The story of the eventful life of George W. Bush—his struggles and triumphs, how he found both his wife and his faith—and the critical days leading up to his decision to invade Iraq.
Acting
Josh Brolin's physical transformation into Dubya is uncanny.
Direction
Stone's surprisingly restrained take on his usual conspiracy targets.
Director
Oliver Stone
Josh Brolin
George W. Bush
Colin Hanks
Speechwriter #1
Toby Jones
Karl Rove
Dennis Boutsikaris
Paul Wolfowitz
Jeffrey Wright
Colin Powell
Thandiwe Newton
Condoleezza Rice
Scott Glenn
Donald Rumsfeld
Richard Dreyfuss
Dick Cheney
Bruce McGill
George Tenet
Wes Chatham
Fraternity Enforcer
Jesse Bradford
Fraternity President
Sean Stone
Fraternity Pledge #1
James Cromwell
George H.W. Bush
Juan Gabriel Pareja
Oil Worker
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Stone rushed production to release before the 2008 election, finishing principal photography in just 46 days.
The film tanked at the box office partly because liberals didn't want to spend money on Bush's story, and conservatives assumed it was a hit piece.
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