A chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W. Bush.A chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W. Bush.A chronicle of the life and Presidency of George W. Bush.
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- 1 win & 8 nominations
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Thandiwe Newton
- Condoleezza Riceas Condoleezza Rice
- (as Thandie Newton)
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Oliver Stone's biographical take on the life of George W. Bush, chronicling from his wild and carefree days in college, to his military service, to his governorship of Texas and role in the oil business, his 2000 candidacy for president, his first turbulent four years, and his 2004 re-election campaign.
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- Rated PG-13 for language including sexual references, some alcohol abuse, smoking and brief disturbing war images
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Did you know
- TriviaOliver Stone and George W. Bush were both in Yale's class of 1968, though Stone dropped out after one year and went to Vietnam instead of graduating, while Bush graduated with his class.
- GoofsCheney says "Atta met Saddam's intel chief in Czechoslovakia." Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993, ten years earlier.
- Quotes
Gen. Colin Powell: Funny Dick, I remember you once agreeing that going all the way in Baghdad would be a mistake.
Dick Cheney: Well, I think you made a bigger boo-boo Colin. You could have been president.
Gen. Colin Powell: Fuck you.
- Crazy creditsAt the very end of the credits, you see a Christian cross with a period. It morphs into the W-period logo of the movie.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sunday AM: Episode #4.9 (2008)
- SoundtracksThe Star Spangled Banner
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key and music by John Stafford Smith
Arranged by Francis Scott Key (as Francis Key) and Michael Licari
Provided by APM Music
Top review
Great Acting, Very Entertaining Film
I had a chance to see this film on Wednesday and I loved it !!! I'm not a Bush fan or supporter, however what I loved most about it is that it isn't a Bush-hate fest. Rather, it was a successful attempt to show Bush as simply a man with several human foibles, many of which just happen to be hilarious.
What makes the movie so amusing is that Stone miraculously finds a way for you to not laugh at Bush the man. Rather, one laughs at the improbability of the entire Bush saga.
Against that backdrop is the importance of the fine performances given by the actors.
Some actors, like Banks as Laura Bush, give performances that are good but that are altogether too predictable and uninspired.
On the other hand, Brolin nails his performance as he turns Bush from a doofus to a poor schmuck that finds out too late that he's in over his head.
Newton is the OTHER BRIALLIANT performance in the film. Although, some critics apparently wanted the average TV-Movie-muck type of performance where the actress finds the "lighter side" of the real life person, Newton and Stone smartly resist that trite nonsense.
Newton transcends her own glamorous persona and gives a hard-as-nails imitation of Rice as a person that is smart enough to understand and follow those that actually have the power in the Bush White House as she helps them manipulate Bush to acquiesce to their desires.
Newton's performance successfully evokes images of the Rice that recently went to Russia and had the nerve to coolly and robotically lecture Putin on why it's OK for the U.S. to travel half the globe to punish those who kill Americans, but it's not OK for Russia to go over its border to punish those that kill Russian citizens.
It's one of the gutsier performances all year by anyone, male or female, and it really helps make the movie great.
As I stated at the beginning W. is great, and we finally get a movie that appeals to those of us that don't want to waste $10 bucks on a film about a Hollywood Chihuahua.
What makes the movie so amusing is that Stone miraculously finds a way for you to not laugh at Bush the man. Rather, one laughs at the improbability of the entire Bush saga.
Against that backdrop is the importance of the fine performances given by the actors.
Some actors, like Banks as Laura Bush, give performances that are good but that are altogether too predictable and uninspired.
On the other hand, Brolin nails his performance as he turns Bush from a doofus to a poor schmuck that finds out too late that he's in over his head.
Newton is the OTHER BRIALLIANT performance in the film. Although, some critics apparently wanted the average TV-Movie-muck type of performance where the actress finds the "lighter side" of the real life person, Newton and Stone smartly resist that trite nonsense.
Newton transcends her own glamorous persona and gives a hard-as-nails imitation of Rice as a person that is smart enough to understand and follow those that actually have the power in the Bush White House as she helps them manipulate Bush to acquiesce to their desires.
Newton's performance successfully evokes images of the Rice that recently went to Russia and had the nerve to coolly and robotically lecture Putin on why it's OK for the U.S. to travel half the globe to punish those who kill Americans, but it's not OK for Russia to go over its border to punish those that kill Russian citizens.
It's one of the gutsier performances all year by anyone, male or female, and it really helps make the movie great.
As I stated at the beginning W. is great, and we finally get a movie that appeals to those of us that don't want to waste $10 bucks on a film about a Hollywood Chihuahua.
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- Oct 16, 2008
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- Budget
- $25,100,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,534,493
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,505,668
- Oct 19, 2008
- Gross worldwide
- $29,560,587
- Runtime2 hours 9 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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