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Charlie Wilson's war - Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Mike Nichols
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Movie propaganda
A stiff drink. A little mascara. A lot of nerve. Who said they couldn't bring down the Soviet empire?
The drama centres on rogue Texas congressman Charlie Wilson (Tom Hanks) whose penchant for booze and women earned him the nickname Good Time Charlie. He watched his political career almost go down the drain in the early 1980s when he was caught in a hot tub tryst with two cocaine-sniffing showgirls in Las Vegas.
He survived the scandal and ended up overseeing the largest and most successful covert CIA operation in history; his efforts to fund resistance fighters in Afghanistan hastened the fall of the Iron Curtain.
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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda
- Film drama war agent politics CIA operation Texas Congressman scandal politician crime
Persons of interest
- Tom Hanks .... Charlie Wilson
- Amy Adams .... Bonnie Bach
- Julia Roberts .... Joanne Herring
- Philip Seymour Hoffman .... Gust Avrakotos
- Brian Markinson .... Paul Brown
- Jud Tylor .... Crystal Lee
- Hilary Angelo .... Kelly
- Cyia Batten .... Stacey
- Daniel Eric Gold .... Donnelly
- Emily Blunt .... Jane Liddle
- Peter Gerety .... Larry Liddle
- George Crile .... Author
- Aaron Sorkin .... Screenwriter
- Mike Nichols .... Director
Cinematic intelligence sources
- Charlie Wilson's war official movie site
- Charlie Wilson's war film production notes
- Charlie Wilson's war QuickTime movie trailers
- Awards and film festivals:
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS - Oscars) 2008: Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Philip Seymour Hoffman)
- Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Golden Globes) 2008: Nominated: Picture - Musical Or Comedy, Actor In A Leading Role - Musical Or Comedy (Tom Hanks), Actor In A Supporting Role (Philip Seymour Hoffman), Actress In A Supporting Role (Julia Roberts), Screenplay (Aaron Sorkin)
- Studios and distributors:
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Theatrical report
Now, apart from being yet another Yankee film about some dude of whom we Aussies have never heard, Charlie Wilson's war is kind of interesting because of that whole Cold War/political wheeling and dealing thing. It's no surprise that the script was written by Aaron Sorkin because there are echoes of The West Wing all over the place; if tongues were any further in cheeks they'd be poking new holes. This is the thinking person's version of Spy games. Enjoy.
The drama, war movie Charlie Wilson's war is directed by Mike Nichols and stars Tom Hanks, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julia Roberts.
Government security censorship classification
M (Moderate coarse language and drug references, violence)
Surveillance time
101 minutes (1:41 hours)
Not for public release in Australia before date
Film: 24 January 2008
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