W. (film)
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| Directed by | Oliver Stone |
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Moritz Borman Jon Kilik Bill Block Paul Hanson Eric Kopeloff |
| Written by | Stanley Weiser |
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| Music by | Paul Cantelon |
| Cinematography | Phedon Papamichael Jr. |
| Edited by |
Julie Monroe Joe Hutshing Alexis Chavez |
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Global Entertainment Group
QED International Emperor Motion Pictures Millbrook Pictures Onda Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate |
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129 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25.1 million |
| Box office | $29.5 million |
W. is a 2008 American biographical drama film based on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. It was produced and directed by Oliver Stone, written by Stanley Weiser, and stars Josh Brolin as Bush, with a supporting cast that includes Ellen Burstyn, Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Thandie Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Scott Glenn, and Richard Dreyfuss. Filming began on May 12, 2008, in Louisiana, and the film was released on October 17.
George W. Bush dreams of being a baseball player and is in the empty stadium. In 1966, Bush endures an initiation by his fellow Yale University students as a Delta Kappa Epsilon pledge. During the hazing, Bush successfully recalls the names and nicknames of many of the fraternity members, and states that his family's political legacy is one in which he has no interest. After Bush is jailed in New Jersey for rowdiness following a football game, his father, George H. W. Bush states that he will help Bush for the last time. Following his graduation from Yale, Bush takes a job at an oil patch back in Texas, but he quits after a few weeks. In 1972, "Junior" reveals his real aspirations in a father-son talk: working in professional baseball. Bush is accepted into Harvard Business School with the help of his father. After heavy drinking, Bush crashes his car into his family estate and challenges his father to a fistfight. His brother, Jeb, stops the fight.
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