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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0883929026104
Label: HBO Home Video
Manufacturer: HBO Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: HBO Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 19, 2008
Running Time: 116 minutes
Sales Rank: 4580
Studio: HBO Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
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Studio: Hbo Home VideoRelease Date: 08/19/2008Run time: 116 minutes
Amazon.com:
At the height of the 2000 election season, CBS anchor Dan Rather quipped, 'The presidential race is crackling like a hickory fire.' Director Jay Roach (Austin Powers) recaptures that blaze in his smart HBO docudrama about the thriller in Palm Beach County. Written by actor Danny Strong, Recount bounces between the Sunshine State, Gore's Tennessee headquarters, and Bush's Texas stomping grounds. Gore adviser Ron Klain (an excellent Kevin Spacey) provides a privileged window into those weeks when the American public first became familiar with obscure terms like 'hanging chad.' (Since Klain has an ax to grind with the vice president, neither he nor Gore appear completely heroic.) First, the Democratic candidate pulls ahead; then he falls behind. Just as he prepares to concede, Klain's colleague, Michael Whouley (Denis Leary), spots an anomaly in the vote count, and the race continues. Enter eccentric Florida Secretary of State Katherine Harris (Laura Dern, a certain Emmy nominee), who orders a recount, and former Secretaries of State Warren Christopher (John Hurt) and James Baker III (Tom Wilkinson), who oversee a process that ends up in the Supreme Court (where Ed Begley Jr.'s David Boies represents Gore). Produced by the late Sydney Pollack, who originally intended to direct, Recount skillfully integrates news footage with dark comedy, most provided by the foul-mouthed Whouley and Bush adviser Ben Ginsberg (Bob Balaban), who's still livid about JFK's victory over Nixon. If the Democrats come across as more sympathetic, the Republicans come across as more colorful--and strategically effective. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Rating:  - Recommend
Very good movie.It was interesting to see the goings-on behind the scenes.It did a fair job of remaining neutral.
Rating: - recount
Overall it was a good transaction.There were a couple stops in the tape towards the beginning, but after that it was fine.I did not contact the seller, as it was a while before I got around to watching it and didn't know there was a problem when I first got it.They should probably be tested before sending them out, but in all honesty, since the seller did not know I had a problem, I can't complain, because I didn't give them the opportunity to return it or correct the problem... Over all, once ... Read More
Rating:  - Democracy at work?
Recount is a dramatization of what went on behind the scenes during the 2000 presidential election. The movie follows the voting process as it played out in Florida, which turned out to be the deciding state in selecting George W. Bush as president. The film stars an impressive lineup of actors, including Kevin Spacey, Dennis Leary, Laura Dern, Bob Balaban, Ed Begley Jr., and Tom Wilkinson.
Though I thought the movie was weighted heavily towards the Democrat point of view, it really did ... Read More
Rating: - Art or Life?
It is difficult to separate one's historic memory and political beliefs from a discussion of this excellent HBO production.
On balance I found the legal and strategic detail to be interesting and reasonably accurate as I remember it.The personalities seem real with the exception of Katherine Harris as played by Laura Dern.While Ms Dern's performance is enchanting, it does not reflect the depth of my personal image of Ms Harris' character. Kevin Spacey is, of course, fun to watch in any role ... Read More
Rating: - We was ROBBED!
I got a copy of HBO's movie "Recount" and I hadn't worked up enough emotional internal fortitude (I knew it was gonna make me very, very vexed) until now. and sure enough, I *AM* vexed!
The recap of the recount is even more despicable now, with the benefit of panoramic vision and hindsight, than it was then. Unlike the "victors" of the subject election, the made for HBO movie, interwoven with actual News footage, legitimately wins its Emmy as Outstanding Made-for-TV Movie. Laura Dern deserved ... Read More
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