during filming, George W. Bush took the camera from Alexandra Pelosi and turned it on her. Pelosi included this moment in the finished film and gave Bush a credit for cinematography.

Quotes:

George W. Bush: I like a good bologna sandwich.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Diary of a Political Tourist (2004) (TV)

thumbs up.

What a fun film! George W. Bush, the snarky third generation of an important political family, as filmed by Alexandra Pelosi, the snarky third generation of an important political family. It's interesting to watch the movie keeping that element in mind. Who was Bush at her age, and who will she be at his? In a time when the public side of politics is so vicious, it was refreshing to see the personable side of the President, and the playful side of the child of one of his loudest critics. Neither of them is an automaton, or stupid, or thoughtless; it's hard to imagine that family gatherings in either the Bush household or the Pelosi one are anything but rowdy, open, and a blast. Left or right, these come off as good, non-strange people who might not do everything right, but probably don't set out to do wrong.