Last Party 2000 (2001)

Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, but spends ... See full summary »

Directors:

Rebecca Chaiklin, Donovan Leitch Jr. (as Donovan Leitch)

Stars:

Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ben Harper, Noam Chomsky

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Self - Narrator
Ben Harper	...	Self
Noam Chomsky	...	Self
Harold Ford	...	Self (as Rep. Harold Ford Jr.)
Tim Robbins	...	Self
John Sellers	...	Self
Susan Sarandon	...	Self
Christopher Shays	...	Self (as Rep. Christopher Shays)
Bill Maher	...	Self
Rosie O'Donnell	...	Self
Melissa Etheridge	...	Self
Courtney Love	...	Self
Antonia Novello	...	Self (as Dr. Antonia Novella)
Rudy Giuliani	...	Self (as Mayor Rudolph Giuliani)
The Interpreters	...	Themselves

Storyline

Filmed over the last six months of the 2000 Presidential election, Phillip Seymour Hoffman starts documenting the campaign at the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, but spends more time outside, in the street protests and police actions than in the orchestrated conventions. Hoffman shows an obvious distaste for money politics and the conservative right. He looks seedier and more disillusioned the campaign progresses. Eventually Hoffman seems most energized by the Ralph Nader campaign as an alternative to the nearly indistinguishable major parties. The high point of the film are the comments by Barney Frank who says that marches and demonstrations are largely a waste of time, and that the really effective political players such as the NRA and the AARP never bother with walk ins, sit-ins, shoot-ins or shuffles. In the interview with Jesse Jackson, Hoffman is too flustered to ask all of his questions.

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Plot Keywords:

campaign | election | 2000s | protest | democratic national convention | 

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Taglines:

Exposing the Truth and the Untruth of American Democracy.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Representative Barney Frank is first introduced on screen, he was mistakenly identified as a Republican. In fact, he is a Democrat.

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Quotes

Philip Seymour Hoffman: It's easy not to care if you don't know what's going on.

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Crazy Credits

In loving memory of Esther Goldman Buchthal who dedicated her life to making positive social change.

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Connections

Features The Oprah Winfrey Show (1986)

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Soundtracks

Whiskey River
(uncredited)
Written by Johnny Bush and Paul Stroud
Performed by Willie Nelson
(live at Farm Aid 2000, Bristow, Virginia)

User Reviews

Excellent, thought-provoking, well constructed.

The Party's Over is a carefully constructed and thought-provoking look at both the democratic and republican parties, centering around each of their conventions before the 2000 election. The film makers got access to both conventions and do a wonderful job of showing the amazing hypocrisy of the US democratic process.

The film makers are clearly and unapologetically left-leaning, but that doesn't translate to sparing anyone. Only the greens come out well, but even that is undermined by the outcome of the 2000 election, which is the film's enervating denouement.

Mr. Hoffman does a great job with the interviews, becoming more confident as he moves along, and there's a charming exchange between him and Michael Moore, to whom he bears physical similarity.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 January 2003 (France)

Also Known As:

The Party's Over

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$24,652

Company Credits

Production Co:

Camouflage Productions Inc., Palisades Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color