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Title: Bulworth (1998)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Kimberly Deauna Adams | ... | Denisha |
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Vinny Argiro | ... | Debate Director |
| Sean Astin | ... | Gary | |
| Kirk Baltz | ... | Debate Producer | |
| Ernie Lee Banks | ... | Leroy (as Ernie Banks) | |
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Amiri Baraka | ... | Rastaman |
| Christine Baranski | ... | Constance Bulworth | |
| Adilah Barnes | ... | Mrs. Brown | |
| Warren Beatty | ... | Jay Bulworth | |
| Graham Beckel | ... | Man with Dark Glasses | |
| Halle Berry | ... | Nina | |
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Brandon N. Bowlin | ... | Bouncer #2 |
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Mongo Brownlee | ... | Henchman #3 |
| Thomas Jefferson Byrd | ... | Uncle Rafeeq | |
| J. Kenneth Campbell | ... | Anthony | |
Senator Jay Bulworth is facing speculation-induced financial ruin, so he puts out a contract on his own life in order to collect a large, new insurance policy for his family. Living each moment on borrowed time, he suddenly begins spouting raw, unfiltered--and sometimes offensive in word but satirical in spirit -- thoughts to shocked audiences and handlers in the speech of hip-hop music and culture. His newfound uninhibitedness and new relationship with Nina carry him on a journey of political and spiritual renewal. Written by Stuart Hoffman
A politician has nothing left to lose.. so why not speak the truth? Warren Beatty's Senator Jay Bulworth lays down the smack: the reason the working man (in this movie, the working class is cleverly disguised as hip-hop mavens) doesn't have a voice, is he doesn't have the sway or monetary bullocks to *buy* a voice. Words aren't worth a penny unless you're worth billions. And of course, from the first instant, this divine fool's failure is certain and imminent: Big Business, what with its grimy fingers perpetually immersed in the U.S. Government's proverbial tub of crunchy Jif, would never allow a politician like Bulworth to succeed, at the risk of the working class' newfound capacity to leech the power from the insurance companies and tire manufacturers.
Beneath the sometimes dark comedy, Bulworth has a lot of insightful and painful comments to may about our often hypocritical and ineffectual government. These observations are made satirically, but effectively. This is not a heavy-handed work. One thing that hampered Bulworth at the box-office was its portrayal of the man in the black community. People didn't get it. They were offended, especially many liberal white people. Beatty was in no way making fun of African-Americans by showing a very streetwise group. His point, which I thought was fairly obvious, was that many people will behave in an antisocial way in a society that is largely indifferent and often hostile towards them. I think that's almost a no-brainer. Bulworth is that rare politician who has soul. I agree that Warren Beaty's rapping was sub par, but who cares? "Bulworth" makes a powerful statement that in order to transcend problems of crime, poverty, racism, and political corruption we are going to have to take a cold hard look at who we really are and what is really happening around us. Accepting other people particularly from different racial and economic backgrounds has to be more than just an insincere speech act. It must be an act of good will that is grounded in practical reality.
Overall rating: 8 out of 10.