Recount, The Movie
April 1, 2008 at 1:07 pm
Political junkies and Hollywood junkies alike should get quite a kick out of watching the HBO film “Recount,” debuting Sunday, May 25 on HBO.
Shot on location in Jacksonville and Tallahassee, “Recount” portrays the turmoil of the 2000 presidential election in Florida, following the Florida recount from Election Day in November 2000 through the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of George W. Bush over Al Gore five weeks later.
Check out who’s playing whom — a delightful mix of political and entertainment bold-faced names:
- Kevin Spacey plays Ron Klain, Vice President Al Gore’s former Chief of Staff
- Tom Wilkinson portrays James Baker III, who was previously Secretary of State to President George H. W. Bush
- Denis Leary plays Michael Whouley, national field director during the Gore campaign
- Laura Dern portrays Katherine Harris, Secretary of State of Florida
- Bob Balaban portrays Ben Ginsberg, national counsel to the Bush-Cheney campaign in the 2000 election
- John Hurt plays Warren Christopher, former Secretary of State to President Bill Clinton
- Bruce McGill plays Republican lobbyist Mac Stipanovich
- Ed Begley, Jr. portrays attorney David Boies, who represented the Gore campaign before the Supreme Court
Of course, we can’t wait to find out who plays this guy …























James Young said,
April 1, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
I want to know who’s going to play “Well-Hung Chad,” the most conspicuous role of all!
MikeTheLibrarian said,
April 1, 2008 @ 9:52 pm
I’m going to guess Jeffrey Tambor from the recently resurrected Arrested Development.
Recount Movie said,
May 14, 2008 @ 8:21 pm
Check out www.RecountMovie.com for more info about Recount, coming soon on HBO!
Jack Eisner said,
May 27, 2008 @ 9:01 am
So the Bush people were crooks! What a revelation!
Al Gore wasn’t tough enough, Joe Lieberman was a turncoat and the Bush Administration gave us a preview of the crooks they are, were, and will be.
No wonder no one flew the flag on Memorial Day. America today is an embarrassment thanks to this President..