The Hunting of the President (2004)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Directors:

Nickolas Perry
Harry Thomason

Writers:

Joe Conason (book)
Gene Lyons (book)
(more)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

The ten-year campaign to destroy Bill Clinton.

Plot:

Previously unreleased material outlines the campaign against Bill Clinton's presidency, from his days in Arkansas up to his impeachment trial. |

Plot Keywords:

Impeachment | Interview | Scandal | Archive Footage | Media

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Morgan Freeman	...	Narrator (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Begala	...	Himself
Sidney Blumenthal	...	Himself
David Brock	...	Himself
John Camp	...	Himself
James Carville	...	Himself
Larry Case	...	Himself
Bill Clinton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Hillary Rodham Clinton	...	Herself (archive footage)
Joe Conason	...	Himself
Andrew Cooper	...	Himself
Jerry Falwell	...	Himself
Paula Jones	...	Herself (archive footage)
Howard Kurtz	...	Himself
Gene Lyons	...	Himself
Jim McDougal	...	Himself (archive footage)
Susan McDougal	...	Herself
Dan Moldea	...	Himself
Larry Nichols	...	Himself (archive footage)
Claudia Riley	...	Herself
Ken Starr	...	Himself (archive footage)
Betsy Wright	...	Herself
Newt Gingrich	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Henry Kissinger	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tim Russert	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Nickolas Perry
Harry Thomason

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joe Conason		book
Gene Lyons		book
Nickolas Perry		screenplay
Harry Thomason		screenplay

Produced by
Joe Conason	....	co-producer
Adrienne Crow	....	associate producer
Amy Greenspun	....	co-producer
Ben Harrell	....	associate producer
Douglas Jackson	....	producer
Chad O'Conner	....	co-producer
Keith Sky	....	co-producer
Dana Stoltzner	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Bruce Miller
Jason Miller

Cinematography by
James W. Roberson		(as Jim Roberson)

Film Editing by
Nickolas Perry

Production Design by
James Castle

Editorial Department
Benji Gillespie	....	assistant editor
Aidan Stanford	....	film color timer

Other crew
Genessa Davis	....	researcher
Colin Ebeling	....	production assistant

Thanks
Liz Manne	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Diceburg LLC
• Regent Entertainment

Distributors

• Regent Worldwide Sales (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Arkles Entertainment (2004) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Arkles Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Regent Releasing (2004) (USA)

Runtime:

USA:90 min | Australia:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:15

Company:

Diceburg LLC

Quotes:

Bill Clinton: You have to understand there is an honest disagreement in America today, in the aftermath of the Cold War and in a globally interdependent world, as we move from an industrial age to a global information age, where the way Government has operated before is not entirely relevant to the present and has to be changed. The
[Republican]
Bill Clinton: anti-government values crowd basically believes that the most important thing to do is get the right people in power and then concentrate power and wealth in their hands. That's what they honestly believe. They don't think they're bad people, and I think it's a mistake for us to treat them the way they treated us, because if we do that, then they own us.

Chronicle of a witch hunt

The Hunting of a President is a documentary which chronicles the right wing beyond-all-reason attempt to unseat President Clinton during his two terms in office. Although it offers insights into the innerworkings of the anti-Clinton cabal, the film is more historical retrospective than revealing sensationalism as it pulls together the salient elements of what ultimately proved an ill-wrought Republican debacle. You'll see a rehash of everything from the Paula Jones brouhaha to the Whitewater scandal to the Ken Star witch-hunt to the Lewinsky affair and more all neatly laid out in a 90 minute package. Under special features is a talk by Bill Clinton which adds historical context and ancillary commentary. Well worth a look for anyone who lived through the 90's feeling as though they never quite understood what all that flack was about. (B)