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.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 19 nominations.
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Kimberly Deauna Adams | ... |
Denisha
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Debate Director
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Gary
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Debate Producer
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Leroy
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Rastaman
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| Christine Baranski | ... |
Constance Bulworth
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Mrs. Brown
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Jay Bulworth
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Man with Dark Glasses
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Nina
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Brandon N. Bowlin | ... |
Bouncer #2
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Mongo Brownlee | ... |
Henchman #3
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Uncle Rafeeq
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Anthony
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Head Valet
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Carl Jann
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Kerry Catanese | ... |
Video Reporter #4
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| Don Cheadle | ... |
L.D.
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Dave Allen Clark | ... |
Dave Allen Clark
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Terry Cooley | ... |
Henchman #2
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Rev. Wilberforce
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Journalist
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| Stanley DeSantis | ... |
Manny Liebowitz
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Bouncer
(as Michael 'Big Mike' Duncan)
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| Nora Dunn | ... |
Missy Berliner
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| Jerry Dunphy | ... |
Jerry Dunphy
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| Dartanyan Edmonds | ... |
Man with Blunt
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Edward J. Etherson | ... |
Mr. Sasser
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| Vincent Foster | ... |
Photographer
(as V.J. Foster)
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| Leon Frierson | ... |
Osgood
(as Leon Curtis Frierson)
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| George Furth | ... |
Older Man
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Xiomara Cuevas Galindo | ... |
Video Reporter #2
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| Robin Gammell | ... |
Geoffrey
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Life Garland | ... |
Darnell's Bud
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| Jackie Gayle | ... |
Macavoy
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Jim Haynie | ... |
Bill Stone
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| Randee Heller | ... |
Mrs. Tannenbaum
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| Barry Shabaka Henley | ... |
Man at Frankie's
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James Hill | ... |
Journalist
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| Kene Holiday | ... |
Man in Church #1
(as Kene Holliday)
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| Brian Hooks | ... |
Marcus Garvey
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| Terri Hoyos | ... |
Reporter #3
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| Myra J. | ... |
Woman in Church #1
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| Mario Jackson | ... |
Snag
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| Ariyan A. Johnson | ... |
Tanya
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Jedda Jones | ... |
Woman in Church #2
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Michael Kaufman | ... |
Reporter #1
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| James Keane | ... |
American Politics Director
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Thomas M. Kelley | ... |
Reporter #5
(as Tom Kelly)
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| Larry King | ... |
Larry King
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| Deborah Lacey | ... |
Reporter #2
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| Mimi Lieber | ... |
Mrs. Liebowitz
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| Elizabeth Lindsey | ... |
American Politics Host
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| Joshua Malina | ... |
Bill Feldman
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Larry Mark | ... |
Bouncer #3
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| Helen Martin | ... |
