Roger Ebert
It's a superb film -- funny, insightful and very wise about the realities of political life.
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John Travolta leads this Oscar-nominated 1998 political comedy from the director of The Graduate, based on the anonymously-published novel of the same name which told a thinly disguised version of Bill Clinton's 1992 run for president. Co-stars Emma Thompson, Billy Bob Thornton and Kathy Bates in her second Academy Awards-nominated role.
1998Rating: M, Offensive language143 minsUK, USA, France, Germany, Japan
ComedyDrama
- Director:
- Mike Nichols ('The Graduate', 'Closer', 'Charlie Wilson's War')
- Writer:
- Elaine May
- Cast:
- John TravoltaEmma ThompsonBilly Bob ThorntonKathy BatesAdrian LesterMaura Tierney