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17 October 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
Get Ready moreAwards:
4 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(50 articles)
Sellers Tops Presidential List (From WENN. 19 January 2009, 11:09 PM, PST)
Brolin And Wright Escape Bar Brawl Charges
(From WENN. 6 January 2009, 11:00 AM, PST)
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Enjoyable, Provocative - Like Him or Not, W. is Us moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Josh Brolin | ... | George W. Bush | |
| Colin Hanks | ... | Speechwriter #1 | |
| Toby Jones | ... | Karl Rove | |
| Dennis Boutsikaris | ... | Paul Wolfowitz | |
| Jeffrey Wright | ... | Colin Powell | |
| Thandie Newton | ... | Condoleezza Rice | |
| Scott Glenn | ... | Donald Rumsfeld | |
| Richard Dreyfuss | ... | Dick Cheney | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | George Tenet | |
| Wes Chatham | ... | Fraternity Enforcer | |
| Jesse Bradford | ... | Fraternity President | |
| Sean Stone | ... | Fraternity Pledge #1 | |
| Ben Mayer | ... | Fraternity Pledge #2 | |
| James Cromwell | ... | George H.W. Bush | |
| Juan Gabriel Pareja | ... | Oil Worker |
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Also Known As:
Bush (USA) (working title)Oliver Stone's W. (Germany) (TV title)
W. - Ein missverstandenes Leben (Germany) (DVD title)
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Rated PG-13 for language including sexual references, some alcohol abuse, smoking and brief disturbing war images.Parents Guide:
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129 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44818) | UK:15 | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:PG | Finland:K-7 | Australia:M | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Germany:12 | Brazil:14 | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:NC-16 | Mexico:BFun Stuff
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During the scene in which Bush is seen flying a naval jet on board the Aircraft Carrier, the show that broadcasts his incident is a political commentary program titled "Spin-Ball" which received both a Conservative and Liberal prospective. The show is actually a 'spoof' of the two highly rated and well known political commentary programs, "The O'Reilly Factor" (1996) on Fox News (hosted by Bill O'Reilly, known for his 'No Spin Zone" which broadcasts a more conservative viewpoint); and MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" (1997), which demonstrates a more liberal viewpoint. moreGoofs:
Factual errors: While W. is watching a sports report in 2004, the anchor gives the score of Ohio State vs. Kansas in the Fiesta Bowl, and states that it was the national championship. The championship game that year was LSU vs. Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. Ohio State played Miami (FL) for the the title the previous year. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W Bush (2009) (TV) moreSoundtrack:
Baseball Organ moreFAQ
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Saw W in a preview last night and overall found it engaging, provocative and, frankly, a bit eerie. Of course, because Mr. Bush is still in office, watching re-enactments of critical moments in his administration, still fresh in our memory, has a quality of watching an SNL spoof; one is always aware one is watching actors, and very good ones at that, play the parts of principal figures on the Bush team, leaving a viewer continually comparing the actors' portrayals, make-up, etc, with the real life figures we know from the news. In other words, the film never completely transcends the spectacle of its simulation to feel seamlessly naturalistic. This is hardly a fault of the film necessarily, only the curious timing of its making and release here in the waning months of the Bush administration. (Had the film been made several years from now, no doubt audiences would bring a different. more relaxed, attentiveness to it.) I won't spell out my conclusions on Stone's version of Bush - that for you to discover - however, I will say it is fully appropriate we allow our private and public preconceptions of Bush the man to be challenged and examined. There is more to be said about the man than merely we like or dislike him. After all, we put him in office for eight years, and that says a great deal about us as a nation.