Momma Doll
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| Armelia McQueen | ... |
Ruthie
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| Laurie Metcalf | ... |
Mimi
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| Michael Milhoan | ... |
Cop #1
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| Jamal Mixon | ... |
Little Gangsta
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| Jerod Mixon | ... |
Little Gangsta
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| Debra Monk | ... |
Helen
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| Deborah Moore | ... |
Reporter
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Michele Morgan | ... |
Cheryl
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Patrick Morgan | ... |
Studio Employee
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Juli Mortz | ... |
Larry King's Assistant
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| Scott Mosenson | ... |
Video Cameraman
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Paul Motley | ... |
Janitor in Senate Office
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| Chris Mulkey | ... |
Cop #2
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| Lou Myers | ... |
Uncle Tyrone
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Shawna Nagler | ... |
Technical Director
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Jonathan Roger Neal | ... |
Little Gangsta
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| Ron Ostrow | ... |
Staff Member
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| Norman Parker | ... |
Irwin Tannenbaum
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| James Pickens Jr. | ... |
Uncle David
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| Wendell Pierce | ... |
Fred
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| Oliver Platt | ... |
Dennis Murphy
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Kenneth Randle | ... |
Little Gangsta
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Tony Tomas Randle | ... |
Little Gangsta
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| Arthur Reggie III | ... |
Little Gangsta
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Adrian Ricard | ... |
Aunt Alice
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Ava Rivera | ... |
Video Reporter #3
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| Richard C. Sarafian | ... |
Vinnie
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| Robert Scheer | ... |
Journalist
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| Sam Shamshak | ... |
Fundraiser Guest
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| Sarah Silverman | ... |
2nd American Politics Assistant
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Brooke Finney | ... |
Reporter
(as Brook Skulski-Finney)
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| Bee-Be Smith | ... |
Aunt Harriet
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| Paul Sorvino | ... |
Graham Crockett
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Roberto Soto | ... |
Reporter
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| Florence Stanley | ... |
Dobish
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| Quinn Sullivan | ... |
Fundraiser Server
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JoAnn D. Thomas | ... |
Rapper
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| Robin Thomas | ... |
Reporter in Hallway
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Woman in Frankie's
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Gary H. Walton | ... |
Bouncer #4
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| Jack Warden | ... |
Eddie Davers
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Video Reporter
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| Isaiah Washington | ... |
Darnell
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| Lee Weaver | ... |
Man in Church #2
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Kenn Whitaker | ... |
Henchman #1
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| Jermaine Williams | ... |
Paul Robeson
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Reverend Morris
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| William Baldwin | ... |
Constance Bulworth's Lover (uncredited)
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| Judy Ben-Asher | ... |
Bulworth team (uncredited)
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| Hart Bochner | ... |
Hugh Waldron (uncredited)
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| Pat Buchanan | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Bill Clinton | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Bob Dole | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Roger Ferreira | ... |
Senator Aide (uncredited)
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| Steve Forbes | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| Al Gore | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Sarah Lee Guthrie | ... |
