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Overview

User Rating:
6.8/10   14,948 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Warren Beatty (story)
Warren Beatty (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
15 May 1998 (USA) more
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Tagline:
Brace yourself. This politician is about to tell the truth!
Plot:
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win & 14 nominations more
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(17 articles)
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Disturbing Political Satire Is Very Very Funny more (212 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Kimberly Deauna Adams ... Denisha
Vinny Argiro ... Debate Director

Sean Astin ... Gary

Kirk Baltz ... Debate Producer
Ernie Lee Banks ... Leroy (as Ernie Banks)
Amiri Baraka ... Rastaman

Christine Baranski ... Constance Bulworth
Adilah Barnes ... Mrs. Brown

Warren Beatty ... Sen. Jay Billington Bulworth
Graham Beckel ... Man with Dark Glasses

Halle Berry ... Nina
Brandon N. Bowlin ... Bouncer #2

Mongo Brownlee ... Henchman #3
Thomas Jefferson Byrd ... Uncle Rafeeq

J. Kenneth Campbell ... Anthony
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tribulations (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
108 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
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1.85 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Oliver Platt wears a tie with Eagles on it. This is the official school tie from Eaglebrook School, the middle school he attended. more
Goofs:
Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Nina is talking on a cell phone in Davers' garage, we hear a dial tone when the other party hangs up on her (cell phone networks don't use dial tones). more
Quotes:
Nina: ...Yo.
Bullworth: Yo. Yo, yo, yo to you.
Nina: Later.
Bullworth: I was, uh, hoping for sooner.
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Movie Connections:
Spoofed in Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) more
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Hot Booty more

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20 out of 32 people found the following comment useful.
Disturbing Political Satire Is Very Very Funny, 27 July 2004
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Author: Hal-900 from WA, USA

In "Bulworth," Warren Beatty plays a liberal senator who puts a contract out on himself. Since he knows he is going to die soon, he decides to be honest with the public for the very first time in his political career. However, to the surprise of everyone (including himself), his new attitude makes him more popular than ever before. Audacious political satire, maybe the best of its kind. Savage wit and penetrating observations about the American society, are just a few ingredients that help make this movie a winner. This is definitely Beatty's best film as an actor/director/writer. He is fearless in his exploration of the USA's political machinery, sparing no one, and making his points in an intelligent and very funny manner. It is also a very disturbing movie. Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove (1964)" looks like child's play compared to the dark implications of this film. It is refreshing to see a mature Beatty, display so much creativity and energy in one film. Funny, wise and profane. Guarantee to offend all kinds of viewers. Highly Recommended!

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