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Game Change (film)

Game Change
Game Change 2012 poster.jpg
Television release poster
Directed by Jay Roach
Produced by Tom Hanks
Gary Goetzman
Jay Roach
Amy Sayers
Written by Danny Strong
Based on Game Change
by Mark Halperin
John Heilemann
Starring Julianne Moore
Woody Harrelson
Ed Harris
Music by Theodore Shapiro
Cinematography Jim Denault
Edited by Lucia Zucchetti
Production
company
Distributed by HBO
Release date
  • March 10, 2012 (2012-03-10)
Running time
118 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Game Change is a 2012 American HBO political drama film based on events of the 2008 United States presidential election campaign of John McCain, directed by Jay Roach and written by Danny Strong, based on the 2010 book of the same name documenting the campaign by political journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. The film stars Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Ed Harris, and focuses on the chapters about the selection and performance of Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin (Moore) as running mate to Senator John McCain (Harris) in the Republican presidential campaign.

The plot features a 2010 interview of the campaign's senior strategist Steve Schmidt (Harrelson), using flashbacks to portray McCain and Palin during their ultimately unsuccessful campaign. The film was well received by critics, with Moore's portrayal of Palin garnering praise. Schmidt praised the film, though Palin and McCain criticized it and refused to see it. Alessandra Stanley of the New York Times described Moore's depiction of Palin as "a sharp-edged but not unsympathetic portrait of a flawed heroine, colored more in pity than in admiration."Game Change has earned many awards, including a Critics' Choice Award, a Golden Nymph Award, three Golden Globe Awards, and four Primetime Emmy Awards.


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