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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 synopsisAwards:
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Jeff Goldblum, Still Alive And Doing Very Well(From MTV Movies Blog. 27 June 2009, 1:30 PM, PDT)
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Watch out Elvis, and watch out for that mine-shaft gap! moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Jeff Goldblum | ... | George Gorton | |
| Anthony LaPaglia | ... | Dick Dresner | |
| Liev Schreiber | ... | Joe Shumate | |
| Boris Lee Krutonog | ... | Felix Braynin (as Boris Krutonog) | |
| Svetlana Efremova | ... | Tatiana Dyachenko | |
| Shauna MacDonald | ... | Lisa | |
| Gregory Hlady | ... | Andrei Lugov | |
| Vladimir Radian | ... | Vasso | |
| Ilia Volok | ... | Elvis Impersonator | |
| Konstantin Kazakov | ... | Oleg Soskovets | |
| Judah Katz | ... | Michael Kramer | |
| Maria Syrgiannis | ... | Female Journalist | |
| Ola Sturik | ... | Post Office Clerk | |
| Gillian Vanderburgh | ... | Dick Dresner's Wife | |
| Serge Timokhin | ... | Hotel Desk Clerk |
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After the Yeltsin campaign, Gorton went on to be Arnold Schwarzenegger's political consultant, running Arnold's first campaign. The initiative, Proposition 49, created after school programs for kids and gave Arnold the credibility on public policy issues that propelled him to win the 2003 recall election for governor in California. Gorton also consulted to Arnold on the recall election. moreFAQ
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I resisted seeing this movie for some time. Not sure why - probably because the title put me off. However it is one of the funniest, sharpest movies I have seen in many a year and I have to agree with "Filmdome" that it has something of "Dr Strangelove" about it. The notion that three American political consultants could go over to Russia and successfully assist Boris Yeltsin to win the 1996 election would be ludicrous if it weren't for the fact that it is true! The three protagonists Jeff Goldblum (George), Anthony LaPaglia (Dick) and Liev Schreiber(Joe) have great on-screen rapport and charisma which only serves to heighten the manic atmosphere and paranoia of the piece. The notion that they can't trust anyone pervades the film giving this satire an added dimension; all their most private thoughts and plans have to be expressed on the balcony to their apartment. Even the CIA have them bugged. Their only respite appears to be in the bar at the hotel where a rather bad Russian Elvis Presley impersonator befriends them and offers invaluable information as to the Russian psyche. The film is interspersed with genuine footage from the campaign, plus Yeltsin's bizarre dancing episode which I'm sure any of you out there with long memories must remember as it was one of the most surreal bouts of electioneering ever to have been televised! Naturally George, Dick and Joe are equally unimpressed. Goldblum is touching in his gentle and restrained romancing of Tatiana (Yeltsin's daughter)though I suspect that in reality this did not happen. Dick turning blue in a snowstorm on the tarmac at the airport and barricading the door to their apartment on election night while Joe hides under his jacket, and the musical car journey back to the airport at the end of the film are just a hint at the great moments in this very good movie.