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25 May 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
The future of the nation was hanging by a chad.Plot:
A chronicle of the weeks after the 2000 U.S. presidential election and the subsequent recounts in Florida. | full synopsisAwards:
Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(15 articles)
Full TV Nominees List of 13th Annual Satellite Awards (From Aceshowbiz. 30 November 2008, 11:36 PM, PST)
"RocknRolla" - A Second Review: A stylish and feverish film from Guy Ritchie
(From Movie Jungle. 31 October 2008, 3:03 AM, PDT)
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Excellent story of Florida Fiasco moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Kevin Spacey | ... | Ron Klain |
 | Bob Balaban | ... | Ben Ginsberg |
 | Ed Begley Jr. | ... | David Boies |
 | Laura Dern | ... | Katherine Harris |
 | John Hurt | ... | Warren Christopher |
 | Denis Leary | ... | Michael Whouley |
 | Bruce McGill | ... | Mac Stipanovich |
 | Tom Wilkinson | ... | James Baker |
 | Bruce Altman | ... | Mitchell Berger |
| Jayne Atkinson | ... | Theresa LePore |
| Gary Basaraba | ... | Clay Roberts |
| Derek Cecil | ... | Jeremy Bash |
 | Eve Gordon | ... | Monica Klain |
 | Marcia Jean Kurtz | ... | Carol Roberts |
 | Mitch Pileggi | ... | Bill Daley |
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Though he granted extensive interviews to Danny Strong, Warren Christopher still objected to his portrayal in this film. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: In the first scene, where James Baker is drinking Dr. Pepper, the can he is drinking from was not issued in 2000. However, later on in the movie, this error was corrected and he is drinking out of the older version of the can. moreQuotes:
James Baker: Now listen people, this is a street fight for the presidency of the United States. moreSoundtrack:
I Won't Back Down moreFAQ
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There are two immutable facts that were brought out in this excellent film: one, Florida looked absolutely ridiculous in the way they conducted elections; and two, the 2000 election was absolutely stolen.
Florida will forever be stigmatized by butterfly ballots and hanging chads. The fact that election officials in some sixteen counties refused to do the machine recount as ordered shows the incompetency of our officials.
The recount notwithstanding, the manipulation of the voter roles and the subsequent disenfranchisement of 20,000 voters by the clownish Katherine Harris, played perfectly by Laura Dern, casts a permanent stain on the legitimacy of the Bush presidency.
The fact that the details of this movie were well known did not detract one bit from its enjoyment. It was compelling and exciting and the performances of stars like Kevin Spacey, Tom Wilkinson, and Dern made you forget that you knew the ending.