Rebecca Bulworth (uncredited)
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| George Hamilton | ... |
George Hamilton (uncredited)
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Gretchen Janke | ... |
Theatre Page (uncredited)
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| Robert F. Kennedy | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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| David Letterman | ... |
Self (uncredited) (archiveFootage)
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Isaac Mayanja | ... |
Microphone Holder (uncredited)
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| Paul Mazursky | ... |
Paul Mazursky (uncredited)
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Mickalean McCormick | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| John McLaughlin | ... |
TV Commentator (uncredited) (voice)
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John Michael | ... |
Political Donor (uncredited)
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| William Victor Skrabanek | ... |
Fundraiser Guest (uncredited)
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Gerard Smith | ... |
C-SPAN Television Crew (uncredited)
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| Josef Sommer | ... |
Doctor (uncredited)
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| Randy Springer | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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| Thom Tierney | ... |
Churchgoer (uncredited)
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| Rocco Vitalia | ... |
Reporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Warren Beatty | ||
Written by
| Warren Beatty | ... | (story) |
| Warren Beatty | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Jeremy Pikser | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Warren Beatty | ... | producer |
| Pieter Jan Brugge | ... | producer |
| Frank Capra III | ... | co-producer |
| Lauren Shuler Donner | ... | executive producer |
| Victoria Thomas | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Ennio Morricone | ... | (music composed, orchestrated, and conducted by) |
Cinematography by
| Vittorio Storaro | ||
Editing by
| Robert C. Jones | ||
| Billy Weber | ||
Editorial Department
| Tristan M. Brighty | ... | assistant editor |
| Gary Burritt | ... | negative cutter |
| Fred Chandler | ... | post production executive |
| Debra Goldfield | ... | assistant editor |
| Dale E. Grahn | ... | color timer (as Dale Grahn) |
| Lou Levinson | ... | high definition telecine colorist |
| Ellie Brooks Vizard | ... | first assistant editor |
| Scott K. Wallace | ... | assistant editor: avid |
| Rebecca Weigold | ... | second assistant editor |
| Brandon Willenberg | ... | apprentice editor |
| Adrian Kays | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Jeanne McCarthy | ||
| Victoria Thomas | ||
Production Design by
| Dean Tavoularis | ||
Art Direction by
| William F. O'Brien | ||
Set Decoration by
| Rick Simpson | ||
Costume Design by
| Milena Canonero | ||
Makeup Department
| Rose Procopio Barondess | ... | makeup artist |
| John Blake | ... | makeup artist |
| Mary Burton | ... | makeup artist: Ms. Berry |
| Ruby Ford | ... | hair stylist |
| Lynda Gurasich | ... | key hair stylist |
| Felicia Herron | ... | hair stylist |
| Valli O'Reilly | ... | key makeup artist |
| Darrell Redleaf-Fielder | ... | hair stylist |
| Cyndi Reece-Thorne | ... | makeup artist |
| Joanetta Stowers | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Carme Tenuta | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jamie D. Boscardin | ... | production supervisor |
| John Rusk | ... | unit production manager |
| Robert Yamamoto | ... | post-production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| George Bamber | ... | second assistant director |
| Andrew Bernstein | ... | additional key second assistant director |
| Frank Capra III | ... | first assistant director |
| Alicia Lewis | ... | dga trainee |
| Michael J. Moore | ... | second second assistant director (as Michael Moore) |
| Todd Y. Murata | ... | second second assistant director (as Todd Murata) |
| Jessy Melowicz Barbour | ... | dga trainee (uncredited) |
Art Department
| John Bullard | ... | prop maker gangboss / propmaker gangboss |
| Bryan Corbett | ... | propmaker |
| Hank Giardina | ... | paint supervisor |
| William Gideon | ... | location foreman |
| Sean Haworth | ... | assistant art director |
| Mike Higelmire | ... | lead person |
| Alan James | ... | paint foreman |
| Douglas E. Madison | ... | property master |
| Douglas T. Madison | ... | assistant property master (as Doug Madison Jr.) |
| Greg Nestor | ... | set dresser |
| Eileen A. O'Donnell | ... | art department coordinator |
| Tao Ruspoli | ... | art department assistant |
