Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Directors:

Richard Ray Perez
Joan Sekler

Writers:

William Haugse (writer)
Richard Ray Perez (writer)

Release Date:

17 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

The battle for the Presidency in Florida and the undermining of democracy in America.

Plot Keywords:

Presidential Election | Florida | Anti Republican | Politics | U.S. President

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Peter Coyote	...	Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ed Baker	...	Himself
James Baker III	...	Himself (archive footage)
Corrine Brown	...	Herself
Vincent Bugliosi	...	Himself
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jeb Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Warren Christopher	...	Himself (archive footage)
Alan M. Dershowitz	...	Himself (as Alan Dershowitz)
Cathy Dublin	...	Herself
Danny Glover	...	Himself
Katherine Harris	...	Herself (archive footage)
Mark Herron	...	Himself
Sean Holton	...	Himself
Rev. Thomas Johnson	...	Himself
Dan Keating	...	Himself
Frank Keating	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Lantigua	...	Himself
Charles Lichtman	...	Himself
Kweisi Mfume	...	Himself (archive footage)
John Nichols	...	Himself
Greg Palast	...	Himself
Francis Fox Piven	...	Herself (as Frances Fox Piven)
Jamin Raskin	...	Himself
Clayton Roberts	...	Himself
Chris Sautter	...	Himself
Antonin Scalia	...	Himself
Mark Seibel	...	Himself
Howard Simon	...	Himself
Jake Tapper	...	Himself
Clarence Thomas	...	Himself
Rev. Willie Whiting	...	Himself

Runtime:

50 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:Unrated

Company:

Los Angeles Independent Media Center

Movie Connections:

Featured in Recount (2008) (TV)

Civics and Wisdom

To keep the U.S. a democracy, with fair elections, you must see this and show it to friends. It's rather shocking to see how easy it is for people in power to upstage the public's right to elect their leaders. Unprecedented details the events of the 2000 election from beginning to end. It puts the events in perspective so that you will see all of what actually occurred; all the "out of public view" maneuvering that did not get covered by the press. I was shocked and saddened to see what has become of our voting system, and the ability of a very few, carefully-placed, powerful actors to control and even change election outcomes. Film also highlights the difficulties in having Presidential Campaign Managers be the County Registrar of Voters. The film becomes an adult civics lesson, important to everyone who cares about democracy.