English Title: Bush / W. Biography
Movie Title: W
Year: 2008
Country: USA / Hong Kong, China / Germany / UK / Australia
Category: Biography / Comedy / Drama
Language: English
Subtitles: Chinese
Duration: 123m37s
Director: Oliver Stone
Cast: Josh Brolin .... George W. Bush
Elizabeth Banks .... Laura Bush
Thandie Newton .... Condoleezza Rice
Richard Dreyfuss .... Dick Cheney
Noah Wyle .... Don Evans
Jeffrey Wright .... General Colin Powell
Jason Ritter .... Jeb Bush
Toby Jones .... Karl Rove
Rob Corddry .... Ari Fleischer
Sayed Badreya .... Saddam Hussein
Jonathan Breck .... Corndog
Randal Reeder .... Oilrig Foreman
Michael Gaston .... General Tommy Franks
Allan Kolman .... Vladimir Putin
Paul Rae .... Kent Hance
Jennifer Sipes .... Susie Evans
John Wesley Chatham .... Jimmy Benedict
David Born .... Moderator
Drew Waters .... Navy Seal
Charles Fathy .... Jacques Chirac
Bryan Massey .... Skeeter
Gabriela Ostos-Tamez .... Reporter #2
Paul T. Taylor .... Well Wisher #2
Brent Weisner .... Secret Service Agent
Chris Freihofer .... Evangelical 2
James Martin Kelly .... NSC Official
Jon Michael Davis .... Campaign Aide
Jeff Hoferer .... McCormick
Jim Garrity .... News Commentator
Jeff Gibbs .... Josiah Pringle
Bruce Bryant .... Odessa Debate Patron
Jonathon Tripp .... News Boom Operator
Lacey Ford .... Car Passenger (uncredited)
Halley Rachal .... Tourist (uncredited)
Matthew Ramsaur .... Pedestrian (uncredited)
Steven E. Williams .... Motorist / Background Driver (uncredited)
Jesse Bradford .... W’s college friend
Ioan Gruffudd .... Tony Blair
Ellen Burstyn .... Barbara Bush
James Cromwell .... George Herbert Walker Bush
Scott Glenn .... Donald Rumsfeld
Dennis Boutsikaris .... Paul Wolfowitz
Gillian Chung ....
Teresa Cheung .... Asian Journalist
Madison Mason .... Admiral Kelly
Tom Kemp .... David Kay
Introduction:
This film mainly focuses on the political career and changing life experiences of US President Bush. It includes his relationship with his father, George H.W. Bush, his struggle to enter the White House, and how he found his love and trust.
The movie starts from Bush's young age, showing his wild cowboy life in Texas. He gambled, drank excessively at Yale University, and was even arrested by the police for drunk driving. The film also spends a lot of time describing the crucial days when Bush later decided to invade Iraq. The director attempts to examine George W. Bush, this controversial politician, from a more intrinsic perspective.