| John A. Scott III | ... | lead person |
| David Shauger | ... | propmaker gangboss |
| Bert Smith | ... | assistant props |
| J.D. Smith | ... | set dresser |
| Chris Snyder | ... | construction coordinator |
| Dianne Wager | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Anna Behlmer | ... | additional re-recordist |
| James Bolt | ... | re-recording mixer (as Jim Bolt) |
| Joseph F. Brennan | ... | boom operator |
| Paul Timothy Carden | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Thomas Causey | ... | sound mixer |
| Gail Clark Burch | ... | adr supervisor |
| Andy D'Addario | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dino Dimuro | ... | sound effects editor |
| Paul Flinchbaugh | ... | digital sound assistant editor |
| Patrick J. Foley | ... | foley editor (as Patrick Foley) |
| Mark Gordon | ... | dialogue editor |
| Laura Graham | ... | adr editor |
| Catherine Harper | ... | foley artist (as Katherine Harper) |
| Rick Hart | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Philip A. Hess | ... | sound effects editor |
| Ellen Heuer | ... | foley artist |
| Spike Allison Hooper | ... | adr assistant editor |
| Craig S. Jaeger | ... | foley editor |
| Randy Kelley | ... | sound effects editor |
| Richard Kite | ... | cable person |
| Lou Kleinman | ... | sound effects editor |
| James Moriana | ... | foley artist |
| Gary Mundheim | ... | sound effects editor |
| Andy Nelson | ... | additional re-recordist |
| Paul O'Bryan | ... | adr assistant editor (as Paul O'Brien) |
| Thomas O'Neil Younkman | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| Jeff Porrello | ... | boom operator: additional photography |
| Dan M. Rich | ... | dialogue editor (as Dan Rich) |
| Mark P. Stoeckinger | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Fabio Venturi | ... | sound engineer |
| Kerry Dean Williams | ... | adr editor (as Kerry D. Williams) |
| David W. Alstadter | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
| Michael Broomberg | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
| Derek Casari | ... | adr engineer (uncredited) |
| Gail Clark Burch | ... | supervising adr editor (uncredited) |
| Matt Colleran | ... | dubbing recordist (uncredited) |
| Dean Drabin | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Paul Flinchbaugh | ... | digital sound assistant (uncredited) |
| Tim Gomillion | ... | sound recordist (uncredited) |
| Marilyn Graf | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
| Spike Allison Hooper | ... | adr assistant (uncredited) |
| David Lucarelli | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Paul O'Bryan | ... | adr assistant (uncredited) |
| Rudy Pi | ... | sound re-recordist (uncredited) |
| Troy Porter | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Dennis Sager | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
| John Soukup | ... | sound transfer (uncredited) |
| Cary Stratton | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Bill Hansard | ... | projectionist: rear projection special effects |
| Rick Hart | ... | mechanical department: XFX Inc. |
Visual Effects by
| Bill Hansard | ... | effects: Projected-FX (as Bill Hansard H.E.I.) |
Stunts
| Daniel W. Barringer | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Gary Hymes | ... | stunt coordinator |
| A.J. Nay | ... | stunt coordinator |
| George Marshall Ruge | ... | stunts |
| Anthony G. Schmidt | ... | stunt driver |
| Harry Wowchuk | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Phillip Allard | ... | lighting technician (as Phil Allard) |
| Sidney Ray Baldwin | ... | still photographer (as Sidney Baldwin) |
| Ben Betts | ... | video engineer |
| Garrett Brown | ... | steadicam operator |
| Jonathan Brown | ... | Steadicam operator / camera operator |
| Rocky Buzzini | ... | electrician |
| Fabio Cafolla | ... | lighting board operator |
| Cheli Clayton-Samaras | ... | camera loader (as Cheli Clayton) |
| Billy Clevenger | ... | first assistant camera (as William Clevenger) |
| James M. Cox | ... | best boy electric |
| David Dunbar | ... | electrician |
| John Emory | ... | company grip |
| Carlos M. Gallardo | ... | company grip |
| Bob Gorelick | ... | steadicam operator: additional photography |
| Steve Hastings | ... | best boy rigger |
| Steve Irwin | ... | video playback supervisor |
| David James | ... | still photographer |
| Gerald A. King | ... | key rigging grip |
| Dan Kneece | ... | steadicam operator: additional photography |
| Kevin J. Lang | ... | electrician |
| Jordan Lapsansky | ... | electrician |
| Karl Linde | ... | second assistant camera |
| John Maninger | ... | electrician (as John H. Maninger) |
| Larry Markart | ... | video playback operator |
| Art Martin | ... | Steadicam first assistant camera / first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| John McEveety | ... | assistant camera |
| Richard Muldonado | ... | electrician |
