Bulworth
Short description
Senator Jay Bulworth, a California Democrat, has lost faith in his own career and in the political system around him. Convinced he has nothing left to lose, he takes out a large life insurance policy for his daughter and arranges for a hitman to kill him. He then spends the final stretch of his re-election campaign speaking with startling bluntness, adopting the rhythms and language of hip-hop culture to say what he really thinks about money, race and American politics.
Released in 1998, Bulworth was directed by Warren Beatty and written by Beatty with Jeremy Pikser; it is the fourth of the five features Beatty directed, arriving between Dick Tracy and Rules Don't Apply. Beatty also produced and stars as the title character, with Halle Berry as Nina, an activist he meets during the campaign, and a large credited cast that includes Sean Astin and Kirk Baltz. It was made for about 30 million USD and returned roughly the same amount worldwide. On IMDb it holds 6.8/10 from around 28,000 votes; on TMDB the figure is 6.3/10 from 274 votes, a much smaller sample. A film critics' rating of 7.2/10 from 68 reviews places professional responses a little above those of general audiences.
What's left behind the scenes
- When director Warren Beatty chose Ennio Morricone (1928-2020) as the composer, many objected. Their objections were particularly due to the fee Morricone demanded (around a million dollars), but Beatty prevailed in his dispute with the producers. Despite all these circumstances, only about 10 minutes of music composed by Morricone made it into the final version of the film, while the rest of the time features rap and similar music. It is claimed that Morricone himself was very unhappy with how the director treated the music he wrote for the film.
- Aaron Sorkin and James Toback did a lot of work on the script, but their names were not mentioned in the credits.
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