Everything You Need To Know About

W.…As It Relates To You And Your World

The Actors, Director, Info, Reviews, and Photos

Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone brings the life of our 43rd President to the big screen as only he can. "W." takes viewers through Bush's eventful life -- his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith, and of course the critical days leading up to Bush's decision to invade Iraq.

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Josh Brolin (George. W. Bush)Josh Brolin (George. W. Bush) The son of actor James Brolin Married to actress Diane Lane His step-mother by his father's marriage is Barbra Streisand An active stock trader. Co-founder of \MarketProbability.com

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Elizabeth Banks (Laura Bush)Elizabeth Banks (Laura Bush) Known for her roles in Seabiscuit, Heights, and the Spider-Man films. She has gained widespread exposure through The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Slither and Invincible. Married Max Handelman, who had been her boyfriend since college. She converted to Judaism upon marrying him

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ALL STAR CAST!ALL STAR CAST!Ellen Burstyn Ellen Burstyn (Barbara Bush)(Barbara Bush)James Cromwell James Cromwell (George H. W. Bush)(George H. W. Bush)Richard Dreyfuss Richard Dreyfuss (Dick Cheney)(Dick Cheney)Scott Glenn Scott Glenn (Donald (Donald Rumsfeld)Rumsfeld)Toby Jones Toby Jones (Karl Rove)(Karl Rove)Stacy Keach Stacy Keach (Earle Hudd)(Earle Hudd)Bruce McGill Bruce McGill (George Tenet)(George Tenet)Thandie Newton Thandie Newton (Condi Rice)(Condi Rice)Jeffrey Wright Jeffrey Wright (Colin Powell) (Colin Powell)

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Oliver Stone (Director)Oliver Stone (Director) He served in the U.S. Army Infantry in Vietnam in 1967-68. He was wounded twice and decorated with the Bronze Star for Valor. Has directed: World Trade Center (‘06); Alexander ('04); Any Given Sunday (‘99); U-Turn (‘97); Nixon (‘95); Natural Born Killers (‘94); Heaven And Earth (‘93); JFK(‘91); The Doors (‘91); Born On The Fourth Of July (‘89); Talk Radio (‘88); Wall Street (‘87); Platoon (‘86); Salvador (‘86)

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Stanley Weiser (Screenwriter) He met Oliver Stone while attending NYU’s undergraduate film school His screen credits include Project X and Wall Street (co-wrote with Oliver Stone). Served as a consultant on Nixon and Any Given Sunday He wrote two Civil Rights dramas for television: Murder In Mississippi and Freedom Song A longtime member of the West LA Shambhala Buddhist meditation center

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The film was originally titled “Bush”

According to the director, "It's a behind-the-scenes approach, similar to Nixon (1995), to give a sense of what it's like to be in his skin.”

Christian Bale was originally cast in the role, but dropped out after he was not satisfied with the prosthetic makeup.

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W. is the profoundly American story of George W. Bush, a man who wrestled with his personal demons in the long shadow of his father, found God at 40 and made an incredible turnaround that ultimately led him to the White House.

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W. follows his journey from a Yale frat house to the oil fields and baseball diamonds of Texas, all the way to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

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Act One is the seeds of the man: young, rebellious, a failure at all enterprises – until the age of 40, when he turns it around.

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The second act comes off his conversion to Evangelicalism, his turnaround in his personal habits, the imposition of a ferocious willpower. He becomes a baseball team owner, and then a two-term governor of Texas, and for a period of time, he projects an image of bipartisanship.

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The third and conclusive act is his presidency –concentrating on the beginnings with focus on that crucial era between October 2001 and March 2003, when he finally went to war with Iraq.

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Consensus voice: A bold but imperfect film about a most imperfect man--Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

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OLIVER STONE:“A son in many ways competes with his father, rivals his father. The Bushs don't like to talk about it. But going back to the Greeks and the Elizabethans, the father-son relationship is a great, rich, juicy source of drama. The father’s omissions are visited on the son; in a sense, they become the son’s sins.”

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In his approach to this biopic of George W. Bush, In his approach to this biopic of George W. Bush, director Oliver Stone said, director Oliver Stone said, “It’s much more interesting “It’s much more interesting and real if you try to empathize and understand, if not and real if you try to empathize and understand, if not always approve.”always approve.” In a broader sense of everyday day, In a broader sense of everyday day, I find these words an very good rule of thumb. What a I find these words an very good rule of thumb. What a different world it would be if we all approached each different world it would be if we all approached each other with empathy and understanding ―even if we other with empathy and understanding ―even if we don’t always agree or approve.don’t always agree or approve.  The main question/point of the film is, The main question/point of the film is, “How will “How will history remember you?”history remember you?” Now there is a good question Now there is a good question to ask, not just of G. W. Bush, but of ourselves. As to ask, not just of G. W. Bush, but of ourselves. As Socrates famously wrote, "An unexamined life is not Socrates famously wrote, "An unexamined life is not worth living." worth living."

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INTERESTING PARADOX“Men's relationships with their fathers may be among the most important and influential same-sex relationships they form in the life course.”However: However: “Male-male relationships are “Male-male relationships are generally less affectionate, less close, and less generally less affectionate, less close, and less intimate than female-female or opposite sex intimate than female-female or opposite sex pairs.”pairs.”--From by Mark T Morman and Kory Floyd (bnet)--From by Mark T Morman and Kory Floyd (bnet)

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HOW WILL HISTORY REMEMBER HOW WILL HISTORY REMEMBER YOUYOU??"We make a living by what we "We make a living by what we getget; ; we make a life by what we we make a life by what we givegive.”.”-- Winston Churchill-- Winston Churchill

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