| Nicola Pecorini | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| Bradford Ralston | ... | video assist technician |
| John Samaras | ... | apprentice to cinematographer (as Yiannis Samaras) / camera intern |
| Mike Schwake | ... | dolly grip |
| Victor A. Shelehov | ... | best boy grip |
| Gary Tandrow | ... | gaffer |
| Jack Wallner | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Kirby Washington | ... | second assistant camera (as William 'Kirby' Washington) |
| Rex Allan Worthy | ... | company grip |
| Bill Young | ... | key grip |
| Barry Berona | ... | first assistant camera (uncredited) |
| David Darwin | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Jeremy Launais | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Kim Coleman | ... | casting assistant |
| Barbara Harris | ... | voice casting |
| Tammy L. Smith | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Fontella Boone | ... | costumer |
| John Casey | ... | costume supervisor |
| Eduardo Castro | ... | associate costume designer |
| Jordanna Fineberg | ... | costume coordinator |
| Helen Monaghan | ... | key costumer |
| Lisa D. Quercioli | ... | PR costumer |
| Hans Georg Struhar | ... | costumer |
Location Management
| Elisa Ann Conant | ... | location manager (as Elisa Conant-Coleman) |
| Christopher Lee | ... | assistant location manager |
| Ned R. Shapiro | ... | location manager |
| Jay Traynor | ... | co-location manager |
| Kristan Wagner | ... | location manager |
| Michael Parks | ... | location manager: preparation (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Damiano Antinori | ... | recording assistant |
| Bob Badami | ... | music designer / music editor |
| Enrico DeMelis | ... | score coordinator (as Enrico De Melis) |
| Shannon Erbe | ... | assistant music editor |
| Art Ford | ... | music consultant |
| Angelo Giovagnoli | ... | orchestra coordinator |
| Lisa Jaime | ... | assistant music editor |
| Robert Kraft | ... | executive in charge of music |
| Bobby Lavelle | ... | associate music supervisor |
| Andrea Morricone | ... | music assistant |
| Ennio Morricone | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Jennifer Nash | ... | assistant music editor |
| Karyn Rachtman | ... | executive soundtrack producer |
| John Rodd | ... | orchestral scoring recordist |
| Dennis Sager | ... | scoring engineer |
| Fabio Venturi | ... | recording engineer |
| Danielle Diego | ... | music executive (uncredited) |
| Ellen Ginsburg | ... | music clearance (uncredited) |
| Fabio Venturi | ... | score mixer (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| J. Ellen Evans | ... | script supervisor |
| Kerry Lyn McKissick | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Clay Bartholomew | ... | transportation captain |
| J. Armin Garza II | ... | driver: camera car |
| Jeff Kidman | ... | transportation office coordinator |
| James Nordberg | ... | transportation captain |
| Tom Rebber | ... | transportation captain |
| Julio Salazar | ... | production driver |
| Phil Strauss | ... | transportation |
| Bryce Guy Williams | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Bonnie Yamahiro | ... | driver |
| Mitch Friedman | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Zelda Barron | ... | production consultant |
| Chris Beal | ... | production assistant |
| Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield | ... | post-production accountant |
| Michael Davison | ... | assistant to director |
| Douglas Embry | ... | production assistant |
| Kristina Findley | ... | production secretary |
| Tara Foran | ... | assistant accountant: re-shoots |
| David Guilbeau | ... | craft service (as David 'Cajun' Guilbeau) |
| Jack Hall | ... | stand-in |
| Peter Hollocker | ... | production assistant |
| Linda Klein | ... | medical technical advisor |
| Stacy Layne Kramer | ... | construction accountant |
| Brigette Lester | ... | production coordinator |
| Al Lewis | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Lori A. Lopes | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Beth Miller | ... | set medic |
| Chris Miller | ... | technical consultant |
| Brian Nailing | ... | head cook |
| Jane Payne | ... | production associate |
| Liz Probst | ... | payroll accountant |
| Evangelina Rivera | ... | stand-in |
| Woody Schultz | ... | production assistant |
| Peter Slowey | ... | production assistant |
| Angelo Sotereanos | ... | production assistant |
| James Tiffany | ... | production assistant |
| Chris Winn | ... | craft service |
| Brent Davis | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Ryan Harris | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Adrian Kays | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Aaron Sorkin | ... | script doctor (uncredited) |
| Melvin Van Peebles | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Benjamin Beatty | ... | dedicatee (as B.M.B.) |
| Isabel Beatty | ... | dedicatee (as I.I.A.B.) |
