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17 October 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
Get Ready morePlot:
A chronicle on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. | full synopsisNewsDesk:
(43 articles)
Brolin Rages Against Gay Marriage Ban (From WENN. 14 November 2008, 8:15 AM, PST)
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(From WENN. 10 November 2008, 11:28 AM, PST)
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A Few Pieces Of An Historical Puzzle moreUS Showtimes:
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Rated PG-13 for language including sexual references, some alcohol abuse, smoking and brief disturbing war images.Parents Guide:
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USA:129 minColor:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44818) | UK:15 | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:PG | Finland:K-7 | Australia:M | Netherlands:16MOVIEmeter: 
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According to James Cromwell (who plays George HW Bush), Oliver Stone originally offered the role to Warren Beatty and Harrison Ford. moreGoofs:
Anachronisms: In the scene with the speech writers prior to going to war with Iraq in June 2003, the PC in the background is displaying a Windows Vista desktop. Vista was not released until January 2007. moreQuotes:
[from trailer]George Herbert Walker Bush: If I remember correctly, you didn't like the sporting good store. Working for the investment firm wasn't for you either, or the oil rig job.
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Oliver Stone and Josh Brolin manage the impossible by giving a present reality a sort of farcical look. Frightening to see how easily the farce and the reality merge and marry in the most natural way. Brolin, eats his way into history. The most mediocre of men drowning in a pool of his own making and in a way, drowning all of us with him. But, somehow, neither Stone nor Broli describe a monster. On the contrary, here the monstrosity is in our hands. The man was voted (sort of) twice. Richard Dreyfuss IS Dick Cheney. A terrifying truthful performance. Thandie Newton is the one really out there. She plays her "yes woman" like Talia Shire in the Godfather III. Very bizarre, but fun. So, the biggest surprise is that Stone didn't come with a hatchet but with a magnifying glass. Seeing what we already knew but a bit larger made for a riveting evening at the movies.