Bulworth Page #11

Synopsis: Senator Jay Bulworth is facing speculation-induced financial ruin, so he puts out a contract on his own life in order to collect a large, new insurance policy for his family. Living each moment on borrowed time, he suddenly begins spouting raw, unfiltered--and sometimes offensive in word but satirical in spirit -- thoughts to shocked audiences and handlers in the speech of hip-hop music and culture. His newfound uninhibitedness and new relationship with Nina carry him on a journey of political and spiritual renewal.
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Director(s): Warren Beatty
Production: 20th Century Fox
  Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 18 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
75
Rotten Tomatoes:
76%
R
Year:
1998
108 min
1,641 Views


What? If she were gonna hide

the Senator, what?

- Is he still sleepin'?

- Still sleepin'.

.. Into the house

and find out if he is here.

Feldman. Feldman.

Now, this is

a most unusual situation.

Hey, L.D.

You got customers, man.

Nobody seems to have seen him.

L.D., man, come on.

Ahem. What's up?

The house

looks good, Momma Doll.

They can't see the flowers.

Can't show 'em in a close-up.

Why don't they show

my flowers?

Hey, man, um...

it's very important that I speak

with Senator Bulworth, sir.

Is... is he here?

Would you mind

waiting in the street?

I... I can't wait in the street.

Um, uh, I'm totally cool.

I'm the Senator's

chief of staff.

I'm not a member of the press,

and so...

Momma Doll said

don't mess up her flowers.

Seems to be an impromptu powwow.

Maybe we can get

some information.

You know when we might expect

a statement from the Senator?

Very, very shortly,

I promise you.

Murphy, Murphy.

It is worse than arrogance.

It's contempt.

It's contempt for the press.

He's been missing two days.

Who do we call, Robert Stack?

What possible explanation

could possibly satisfy me?

None. Is he in that house?

Uh-oh, think we got a problem.

He still sleepin'?

The group

of Bulworth Democrats...

agreed on one thing...

Leading is more important

than winning.

Jonathan,

if you'd pan over here...

Just sit tight.

Clearly

everyone is tight-lipped here.

It's still a mystery as to

what is going on in this house.

We are in South Central

Los Angeles.

What's up, L.D.?

This brother owes me money.

- You gonna get your money.

- I don't want it no more.

- What?

- He don't want the money.

Look at me, D.

Look at me, brother.

You gonna work it off.

Work it off?

What's he gonna be doin'?

We got some things

we need to do...

and you're gonna

help me do 'em.

And if you don't help me do 'em,

Darnell...

Come here, Snag.

Look here,

I got a reputation to protect...

you understand that?

So you're gonna have to wear

these casts right here.

And you got a choice

whether we break your legs.

Now if you're down with us...

we'll let you wear them casts

without breakin' your legs.

'Cause I'm gonna flip this whole

power sh*t a different way.

And for the sake of your pretty

little daughter right here...

I hope you make...

In recent days

he has not been seen.

This is one of the biggest days

of his political life.

- Hi.

- Hi.

Good sleep?

Yes, I had a very good sleep,

thank you.

It's good to see you.

How are you? Good to see you.

- How you doin', Senator?

- Very well, thank you.

You got a very comfortable

guest room out there.

You've been very kind.

Good to see you.

They been talkin'

about you on TV.

Have they? Could I borrow

the telephone a second?

Think I'm late

at my headquarters.

- Oh, sure.

- I can't thank you enough.

I only hope I can reciprocate.

You wanna stay

for supper? We got kale.

He likes

collard greens, not kale.

He like kale.

He thinks

they're collard greens.

Hey, Senator,

congratulations.

Oh, hey, we met not that

long ago at your office.

Yeah, at my office.

- Good to see you, I...

- Senator?

Senator Bulworth?

Is this great? This is great.

Congratula...

What are you wearing, sir?

- What do you mean?

- Get into the old clothes.

The numbers on this thing

are astounding.

- The clothes are part of it.

- I don't think so.

Not just the clothes.

But they're a part.

I have a 14-state strategy

where you run as an independent.

Have you seen

the Senator this evening?

We got to take advantage

of this crazy motherf***er.

You gotta decide now.

- You with it?

- I'm down.

They can take that two ways.

Aah!

How 'bout that write-in vote?

Are we runnin' for president

or what?

You're my n*gger!

You won! I love you.

I love you right now

so much, I swear to God.

Don't swear.

I'm mean, you know...