| Annette Bening | ... | dedicatee (as A.B.) |
| K.E.B.B. | ... | dedicatee |
| John McLaughlin | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Leroy R. Perry Jr. | ... | the producers wish to thank (as Dr. Leroy Perry) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1998) (United States) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1998) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox India (1999) (India) (theatrical)
- Elliniki Kinimatografiki Enosi (ELKE) (1999) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1999) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1999) (Norway) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (Australia) (VHS)
- Gativideo (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
- UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2000) (France) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Korea (1999) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1998) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (Japan) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (Japan) (video) (Laserdisc)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (video) (Laserdisc)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (United States) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Japan) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Japan) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Germany) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (Italy) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Accademia Musicale Italiana (AMIT) (orchestra)
- Music Village (Score Recorded at)
- 20th Century Fox Studios (re-recorded at)
- 20th Century Fox Television (courtesy of: "The Simpsons")
- Aero Mock-Ups (aircraft mock-up rental)
- Aero Mock-Ups (aircraft mock-up)
- C-SPAN (thanks)
- Cable News Network (CNN) (thanks)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Clairmont Camera Film & Digital (additional camera equipment)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Dolby Laboratories (acknowledgement: IN SELECTED THEATRES)
- For Stars Catering (catering)
- Fox Studio Lot (Re-Recorded at)
- Hollywood Rental Company (additional lighting equipment)
- I.R.I.D.E., Rome (special lights)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (This Picture Made Under the Jurisdiction Of) (As Ia Iatse Affiliated With A.f.l.-C.i.o.-C.l.c.)
- Interscope Records (acknowledgement: Soundtrack Available on Interscope Records)
- Interscope Records (soundtrack)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA) (Acknowledgement: Approved No. 36031) (As Motion Picture Association of America)
- Pacific Title (Opticals By) (As Pacific Title/mirage)
- Pacific Title/Mirage (Opticals By)
- Playback Technologies (video playback services)
- Reel Creations (tattoo process)
- Scarlet Letters (Titles By)
- Soundelux (Sound By)
- Soundelux (sound recording)
- Technicolor (color)
- Technovision USA (camera equipment)
- Todd-AO Studios (Re-Recorded at)
- Todd-AO Studios (Re-Recorded at)
- Twentieth Century Fox (courtesy of: "Demetrius and the Gladiators" "Five Fingers" "The Girl Can't Help It" "Planet of the Apes")
- Twentieth Century-Fox Studios, Hollywood (Re-Recorded at) (As Twentieth Century Fox)
- Worldwide Pants (courtesy: "Late Show with David Letterman")
Storyline
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Senator Jay Bulworth is facing speculation-induced financial ruin, so he puts out a contract on his own life in order to collect a large, new insurance policy for his family. Living each moment on borrowed time, he suddenly begins spouting raw, unfiltered--and sometimes offensive in word but satirical in spirit -- thoughts to shocked audiences and handlers in the speech of hip-hop music and culture. His newfound uninhibitedness and new relationship with Nina carry him on a journey of political and spiritual renewal. Written by Stuart Hoffman |
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| Budget | $30,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $10,515,839, 25 May 1998 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Many objected against Warren Beatty hiring Composer Ennio Morricone to write the score for the film. One of the reasons was his hefty fee of about a million dollars and Beatty eventually won out over his producers. Despite all of this, Morricone only has a little more than ten minutes of his complete score featured in the final cut of the film which largely dominated by rap music and other source music. Morricone was not pleased with the end results of the film and what Beatty had done to his score. See more » |
| Goofs | Bulworth tells the assassin that he will be traveling to Los Angeles via American Airlines, yet the arrival airplane footage shown is clearly a Southwest Airline plane. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Pras Feat. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya: Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are) (1998). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Semper Fidelis See more » |
