Bulworth

"Brace yourself. This politician is about to tell the truth!"

1998 1h 48m EN

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6.3

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76%

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6.8

IMDB

★6.3TMDB · 276🍅76%Rotten Tomatoes●75Metacritic★6.8IMDB · 27,597

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Synopsis

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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.

“Brace yourself. This politician is about to tell the truth!”

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Cast

Warren Beatty
Jay Bulworth
Halle Berry
Nina
Kimberly Deauna Adams
Denisha
Vinny Argiro
Debate Director
Sean Astin
Gary
Kirk Baltz
Debate Producer
Ernie Lee Banks
Leroy
Amiri Baraka
Rastaman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Warren Beatty
Writers: Warren Beatty, Jeremy Pikser, Warren Beatty
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Earned back only 97% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Warren Beatty, shot by Vittorio Storaro. 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 Ennio Morricone. 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 Robert C. Jones 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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Warren Beatty and Halle Berry and Kimberly Deauna Adams carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Brace yourself. This politician is about to tell the truth!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0118798 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Warren Beatty directs. Vittorio Storaro behind the camera. Ennio Morricone scores. Robert C. Jones cuts. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Earned back only 97% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Directed by Warren Beatty, shot by Vittorio Storaro. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Ennio Morricone. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Robert C. Jones shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Warren Beatty and Halle Berry and Kimberly Deauna Adams carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Brace yourself. This politician is about to tell the truth!".
8IMDB entry: tt0118798 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 9 themes, including "hip-hop", "washington dc, usa", "election campaign", "politics".

The technical file

Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro
Original score: Ennio Morricone
Editing: Robert C. Jones
Production design: Dean Tavoularis
Costume design: Milena Canonero
Makeup / hair: Lynda Gurasich
Stunt coordinator: Daniel W. Barringer
Runtime: 108 min · 1h 48m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $30,000,000
Box office: $29,202,884
Return: 97% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Bulworth (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes: 76% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 75/100
IMDB rating: 6.8/10 · 27,597 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 20 nominations total

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GenerationofSwine2023-01-12
★ 1/10
I'm supposed to like this, right? I mean, politically, I'm supposed to like this one. Because, you know, a 60-omething white guy decides to get real and connect to the black community by becoming a rapper. Which, if it were true to Hollywood and Government, they would minus a "p" and make it about scandalous that end careers. Instead they make it about a man with a midlife crisis who decides to speak "the truth" to the youth and minority cultures of America by rapping... because that, apparently is the only way to reach them. Ultimately, he is reaching out to the minority community by talking down to them with the assumption that they won't understand it if he spoke to them like he would "normal" humans. Which... is kind of telling of how that certain political group views the people they claim as their base. I guess if you are Black, poor, it would come across as kind of offensive, another liberal politician talking down to you and claiming he understands you as he treats you like a child. And, I guess, if you're not a minority, it must be commendable and virtuous how much he talks down to diverse communities in an effort to speak their language. Honestly, I never was a part of that whole "Social Justice" trip, I kind of looked at it as just a way for people to justify censorship by claiming outrage... but this is actually pretty offensive in it's assumptions of how to reach youth and minorities.

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