HBO Preps Drama on 2000 Presidential Election

[Scriptor Ignotus]

http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=HBO040108.htm

2008-04-01

HBO Preps Drama on 2000 Presidential Election

NEW YORK, April 1: On May 25, HBO will premiere Recount, a film directed by Meet the Parents’ Jay Roach with an ensemble cast led by Kevin Spacey, which looks back at the controversial 2000 U.S. presidential election.

HBO Films’ Recount is a Spring Creek/Mirage production in association with Trigger Street Productions and Everyman Pictures. Debuting Sunday, May 25 at 9 p.m., the film was shot on location in Jacksonville and Tallahassee and portrays the turmoil of the 2000 presidential election in Florida. It follows the Florida recount from Election Day in November 2000 through the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of George W. Bush over Al Gore five weeks later. The script by Danny Strong is based on numerous written accounts, as well as first-person interviews with more than 30 real-life participants from across the political spectrum.

Spacey portrays Ron Klain, Vice President Al Gore’s former chief of staff. In addition to Spacey, the film stars Bob Balaban, Ed Begley, Jr., Laura Dern, John Hurt, Denis Leary, Bruce McGill and Tom Wilkinson.

Paula Weinstein (HBO’s Truman), HBO Films’ senior VP Len Amato (Blood Diamond), Oscar winner Sydney Pollack and Jay Roach executive produced the film.

—By Mansha Daswani

[tulsakatz]

1. I can't wait!!

I've been seeing commercials for it and it looks good!

[marmar]

2. I have a suggestion for a title for the drama: "F**ked Over: The Day America Died."

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