| Crazy Credits | For the song "Bulworth Breakdown," the title character Jay Bulworth is credited as a writer and performer. See more » |
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Sen. Jay Billington Bulworth:
Obscenity? The rich is getting richer and richer and richer while the middle class is getting more poor/ Making billions and billions and billions of bucks/ well my friend if you weren't already rich at the start well that situation just sucks/cause the riches mother fucker in five of us is getting ninety fuckin eight percent of it/ and every other motherfucker in the world is left to wonder where the fuck we went with it/ Obscenity?/ I'm a Senator/ I gotta raise $10,000 a day every day I'm in Washington/ I ain't getting it in South Central/ I'm gettin it in Beverly Hills/ So I'm votin from them in the Senate the way they want me too/ and-and-and I'm sending them my bills/ But we got babies in South Central dying as young as they do in Peru/ We got public schools that are nightmares/ We got a Congress that ain't got a clue/We got kids with submachine guns/ We got militias throwing bombs/ We got Bill just gettin all weepy/ We got Newt blaming teenage moms/We got factories closing down/ Where the hell did all the good jobs go? Well, I'll tell you where they went/My contributors make more profits makin, makin, makin, Hirin' kids in Mexico/ Oh a brother can work in fast food/ If he can't invent computer games/ But what we used to call America/ That's going down the drains/How's a young man gonna meet his financial responsibilities workin and motherfuckin Burger King? He ain't! And please don't even start with that school shit/ There aint no education going on up in that motherfucker/ Obscenity? We got a million brothers in prison/ I mean, the walls are really rockin/But you can bet your ass they'd all be out/If they could pay for Johnny Cochran/ The constitution is supposed to give them an equal chance/ Well, that ain't gonna happen for sure/ Ain't it time to take a little from the rich motherfucker and give a little to the poor? I mean, those boys over there on the monitor/ they want a government smaller and weak/ but the be speakin for the riches 20 percent when they pretend they're defendin the meek/ Now, shit, fuck, cocksuker, that's the real obscenity/ Black folks livin with every day/ Trying to believe a mothefuckin word Democrats and Republicans say/ Obscenity? I'm Jay Billington Bulworth And I've come to say/ The Democratic party's got some shit to pay/ It's gonna pay it in the ghetto/ It's gonna pay it in the... [talks a little] Sen. Jay Billington Bulworth: You know the guy in the booth who's talking to you in that tiny little earphone? He's afraid the guys at network are gonna tell him that he's through/ If he lets a guy keep talking like I'm talking to you/ Cause the corporations got the networks and they get to say who gets to talk about the country and who's crazy today/ I would cut to a commercial if you still want this job/ Because you may not be back tomorrow with this cooperate mob/Cut to commercial, cut to commercial, cut to commercial. Ok ok I got a simple question that I'd like to ask of this network/ That pays you for performing this task/ How come they got the airwaves? They're the peoples aren't they? Wouldn't they be worth 70 billion to the public today? If some money-grubbin Congress didn't give them away for big campaign money? It's hopeless you see/ If you're runnin for office with out no TV/If you don't get big money/ You get a defeat/ Corporations and broadcasters make you dead meat/ You been taught in this country there's speech that is free/ But free don't get you no spots on TV/If you want to have senators not on the take/ Then give them free air time/ They won't have to fake/ Telecommunications is the name of the beast/that, that, that, that, that's eating up the world from the west to the east/ The movies, the tabloids, TV and magazines/ they tell us what to think and do/ And all our hopes and dreams/ All this information makes America phat/ But if the company's outta the country/ How American is that? But we got Americans with families that can't even buy a meal/ Ask a brother who's been downsized if he's getting any deal/ Or a white boy bustin ass til they put him in his grave/ He ain't gotta be a black boy to be livin like a slave/ Rich people have always stayed on top by dividing white people from colored people/ but white people got more in common with colored people then they do with rich people/ we just gotta eliminate them. White people, black people, brown people, yellow people, get rid of 'em all/ All we need is a voluntary, free spirited, open-ended program of procreative racial deconstruction/ Everybody just gotta keep fuckin' everybody til they're all the same color See more » |