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.
- Awards
- 1 win & 8 nominations
Thandiwe Newton
- Condoleezza Rice
- (as Thandie Newton)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaRichard Dreyfuss stated his disappointment with the film in an appearance on The View (1997). He said it was "6/8 of a good film" and called Oliver Stone "a fascist". Stone retorted in an interview that working with Dreyfuss "was the single worst experience I've ever had with an actor in my life."
- 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
Featured review
A chronicle on the life and presidency of George W. Bush (Josh Brolin).
The worst thing about this film is the awful casting, with many people looking nothing like who they should be. Karl Rove looks like a doofus and Condoleeza Rice sounds worse than Fran Drescher. Some are pretty good, and at least you can usually tell who each person is supposed to be. But, my goodness, maybe the casting director needed more time.
The film is fun and enjoyable so long as you understand it is satire. Yes, Oliver Stone is a left-leaning guy, sometimes to an extreme. But this is obviously not meant to be a serious biopic, but more a look at the foibles of George W. Bush. Surprisingly, there are moments that really humanize the guy, and for that Stone deserves credit for pulling punches.
The worst thing about this film is the awful casting, with many people looking nothing like who they should be. Karl Rove looks like a doofus and Condoleeza Rice sounds worse than Fran Drescher. Some are pretty good, and at least you can usually tell who each person is supposed to be. But, my goodness, maybe the casting director needed more time.
The film is fun and enjoyable so long as you understand it is satire. Yes, Oliver Stone is a left-leaning guy, sometimes to an extreme. But this is obviously not meant to be a serious biopic, but more a look at the foibles of George W. Bush. Surprisingly, there are moments that really humanize the guy, and for that Stone deserves credit for pulling punches.
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- Also known as
- Bush
- Filming locations
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Box office
- 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
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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