Bud johnson, an apathetic, beerslinging, lovable loser, is coasting through a life that has passed him by. With kevin costner, paula patton, kelsey grammer, madeline carroll. It was directed by joshua michael stern, and stars kevin costner, paula patton, kelsey grammer, dennis hopper, nathan lane, stanley tucci, george lopez and madeline carroll. Molly is the heart of the film, and her relationship with bud is what ultimately makes swing vote work. Bud is a slacker with one good thing in his life, his engaging fifthgrade daughter molly.
David anspaugh, ray walston, harry belafonte, robert prosky, james whitmore, andy garcia. On its heels comes another getoutandvote movie, this one a. A newlyappointed supreme court justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tiebreaking decision which may. The film actually has an interesting but totally unrealistic concept. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor. A swing vote is a vote that is seen as potentially going to any of a number of candidates in an election, or, in a twoparty system, may go to either of the two dominant political parties. Trying to encourage him to get involved, molly accidentally sets off a chain of events on election day that ends with the presidential race coming down to one vote buds.
Swing vote 1999 04191999 us drama, tv movie 1h 30m user score. Swing vote script transcript from the screenplay andor. E arlier this week, michael moore put his slacker uprising online for americans to download free. Bud is a lazy, beerdrinking, slacker, who does the minimum necessary to get through. Swing vote is a 2008 american comedydrama film about an entire u. Under the direction of cowriter joshua michael stern, it emerges as thirdrate capracorn, leaden and lumpy where it should be swift and pointed.
Swing vote is a 1999 american television film, directed by david anspaugh. Swing vote delivers a somewhat similar scenario, yes, but it also spoons out excessive amounts of a precocious daughter, an afterschool specialtype lesson on the importance of voting, and a long. In a remarkable turnofevents, the result of the presidential election comes down to one mans vote. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 126 produced by 7. Swing vote treats its fanciful premise sensibly and somewhat seriously. Play fulllength songs from swing vote by various artists on your phone, computer and home audio system with napster. Swing vote seems to be suggesting that the voter deserves a better class of candidate. Swing vote soundtrack from 2008, composed by various artists, john debney. What isnt so simple is convincing moviegoers that a film driven by such an implausible premise can be taken seriously. Swing vote pelicula completa, ver online y descargar. Touchtone pictures aka disney has released the first trailer for their upcoming kevin costner summer comedy swing vote.
Not the sharpest tool in the shed, he enjoys all of the sudden attention paid to him by the press and both candidates, but that doesnt really open his eyes toward the political. There are so many points of view from all sides of the argument that a complete presentation of all points of view would be difficult, if not impossible. In the hands of preston sturges or frank capra, swing vote could have been great, a bighearted love letter to democracy that doubled as a loving yet penetrating satire of its excesses. Neither as clever as it thinks nor as corny as it sounds, its an adequate if unextraordinary way to spend two hours. Swing vote on dvd january, 2009 starring kevin costner, dennis hopper, nathan lane, kelsey grammer. Swing vote 1999 free download 95ec0d2f82 do you want to watch movies free like swing vote 1999 why not sign up to one of the streaming services below swing the vote. A swing voter or floating voter is a voter who may not be affiliated with a particular. The vote belongs to bud johnson, an alcoholic egg inspector from new mexico, who finds himself the focus of the eyes of the world. Find out where swing vote is streaming, if swing vote is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. In swing vote, a civics lesson, hollywood style just in time for the political conventions. Powerful latino vote could swing presidential race. That changes when mollys attempt to vote for him is interrupted, thus leaving him as the lone swing vote that will determine the next president of the united states. This production, however, did as good a job as i have seen with this basic conflict of ideas and morals in our u. Kevin costners new movie is about a presidential election that literally comes down to one man, one vote.
Finally, the swing vote script is here for all you fans of the kevin costner movie. Released by hollywood records in 2008 containing music from swing vote 2008. With andy garcia, harry belafonte, robert prosky, ray walston. The major political aspects that come out in the movie are when the two candidates take to the podium to try to sell out their values and policies to appeal to bud, as he is the ultimate deciding factor or in other word, the swing voter. A newlyappointed supreme court justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tiebreaking decision which may also have serious implications on his own familys harmony.
Swing vote this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. Instead, the film radiates squandered potential in every frame. Kevin costner plays the lead character named bud johnson. A swing vote politically refers to a vote that may go to a particular candidate or a party that usually. Films that revolve around or have dedicated a subplot to abortion, ranging from feministminded to antichoice garbage. Wade decision, and the state of alabama subsequently charged a woman with first degree murder for having an abortion.
Swing vote 1999 the newest member andy garcia of the supreme court must decide a controversial abortion case with dramatic implications. Bud johnson kevin costner, a beerslinging loser, has one bright spot in his life. It features an alternative reality where the supreme court of the united states has overturned the roe v. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Everything you need to know about swing vote movie 2008.
The one bright spot is his precocious, overachieving. Swing vote 1999 free download 95ec0d2f82 do you want to watch movies free like swing vote 1999why not sign up to one of the streaming services belowswing the vote. The swing vote movie trailer before you go to the polls to choose between john mccain and barack obama, get a laugh out of the political process by seeing swing vote. Costner is decent overall, though the film could have done with less of his hamming, at least in the beginning. Starring kevin costner, madeline carroll, kelsey grammer and dennis hopper. When he doesnt show, she sneaks a ballot and is about. Bud johnsons an ordinary dad drifting through life, caring about nothing except his overachieving daughter molly. No doubt inspired by the tooclosetocall elections of 2000 and 2004, swing vote doesnt pretend to be historical fact or biting social commentary.
A famous politcal couple attend a swinging evening, cover up an accidental sex death resulting in dark and hilarious measures to preserve their careers. Kevin costner stars in swing vote, a clever, feelgood comedy. Joshua michael stern hopelessly muddled film cries out for the firm hand of. A newlyappointed supreme court justice must settle a controversial moral and legal dilemma with his tiebreaking decision which may also have. A technical glitch in the voting process allows a man extra time to decide his vote for the president of the united states and his vote is the deciding one. Wade decision, and the state of alabama subsequently charged a woman with first degree murder for having an. However, on election day, molly sets off an unforeseen chain of events that results in the race for.
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