Plant that thought

in their heads.

If we take the Santa Monica...

we'll be at the Beverly Wilshire

in 23 minutes, make "Nightline. "

- Olympic's better.

- It is not better.

We're taking

Santa Monica and dump the limo.

- Find an old car.

- The limo's paid for.

- We're an insurgent campaign.

- I've got a taxi outside.

Taxi's a good idea.

Yo, your boy Macavoy

really been lookin' out for you.

Oh, man of the hour! Ha ha.

- How are you feelin'?

- Pretty good, thanks.

You're back

in the chips, Senator.

You moron.

Come on, they're waitin' for us.

Sir, Senator, um...

when you get outside,

I think you just say, um...

Oh, Bulworth is the man!

Just say,

"Our fight is just beginning. "

A couple questions,

then off to the hotel.

I'm a Bulworth Democrat, too.

Are you comin' or not?

Really an important day...

in the political life

of Senator Bulworth.

Senator Bulworth

will be out momentarily.

He will make a brief statement

and then take your questions.

Victory speech.

We'll see Bulworth's reaction...

to this incredible

primary election.

We naturally would

like to know...

what his response is.

This was an overwhelming

margin of victory.

Is there an explanation

for his erratic behavior...

in the last few days?

Murphy. Murphy.

Senator Bulworth,

have you committed adultery?

Have you been

able to get airtime, Senator?

Yo, Nina!

Why you lookin' like you

never seen this before?

Let me ask you...

why did you do that?

- Do what?

- You just sat there.

What was I supposed to do?

You just sat, and you made me

feel insecure.

- I made you feel insecure?

- Of course.

- Why'd I make you feel insecure?

- Are you kidding?

First, I'm too old for you.

- And, also, you know, I...

- And what?

- I'm white.

- You're white?

Yeah.

You're insecure

'cause you're white?

Yes. You just sat there.

Oh, come on, Bulworth.

You know you're my n*gger.

Ah, baby!

For my man see

on the inside the outside.

The party's gettin' rough...

and I'm goin' home

soon as I find my panties.

Stay in the car, Nina.

Snag, come here, man. Get back.

Stay in the car, Nina.

Where'd that shot

come from, man?

A f***in' holiday

Every day is a holiday

Another motherfuckin' dollar day

Every day is a holiday

Holiday

Another motherfuckin' dollar day

Every day is a holiday

Another motherfuckin' dollar day

Hold on!

We don't need no more ghosts.

We need a song.

You got to sing, Bulworth.

You can't be no ghost.

But you got to be a spirit,

Bulworth.

You got to be a spirit!

And the spirit will not descend

without song.

We need a spirit, Bulworth...

not a ghost! Not a ghost!

Come on, Bulworth.

You got to be a spirit.

You can't be no ghost.

Y'all deaf, dumb, and blind

Before the whites got us all

Into white collar crime

Behind suits and clean shaves

I can use and abuse 'em

Choose 'em as slaves

I see jobs as plantations

I robbed the damn nations

So I can live in luxury

You fucks with me,

you buried in the dirt

And I'm gonna throw

in the tux for free

It's insane what's in there,

can't get enough said

Action's on

and we get jail from that

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Warren Beatty

Henry Warren Beatty (né Beaty; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been nominated for fourteen Academy Awards – four for Best Actor, four for Best Picture, two for Best Director, three for Original Screenplay, and one for Adapted Screenplay – winning Best Director for Reds (1981). Aside from Orson Welles for Citizen Kane, Beatty is the only person to have been nominated for acting in, directing, writing, and producing the same film, and he did so twice: first for Heaven Can Wait (with Buck Henry as co-director), and again with Reds. Eight of the films he has produced have earned 53 Academy nominations, and in 1999, he was awarded the Academy's highest honor, the Irving G. Thalberg Award. Beatty has been nominated for eighteen Golden Globe Awards, winning six, including the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award, which he was honored with in 2007. Among his Golden Globe-nominated films are Splendor in the Grass (1961), his screen debut, and Bonnie and Clyde (1967), Shampoo (1975), Heaven Can Wait (1978), Reds (1981), Dick Tracy (1990), Bugsy (1991), Bulworth (1998) and Rules Don't Apply (2016), all of which he also produced. Director and collaborator Arthur Penn described Beatty as "the perfect producer", adding, "He makes everyone demand the best of themselves. Warren stays with a picture through editing, mixing and scoring. He plain works harder than anyone else I have ever seen." more…

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