Bulworth (1998)
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Critic Consensus: Star and director Beatty's ambitious take on race and politics in 20th-century America isn't perfect, but manages to provide more than its share of thought-provoking laughs.
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Cast
as Sen. Jay Bulworth
as Nina
as L.D.
as Dennis Murphy
as Graham Crockett
as Eddie Davers
as Darnell
as Bill Feldman
as Constance Bulworth
as Vinnie
as Rastaman
as Mimi
as Gary
as Fred
as Cheryl
as Tanya
as Himself
as Missy Berliner
as Denisha
as Macavoy
as Nina's Mother
as Debate Director
as Debate Producer
as Leroy
as Mrs. Brown
as Man with Dark Glasses
as Bouncer 2
as Henchman 3
as Uncle Rafeeq
as Anthony
as Head Valet
as Herself
as Video Reporter 4
as Himself
as Henchman 2
as Reverend Wilberfore
as Journalist
as Manny Liebowitz
as Bouncer
as Himself
as Cop 2
as Uncle Tyrone
as Technical Director
as Little Gangsta
as Staff Member
as Irwin Tannenbaum
as Uncle David
as Little Gangsta
as Little Gangsta
as Little Gangsta
as Aunt Alice
as Video Reporter 3
as Journalist
as Fundraiser Guest
as 2nd American Politics Assistant
as Reporter
as Aunt Harriet
as Reporter
as Dobish
as Fundraiser Server
as Rapper
as Reporter in Hallway
as Woman at Frankie's
as Bouncer 4
as Video Reporter
as Man in Church 2
as Henchman 1
as Paul Robeson
as Reverend Morris
as Lady at Banquet
as Himself
as Constance Bulworth's Lover
as Himself
Critic Reviews for Bulworth
All Critics (66) | Top Critics (12) | Fresh (50) | Rotten (16) | DVD (2)
It's a sharp, brave movie, a little ragged around the edges, but that's to its advantage.
What gives Bulworth its unique character is that all this silliness is periodically punctuated by cogent, carefully thought-out mini-manifestos...
Bulworth is an angry movie, but Beatty is savvy enough to recognize that people respond better to comedies than serious "issue films," so he has camouflaged his message beneath the surface of this original, incisive satire.
Bulworth plays like a cry of frustrated comic rage. It's about an archetypal character who increasingly seems to stand for our national mood: the guy who's fed up and isn't going to take it anymore.
A shrewd political observer for decades, Beatty has fashioned a hilarious morality tale that delivers a surprisingly potent, angry message beneath the laughs.
As writer, director and star, Beatty flails all over the screen, but he's also made the only recent political satire that draws blood.
Audience Reviews for Bulworth
A decent social/political satire.
Super Reviewer
One of my all time favorite movies ever. Engaging characters, great humor, and poignant political satire (if you listening closely to Warren Beatty's raps).
Super Reviewer
Ehhh...
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Bulworth Quotes
| Jay Bulworth: | What we used to call America, that going down the drains. |
| Jay Bulworth: | We got a club. Right? Republicans, Democrats, what's the difference? Your guys, my guys, our guys, us guys. It's a club. |
| Nina: | The power of a media that's continually controlled by fewer and fewer people, add to that monopoly of the media , a consumer culture that that's based on self-gratification, and you're not likely to have a population that wants leadership that calls for self-sacrifice. |
| Jay Bulworth: | Now over here we have our friends in oil they don't give a shit how much wilderness is spoiled. They tell us that they're careful, we know that it's a lie, As long as we keep driving cars, they let the planet die. |