Game Change

"Politics would never be the same."

2012 1h 58m EN

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Synopsis

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During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.

“Politics would never be the same.”

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Cast

Julianne Moore
Sarah Palin
Woody Harrelson
Steve Schmidt
Ed Harris
John McCain
Peter MacNicol
Rick Davis
Jamey Sheridan
Mark Salter
Sarah Paulson
Nicolle Wallace
Ron Livingston
Mark Wallace
David Barry Gray
Todd Palin

Credits

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Director: Jay Roach
Writers: Danny Strong
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jay Roach, shot by Jim Denault. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Theodore Shapiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Lucia Zucchetti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson and Ed Harris carry the top of the cast.

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Marketing tagline: "Politics would never be the same.".

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IMDB entry: tt1848902 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Jay Roach directs. Jim Denault behind the camera. Theodore Shapiro scores. Lucia Zucchetti cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Jay Roach, shot by Jim Denault. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Theodore Shapiro. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Lucia Zucchetti shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson and Ed Harris carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Politics would never be the same.".
7IMDB entry: tt1848902 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jim Denault
Original score: Theodore Shapiro
Editing: Lucia Zucchetti
Production design: Michael Corenblith
Makeup / hair: Elaine L. Offers
VFX supervisor: David D. Johnson
Sound: Leslie Shatz
Runtime: 118 min · 1h 58m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Game Change (2012)

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 7/10
You couldn't make this today could you? I mean, the Repubicans aren't all depicted as idiotic, mouth breathing, Nazi monsters from Mars... so it wouldn't be PC enough and people would call it offensive. Because, how dare you not stereotype. Anyway, Palin was a mistake, but the movie puts all the blame on her. That wasn't really the case was it? We were just coming off the W presidency, if Obama won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election. If Hillary won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election. If a reanimated corpse won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election. People were so fed up with 8 years of W, that the DNC could have run a serial killer that cooked and ate a Jewish baby on live television and they still would have beaten McCain. McCain's problem wasn't Palin. McCain's problem was W, and he was in the same party as W and Americans just wanted a change after that mess. So it's kind of unfairly blaming Palin... but Palin was a mistake. She was not ready for the big game. She was poor choice. But, it was a fair depiction of why she was a poor choice. It was a well acted and fair depiction of why she was a bad choice. It was a well acted and well directed and fair depiction of why she was a bad choice. But in the end, it wasn't her fault. W guaranteed that there was going to be no beating Obama. But as far as political movies go, it's fair and well done... despite the miscast blame.

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