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User Rating:
5.6/10   154 votes
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Director:
John Badham
Writers (WGA):
Jim Lehrer (book)
Jon Maas (teleplay)
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Release Date:
5 November 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Tagline:
A conspiracy of reporters. A candidate with a hidden past. Not every assassin uses a gun.
Plot:
Four members of the media are chosen as moderator and panel for the single televised debate of presidential candidates one week before the election... more | add synopsis
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pretty stupid more

Cast

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James Garner ... Mike Howley

Peter Gallagher ... Tom Chapman
Audra McDonald ... Barbara Manning

Donna Murphy ... Joan Naylor

Marco Sanchez ... Henry Ramirez
Dorian Harewood ... Brad Lily
Jack Turpin ... Michael Riley

Bruce Gray ... Governor Paul L. Greene
Stephen Young ... Richard Meredith
Lawrence Dane ... Sidney Robert Mulvane
Djanet Sears ... Nancy Dewey
Peter Donaldson ... Jeff Grayson
John Badham ... Don Beard
Leslie Carlson ... Pat Tubbs
Maggie Huculak ... Gwyn Garrison
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language.
Runtime:
90 min | Germany:96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Stereo
Filming Locations:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada more

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1 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
pretty stupid, 7 November 2000
2/10
Author: (Jac-15) from North Carolina

"Behind the scenes" look at a presidential debate where the moderator and panelists decide to abandon the debate format and instead level accusations of wife/child/employee abuse at the Republican candidate.

The whole premise is pretty stupid, and no real candidate, nor the networks, would have allowed any of this to happen. The rest of the story involves a reporter trying to uncover the mystery of where the information came from and why they did it.

Poorly directed, and unnecessary sidebars including the conservative panelist who is in the closet, but other than showing a male-male kiss, this is never developed, and is rather pointless.

James Garner is solid as usual, but no one else is able to make their character anything but one-dimensional.

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