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HBO, no fake (er faker) Laura Dern boobs? I want my Laura Dern as Kitty fake boobs!!!

At least they got the clown makeup right.

Kathleen Turner's portrayl of Katherine Harris is a classic, and no one should miss Al Pacino as Al Gore!! Adam West plays Donald Rumsfeld, who was already meddling in things at an early stage. Paul Giamatti plays Karl Rove, and Philip Seymour Hoffman is Cheney. The late-night party scene at Jeb Bush's country house is the best scene in the movie.

What a good idea!

Does Al Gore light up a profanity storm? That's the only reason I would want to relive the 2000 election.

Denis Leary is Michael Whouley...

with a bald cap...?

And booze, don't forget the booze! I can't relive this sober, hell I didn't get through it the first time sober...but then again, what REALLY is sober?

@ManchuCandidate:

I'm making my prediction right now:

Laura Dern for Best Supporting Actress.

@Serolf Divad: Laura Dern for Most Hottest Supporting Actress.

Seriously. We were all SCREAMING at the screening over Laura Dern. It is a brutal character assassination. And? Impeccably accurate too! Seriously, she's one of the greatest things I've ever seen.

I love Laura Dern so much. Though I must admit I find her portrayal inaccurate. Unlike the real Katherine Harris, Laura's makeup still resembles that of a human being.

@Choire: I'm setting the DVR when I get home. I can't wait to see Laura as Kitty Harris in high definition!

Good thing they found Laura Dern at the last minute. Production had been halted because Eight Belles was originally cast as Kitty Harris.

...too soon?

Hey, great! D-Day is in it too!

@Godless Liberal: Maybe.

@Dramatist: She's not wearing nearly enough. Spackle, people, spackle.

I have soooo many unused "hanging chad" jokes....

Laura Dern and Angelina Jolie? Billy Bob Thornton must be hung like a fucking horse.

I am hoping the outtakes will include some alternate endings.

Does the actress playing Katherine Harris get to show her gobbling some knob?

@Serolf Divad: How about 'Best Supported Actress"?

I don't know why we're re-hashing this. I mean, it's not like bush didn't honor how close the election was. He clearly brought us together and worked to listen to all sides. This has been such a wonderful era of enlightenment. I can't see how anyone can think a different outcome in that election could have made a difference.

Oh. and by the way. "War is Peace." and "Freedom is Slavery."

@Cape Clod:
Try the veal!

I like how our Republican friends like Sean Hannity are really, really concerned that the votes in Florida might not be counted properly.

Hee hee.

This movie will finally expose how politics has corrupted our political process.

In fact, it's politicized it.

looks good but i'm afraid i know how it ends ...

I don't think I can bear to watch it. Unless Suzanne Pleshette (RIP) makes a cameo at the end.

I don't know if I could watch this without doing something rash. I'm going to wait and rent it, then watch it on the old tv in the living room. I don't want to shoot the new one again.

@Advocatus_Diaboli: She was something. Her last wedding was at age 80!

@WadISay: Oh! Just like playing that old "what if Hitler had won the war" game except you know, reversed.

Seriously, is Adam West playing Rumsfeld? That would be sooo fucking awesome. And poor Paul Giamatti. He's not an unhandsome guy. I never thought he would top the sheer ugly of Harvey Pekar. I would be wrong. I'd take Pekar over Rove any day of the week. And twice on Sundays.

@graceless: to Tom Poston, who was hung like a horse.

@capitol-hillbilly: Well, keep your yap shut. I don't want you spoiling the ending for me.

@ManchuCandidate: I know, Kitty Harris and boob jokes rank up there with Prince Albert in a Can.

@Cape Clod:
It's all good. Kitty Harris boob jokes are timeless (like her face...)

@Cape Clod:
It's all good. Kitty boob jokes are ageless (like her, uh, face...)

It's a shame Gore and Bush couldn't have settled this the way the Founding Fathers would have, with a duel.

I can't watch this.

TOO SOON!!!

@baxterthepug: McCain just read your comment and said, "D-Day isn't in it! I remember D-Day clearly! There was no mention...!" Baxter, you snotty kid, you should apologize to all those brave men who died at Omaha Beach!"

@Advocatus_Diaboli: She does. Look in the ashtray during the scene at Gov. Jeb's private library.

SPOILER ALERT: Dems lose.

I like that they've struck a balanced tone.

Also the glee I felt upon seeing Laura Dern in Kitty (lite) makeup.