Journeys with George (2002)

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

Directors:

Alexandra Pelosi, Aaron Lubarsky

Writer:

Alexandra Pelosi

Stars:

George W. Bush, R.G. Ratcliffe, Wayne Slater

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited 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)

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

presidential campaign | bus trip | u.s. president | texas | politician | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 March 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bush-turen - tæt på USAs præsident

Company Credits

Production Co:

Purple Monkey Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

79 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

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.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Followed by Diary of a Political Tourist (2004)

User Reviews

Rises above

This documentary gives a real in-depth, behind-the scenes view of the journey for politically campaigning. From its infancy up until the end of the election.

For one, George W. Bush personifies a go-getter from the beginning hopefully becoming triumphant at the end of his 'journey' to become president. It shows his highs and lows in the political race as he is faced with constant scrutiny as well as great accomplishments along the way. You can't have a comment without a compliment in the media. The two are inseparable and George W. Bush allows for both the bad and good to be reinforced always into a positive. For some reason, he can take any comment and make it into a compliment.

He keeps battling these obstacles and successfully rising above them, only to allow them to resemble him as a go getter in his 'journey'.