Recount (2008) Is A True Story

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"Recount" screenwriter Danny Strong has said that the scene is fictional. Harris hasn't publicly commented on the film, so we don't know if such a scene ...
As one of the numerous correspondents who reported on some of the stories spawned from the 2000 Presidential dispute here in Florida, I was interested to see how Home Box Office (HBO)'s film about the historical event, entitled "Recount" and which made it's broadcast debut on Sunday, would present the matter. Overall, this reporter would have to pair the film with the play (and later, the 1960 film) "Inherit The Wind." To wit: both "Recount" and "Inherit T

17 mei 2008 · The basic thrust of the film is absolutely accurate and is very important in that thousands of people didn't have their votes counted in 2000. I ...
JAMES BAKER III, Bush's Top Recount StrategistI think they were a bit inaccurate in the way they portrayed me and Warren Christopher. I don't think I was as Machiavellian as the movie made me out to be, nor was Christopher as wimpish, either.

14 aug 2008 · HBO Films presents Recount, the true story chronicling the turbulent weeks in Florida after the 2000 presidential election. The film ...
Reviewed by Colin Jacobson: While I wasnÂt sure how interesting a film about voting would be, Recount gives us a riveting piece of work. The flick moves at a great pace and turns the source material into fascinating drama ... I cant call this a stellar DVD, but the movie itself definitely merits your attention. Starring Kevin Spacey, Bob Balaban. HBO Home Video, $19.97, 8/19/2008.

30 mrt 2017 · A close look at the Bush-Gore election in Florida. Recount is an HBO 2008 made-for-TV movie about the Florida recount in the 2000 election.
A close look at the Bush-Gore election in Florida.

"Recount," an efficient and relentless enactment of the strategists on both sides of the Florida controversy, shows an accident that was waiting to happen.
Now showing on HBO.

8 okt 2022 · This HBO movie is based on actual events and people involved in the bizarre climax of the 2000 presidential contest between Democrat Al Gore and Republican ...
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Talky, smart docu-drama about 2000 presidential mess. Read Common Sense Media's Recount review, age rating, and parents guide.

23 okt 2024 · …of state Warren Christopher in Recount (2008), a TV movie about the aftermath of the 2000 U.S. presidential election, and he reprised his ...
Other articles where Recount is discussed: Laura Dern: …Harris in the TV movie Recount (2008), about the 2000 U.S. presidential election. She portrayed a follower of the title character in The Master (2012) and starred as a self-destructive woman in the HBO series Enlightened (2011 and 2013). Dern received her second Oscar nomination for her performance as the…

2 mrt 2022 · My notes on Recount (2008). NB: notes made in 2008. The major achievement of Jay Roach's HBO film about the down-to-the-wire US election of ...
My notes on Recount (2008). NB: notes made in 2008.

In this dramatization of the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore concedes the presidency to George W. Bush, but recants when he learns of irregularities in the ...
In this dramatization of the 2000 presidential election, Al Gore concedes the presidency to George W. Bush, but recants when he learns of irregularities in the Florida vote count. Democratic strategists Ron Klain (Kevin Spacey) and Michael Whouley (Denis Leary) race to Florida to uncover the truth, as do Republicans under James Baker (Tom Wilkinson). Between faulty voting equipment and the vagaries of Florida's Secretary of State Katherine Harris (Laura Dern), a 36-day stalemate ensues.

16 mei 2008 · Former secretary of state James Baker calls "Recount," HBO's upcoming take on the 2000 Florida vote, "a very entertaining film to watch.
Former secretary of state James Baker calls "Recount," HBO's upcoming take on the 2000 Florida vote, "a very entertaining film to watch." His counterpart, former secretary of state Warren Christopher, who led Al Gore's team, told the New York Times that his portrayal is "pure fiction."

23 mei 2008 · The New York Times reported last week that a number of the figures depicted in Jay Roach's Recount (HBO, May 25 at 9 p.m. ET)—a film about ...
The New York Times reported last week that a number of the figures depicted in Jay Roach's Recount (HBO, May 25 at 9 p.m. ET)—a film about the seizure...

5 jun 2008 · Recount is the story of the actual recount battle over the votes in Florida, which decided who would be president of the United States.
The first five months of 2008 at the movies have been a distressing period. Iron Man had its moments as did The Bank Job and Street Kings, but only The V