Bulworth Page #5

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


Hiya, Constance.

Good of you to show up.

Rough night at the prom?

We're back on track.

- How's Edward?

- Edgar.

I like Edgar.

I've always liked Edgar.

Knock it off.

Once in a generation,

if we're lucky...

an individual

whose life and work...

are the life and work

of the people he represents.

Such is the man

who has served the people...

of the state of California...

Senator Jay Billington Bulworth!

Thank you, Bill Stone.

We stand on the doorstep

of a new millennium.

We have an obligation...

on one hand, to reduce...

Ahh...

Yada yada...

Yada yada yada.

It's up to the people

to decide...

what the state of California

and the nation will do.

Biddy biddy bid...

Ooh, what'll we do?

The nation will do

It's up to you. What'll we do?

What'll we do,

well, it's up to you

You know, it ain't that funny,

you contribute all my money

You make your contribution,

then you get your solution

As long as you can pay,

I'm gonna do it all your way

Yes, money talks,

and the people walk

Yeah, now let me hear ya say it,

big money

Whoa! Big money, big money

Big money, big money, big money

One man, one vote,

now is that really real?

The name of our game

is "Let's Make a Deal"

Now people got the problems,

the haves and the have-nots

But the ones that make me listen

pay for 30-second spots

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yo, Bank of America

at this table over here

Wells Fargo and Citibank,

you're really very dear

Loan billions to Mexico

and never have to fear

'Cause taxpayers,

taxpayers take it in the rear

Take it

in the rear, take it in the rear

Yo, over here

we've got our friends from oil

They don't give a sh*t

how much wilderness is spoiled

They tell us

that they're careful

We know that it's a lie

As long as we keep drivin' cars,

they let the planet die

Let the planet

die, let the planet die

Exxon, Mobil,

the Saudis in Kuwait

If we still got the Middle-East,

the atmosphere can wait

The Arabs got the oil,

we buy everything they sell

But if the brothers

raise the price

We blow 'em all to hell

Boom boom boom boom

Now let me hear ya say it

- Saddam

- Saddam

- Hussein

- Hussein

- Saddam

- Saddam

- Hussein

- Hussein

Mmm

Get me a phone number.

Dr. Morris Fishman, UCLA.

He's at the Department

of Psychiatry.

Get the number now.

Yo, everybody

gonna get sick someday

But nobody knows

how they're gonna pay

Healthcare, managed care, HMOs

Ain't gonna work,

no, sir, not those

'Cause the thing that's the same

in every one of these

Is these motherfuckers there,

the insurance companies

Yeah, yeah

You can call it single-payer

or Canadian way

Only socialized medicine

will ever save the day

Come on now,

let me hear that dirty word

Socialism!

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Now, the women in the world

is mistreated and abused

But when we try to fix it,

we tend to get confused

I got respect

from all the sisters

They will tell you

that's my style

But there's one thing

in politics

That always makes me smile

I like the p*ssy, the p*ssy,

I like it really fine

And when you be a senator,

you get it all the time

The young ones, the old ones,

they really like 'em all

And when you be in Washington,

you hardly have to call

The women, they love power

And if you don't

pull that rug out

No matter what they say or do,

they give you nappy dugout

MIMl:
Now, would we be eligible

for an Emmy or a Peabody?

Will rap be

a regular part of your campaign?

A part of my campaign?

Now, that just sounds insane

- Went well, don't you think?

- Extremely.

Is campaign finance

reform your central issue now?

It's the only way to go

If these guys pay the piper,

then the piper does a show

You got that right.

Bye, fellas.

Wait in here.

I'll be right back.

Patricia Ireland

is expected in town.

Will you have a meeting

with her?

How does this approach sit...

with the National

Organization of Women?

- Hi.

- Hi.

- That speech was phat.

- "Phat"?

- You got a room here?

- Huh?

A room we can go to upstairs?

- A room?

- A room.

What do you want to do now?

We could proceed to

the church, then the debate...

or we can shut down

until the debate.

Dr. Morris Fishman

is in Paraguay.

- It's your call.

- My call?

It's my call?

I know it's my call!

Feldman?

Uh, Feldman?

Is Mrs. Bulworth

making the campaign swing today?

Yes, sir?

Uh, Feldman, could I

have the key to the room?

- The room?

- The room, upstairs.

Oh! Sure.

- Feldman?

- Yeah?

- Key?

- Right. Sorry.

You have no fear...

your big money sources

are gonna dry up?

What?

- Senator Bulworth?

- It's in the car.

The Senator needs his room key.

Senator, we have

to get in the car now, sir.

Key's in the car. Let's go.

Why don't you

get some sleep now?

Yes. Nina and I

are going up to the room.

- That's not a good idea.

- Yes, it is.

- You and her right now?

- Yes.

I've got a better idea.

You and I get in the limo alone

and circle back when you want.

Why would I do that?

Will the insurance industry

respond well to your remarks?

Senator,

where is the nappy dugout?

Where's the nappy dugout?

That's where you get the bug out

How are you gonna keep

the American Medical...

Who are the girls?

The girls?

They're friends of mine,

can't you see?

Feldman, Feldman,

where's that key?

The key's

in your hand. You got the life!

You got the life,

ain't it grand?

You got the life

Senator, how do you intend...

You got

to be a spirit, Bulworth.

You can't be no ghost.

You got it all, Bulworth.

Ain't life grand?

Ain't it grand?

You got the life, man.

Let's go, Macavoy.

We're on the move.

Give me the phone.

I need Davers.

You got to be a spirit,

not a ghost!

Macavoy,

you know where Davers is?

No, sir.

Maybe he's at our next stop,

the church.

You've had a crushing weekend...

This is

Eddie Davers. Leave a message.

You should get some sleep.

Davers, this is the Senator.

Once you get this message...

call the man you introduced me

to in Washington.

Tell him he has to cancel

the weekend research project.

It's very important.

See you at the church.

The church in Pasadena.

We can drop

the young supporters off.

Where can we take

you young ladies?

We rollin' with y'all!

Senator, a pleasure to see you.

Cardinal! Yo!

I hope Mrs. Bulworth

isn't under the weather.

No. She's fine.

I'll be with you shortly.

Y'all got a choir

in your church?

I'm with the network.

Find Davers.

The weekend research project

has to be canceled.

Macavoy, go in there

and find Davers.

I've got to find Davers.

Sir, a couple of questions.

The glory of his name

- You see him?

- No.

We are honored today

by the attendance...

of United States Senator

Jay Billington Bulworth.

Let us rejoice

in his presence...

and sing hymn number 376.

Joyful, joyful

We adore thee

God of glory

Lord of love

Hearts unfold like flowers

before thee

- Get out of the car.

- Why?

I got some problems,

and you're not safe with me.

What does that mean?

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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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