Bulworth Page #7

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


The Gores really like

St. Albans...

but a public school

anywhere around Washington...

is a disaster.

Excuse me, Senator.

If you don't mind...

I think we're here to ask

about the news of your camp...

News?

What are you talking about,

the news?

Come on, the guys you and I

get our money from...

they don't want the people

to have the news.

They want you to think

that corporations...

are more efficient

than government, right?

You want to know

why the health care industry...

is the most profitable business

in the Unites States?

'Cause the insurance companies

take 24 cents...

out of every dollar

that's spent.

You know what

it takes the government...

to do the same thing

for Medicare?

Three cents out of every dollar.

Now, what is all this crap

they hand you...

about business

being more efficient?

What the hell is going on here?

These guys need to be regulated.

You think these pigs

are gonna regulate themselves?

What's going on?

If you'll please pardon

the interruption...

it seems

as if we're experiencing...

some technical

difficulties here.

Hey, Hugh, what's up?

What's up?

What's happening, baby?

I'm doing what I got to do.

I'm bringing him down there,

God damn it.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please stand by.

We are experiencing

technical difficulties.

What's going on?

Are we gonna do this or not?

We're doing the best we can.

Oh, hi, Davers.

Uh, power failure.

If he wants to crash and burn

his entire f***ing career, fine.

F*** him!

But I'll be goddamned if that

a**hole's taking us down, too.

It's not like I've not been

completely loyal to that f***er.

I've had other offers, you know.

I beat 'em off with a stick.

Didn't he have it all,

though, Bill?

Looks, brains,

more or less enough...

classy wife...

but Jesus Christ, Bill...

for God's sake, he had us.

The motherf***er had us.

If he had just listened to me

on welfare reform in '88.

If he just chased

not quite so much p*ssy.

Could have gone all the way.

But, hey, we still might.

2000's wide f***ing open,

but now...

with this sh*t...

we're f***ed in the ass, man.

F***ed in the ass

with our pants down.

Cocksucker.

F***.

Hi, Larry.

Murphy, Murphy, Murphy.

How the hell are you?

You ever seen anything

like this?

Let's just say

it is very unusual stuff.

Well, I don't know what to say.

Let's face it. I'm gonna have

to do a show on this.

Oh, my God, no, Larry.

Come on. Do you have to?

No. Sure you wanna handle it

like that?

You kidding?

The guy's on a roll.

They want someone like this.

People are sick and tired

of all this baloney.

I want him on my show.

That's exactly what I told him.

Now he's finally listening.

The man's got this giant vision.

We're finally getting it out.

I've been hammering away at him.

It's very gratifying

that he's listening to me.

It's very gratifying to me.

That's just between you and me.

What are we talking about?

We've got Clinton tonight.

Bump him! Just kidding.

Um, how about tomorrow?

- Book him.

- We'll call you.

Call him.

Nobody's seen this in years.

This is it.

Your boy is it.

He's it. It's kind of historic.

You've got insight.

No. You've got insight.

You're the guy that saw it.

You're the one

that's been telling people.

Senator, Mr. Weldie,

I'm sorry to say...

but we'll have to cancel this

for today.

They don't want to bump

Jerry Springer.

I'm sorry, folks.

That will be it.

Oh, fine, Senator, how are you?

You're not feeling

like you need a vacation?

Not really, no, no.

I gotta tell you,

I'm confused...

because you and I

could play ball.

But you are playing

a much rougher brand of ball...

than I'm accustomed to.

I have your policy here.

Oh, the policy,

Crockett, thank you.

Forget it. I don't need it.

Everything OK?

OK is not the word

for it, Senator.

Hong Kong pork bellies

are way down...

and you're back in the chips.

Good. Did you give

the guy the check?

- Aw, poor guy.

- What?

Well, he collapsed.

What? He collapsed?

Probably a heart attack.

When you have

a moment, we have to sit down.

Did he cancel the weekend

research project?

- I guess so, boss.

- You guess so?

Well, I don't know.

He was in a coma.

I left the check.

Where is he?

Cedars. He's in intensive care.

You turned off

the electricity...

because you knew

he was telling the truth!

You could have resumed

that debate...

but you didn't want Americans

hearing what he had to say!

Don't bullshit me!

Go there. Sit with him.

Wait till he wakes up.

You ask him if he canceled

the weekend research project.

OK? Now, if he didn't...

you ask him who's he gotta call,

all right?

OK, boss.

Senator, when you have a moment.

Runnin' with my brothers

Headed for the home base

With a steady pace on the face

they just replaced

Getting longer

than a motherfucking marathon

If that's what I got to do

But nobody's picking up

a n*gger with an attitude

Stuck and runnin' hard,

haulin' ass

'Cause I'm a n*gger known

for having a notorious past

My mind was slick,

my temper was too quick

Now the FBl's all over my dick

Got us tick and running

Just to find the gun

that started the clock

That's when the "E" jumped off

the starting block

A hundred miles from home,

and yo, it's a long stretch

A little sprinting motherf***er

that they won't catch, yeah

Runnin' like I just don't care

Compton's 50 miles,

but yo, I'm gonna get there

From city to city,

I'm a menace till I pass by

Ripping up sh*t

just so you can remember

I'm a straight-up n*gger

That's done in, gunnin',

and comin' straight at your ass

A hundred miles and running

Running like a n*gger,

I hate to lose

Show me on the news,

but I hate to be abused

God...

So now I'm gonna get up

You gotta get out.

You're crazy,

Jay Bulworth.

Larry King is pissed about it,

and he's not alone!

How about the FCC?

Have you ever heard

of the F-C-f***ing-C-C-C?

OK, well,

now you listen to me.

You guys are running

an election special tonight...

and guess what?

I would like to have

my candidate on it.

Are we hiding again?

'Cause I said

I got a safe place.

Oh, safe?

Every day is a holiday

Holiday

Another motherfucking dollar day

Dollar day

Every day is a holiday

Holiday

Another motherfucking dollar day

Dollar day

Every day is a holiday

Safe, huh?

Hello.

Senator Bulworth, I think

we're gonna be back on track.

You gotta be back here at 7:30.

State of American

politics special.

It's mostly Dole and Clinton,

but they're featuring you, too.

Listen to the deal.

It'll be five minutes.

Five minutes. Live, no delay.

What do you mean you don't know?

Be back at 7:
30.

By the way, this thing of you

driving yourself?

I'm surprised

by how effective that is.

Jam?

You're not in a jam, Senator.

People are sick

of all the baloney.

Safe? But I thought you didn't

want to play it safe.

This is not the time

to be safe.

Where are you anyway, sir?

Senator Bulworth?

Senator, I'm losing you, sir.

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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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