Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 23 wins & 25 nominations total
- Wade
- (as Robert Doqui)
- Bill
- (as Allan Nicholls)
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- TriviaThe film was very much improvised by the actors and actresses, who used the screenplay only as a guide. They spent a great amount of their time in character, and the movie was shot almost entirely in sequence.
- GoofsWhen attempting to interview Tommy Brown, Opal says that she is from the BBC. When questioned, she explains that this stands for the British Broadcasting Company. It actually stands for the British Broadcasting Corporation. This was intentionally done to insinuate that Opal doesn't actually work for the BBC and was an impostor. Geraldine Chaplin confirmed this in a 2000 interview in Premiere magazine.
- Quotes
Hal Phillip Walker: Who do you think is running Congress? Farmers? Engineers? Teachers? Businessmen? No, my friends. Congress is run by lawyers. A lawyer is trained for two things and two things only. To clarify - that's one. And to confuse - that's the other thing. He does whichever is to his client's advantage. Did you ever ask a lawyer the time of day? He told you how to make a watch, didn't he? Ever ask a lawyer how to get to Mr. Jones' house in the country? You got lost, didn't you? Congress is composed of five hundred and thirty-five individuals. Two hundred and eighty-eight are lawyers. And you wonder what's wrong in Congress? No wonder we often know how to make a watch, but we don't know - the time of day.
- Crazy creditsThe Paramount logo is in black and white and the image looks shaky. The scratchy effect was reportedly achieved when director Robert Altman took the negative with the logo on it, threw it onto the ground, and stomped on it.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Precious Images (1986)
- SoundtracksIt Don't Worry Me
Music and Lyrics by Keith Carradine
Performed by Barbara Harris
Lions Gate Music Co. / Easy Music (ASCAP)
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Box office
- Budget
- $2,200,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $9,984,123
- Gross worldwide
- $9,994,006
- Runtime2 hours 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1