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W. (2008) -- Reel To Real compares a scene from "W.", the new Oliver Stone film that follows the career of President George W. Bush, to footage of an actual presidential address that took place April 13, 2004.

Overview

User Rating:
6.6/10   19,215 votes
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Director:
Oliver Stone
Writer (WGA):
Stanley Weiser (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 October 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama more
Tagline:
Get Ready more
Plot:
A chronicle on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(50 articles)
Sellers Tops Presidential List
 (From WENN. 19 January 2009, 11:09 PM, PST)

Brolin And Wright Escape Bar Brawl Charges
 (From WENN. 6 January 2009, 11:00 AM, PST)

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Once again W. dupes us. more (259 total)

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bush (USA) (working title)
Oliver Stone's W. (Germany) (TV title)
W. - Ein missverstandenes Leben (Germany) (DVD title)
Bush (Japan: English title) [en]
W. (Greece) [el]
W: Una película sobre G. Bush (Peru) [es]
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for language including sexual references, some alcohol abuse, smoking and brief disturbing war images.
Runtime:
129 min
Language:
English | Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Certification:
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:16 | Norway:15 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Germany:12 | Brazil:14 | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:NC-16 | Mexico:B
Filming Locations:
Shreveport, Louisiana, USA more

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Trivia:
This movie was filmed sequentially. Josh Brolin lost a considerable amount of weight to play W. in his youth and had to quickly gain it back to play him middle-aged. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: During the fraternity hazing, someone asks W. if he is a legacy. W. replies that his father and grandfather were Delta Kappas. W's grandfather, Prescott, was in Zeta Psi. more
Quotes:
Reporter #2: How do you plan to change the school finance formula?
George W. Bush: I for one will not stand for the subsidization of failure. How do you know if you measure up if you have a system that simply
[sic]
George W. Bush: suckles them through.
Reporter #2: What about our failed schools? Do you think the state needs to take them over?
George W. Bush: More government's not the answer. We must have the attitude that every child in America, regardless where raised can learn. Rarely is the question asked is their children learning.
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Soundtrack:
Robin Hood more

FAQ

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32 out of 57 people found the following comment useful.
Once again W. dupes us., 19 October 2008
1/10
Author: Vincent Rocca from Hollywood

The Whitehouse preached WMD's and the advertising for this movie preached an entertaining comedy about an underdog who lands the most important position in the world. Neither delivered.

Instead I got a movie about a guy who pines for his father's affection and becomes President, all the while never really getting said affection. There is no ARC in this flick, nothing is learned and many events of Bushy administration are skipped. All those great phrases on the teaser poster are ditched. How a guy does a 180 with his life and becomes President in 10 short years isn't here. Nothing is really here, not even an extreme left view that W. screwed us. Nothing. The movie is pointless.

So why make this flick? Oscars! That's it! Lets get some shiny statues for outstanding performances in another useless SLOW boring movie. It's sad, Tom Cruise should get an award for his performance in Tropic Thunder, but instead an actor from this flick will get that award, because this is a serious Stone vehicle.

Why a 1? Because it is a movie you will watch once, forget, and NEVER watch again.

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