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Spinning Boris (2003)

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User Rating: 6.5/10 (462 votes)
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Overview

Director:
Roger Spottiswoode
Writers (WGA):
Yuri Zeltser (written by) &
Grace Cary Bickley (written by)
Genre:
Comedy | Drama
Tagline:
Electing a Russian president the American way.
Plot:
Russian political elite hires American consultants to help with President Yeltsin's re-election campaign when his approval rating is down to single digits. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Smart and Clever Insider Political Comedy more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Yeltsin Project (USA) (working title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
USA:112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Certification:
UK:12 | USA:R | Australia:M
Filming Locations:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada more
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Trivia:
The film is based on actual events. While the film portrays all three consultants as being in Russia during the entire campaign, Gorton, Dresner and Shumate flew in and out of Russia during the five month period from February through July, 1996. Usually, two of the three were in Russia while the other was in the USA. This was a safety precaution, so if something went wrong in Russia, the member of the team in the US could get the other two out. more
Quotes:
George Gorton: When in Rome, speak Russian. more

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5 out of 7 people found the following comment useful:-
Smart and Clever Insider Political Comedy, 4 March 2004
Author: chrlrhoads from Virginia

This film is a riot! It is like a political comedy version of "THE WIZARD OF OZ." Only here, Jeff Goldblum is the metaphorical scarecrow,Anthony LaPaglia, the cowardly lion and Liev Shreiber is like the tinman...leading the Russian President Boris Yetzin's daughter (who is like Dorothy) played Svetlana Efremova...through the OZ of political consulting and campaign winning. Boris Krutonog and Gregory Hlady add the proper intrigue and menace to make even those of us who read the original Time Magazine cover story about the real incident...wonder how it will all turn out.It is funny, charming, and truly suspenseful. The trio of actors playing the "fish out of water" American political consultants play off one another beautifully and with the charisma and wit of a real life Hope and Crosby road picture!

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