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Al Franken: God Spoke (2006)
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Taking back America one laugh at a time.
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Al Franken’s Documentarians: “Celebrity trumps ideology.”
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Al Franken | ... | Himself |
 | Franni Bryson | ... | Herself |
| Billy Kimball | ... | Himself |
| Ben Wikler | ... | Himself |
| Tim Bradley | ... | Himself - Team Franken |
| Ayo Griffin | ... | Himself - Team Franken |
| Rob Mackey | ... | Himself - Team Franken |
| Jim Norton | ... | Himself - Team Franken |
| Chris Rosen | ... | Himself - Team Franken |
| Kate Sullivan | ... | Herself - Team Franken |
| Gabrielle Zuckerman | ... | Herself - Team Franken |
| William J. Bennett | ... | Himself (as Bill Bennett) |
| Neal Boortz | ... | Himself |
 | George W. Bush | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Tucker Carlson | ... | Himself |
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Al Franken may not be your cup of tea. He may not be your favorite comedian, radio talk show host, or author. His cackle may annoy you. But his obedience to bringing out the truth in important political issues shines through as his most enduring and important trait.
This documentary follows Franken during the last few years and shows the private and public sides - or make that side, because they are virtually interchangeable. What this film demonstrates is that love him or hate him, he's not putting on a show. He is passionate about pointing out the distortions, the misrepresentations, and of course the outright lies that are purported and disseminated by the conservative right-wing segment of the American media.
The film flows smoothly, keeps a good pace, and edits the boring parts out of the political backdrop through which Al constantly presents himself. It never dwells too long on one subject nor drags on with endless monologue - there is simply too much good material that the editors needed to get to.
Franken is, first and foremost, a satirist. He sees the punch line in any situation, and has a tuned comic timing that has served him well, allowing him to surreptitiously get close to his opponents, and deliver criticism with unfazed wit and vigor.
Franken seemingly has no agenda short of exposing deceit and uncovering the truth. I enjoyed this film, and believe it illustrates that Franken is not guided by idiom, or faith, or conspiracy, but by reality and his passion to broadcast it.