The Second Civil War (1997) (TV)

Note Générale:

6,7/10   

Réalisateur:

Joe Dante

Scénariste (WGA):

Martyn Burke (written by)

Date de sortie:

15 mars 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie | Drame

Accroche:

A very uncivil comedy

Intrigue:

A simple immigration issue spins wildly out of control for those involved, ranging from the President of the United States, to a news producer.

Plot Keywords:

Governor | Idaho | Immigration | Civil War | Militia

Récompenses:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

brilliant movie banned by HBO?

Ensemble

Beau Bridges	...	Gov. Jim Farley
Joanna Cassidy	...	Helena Newman
Phil Hartman	...	The President
James Earl Jones	...	Jim Kalla
James Coburn	...	Jack Buchan
Dan Hedaya	...	Mel Burgess
Elizabeth Peña	...	Christina
Denis Leary	...	Vinnie Franko
Ron Perlman	...	Alan Manieski
Kevin Dunn	...	Jimmy Cannon
Shelley Malil	...	Congressman Singh
Brian Keith	...	Maj. Gen. Charles Buford
Kevin McCarthy	...	Chief of Staff
Dick Miller	...	Eddie O'Neill
William Schallert	...	Secretary of Defense

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some war violence.

Durée:

97 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | Espagnol

Couleur:

Couleur

Rapport de forme:

1,33 : 1

Son:

Dolby SR

Classification:

Iceland:L | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | USA:R

Lieux de tournage:

City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Société:

Baltimore Pictures

Anecdotes:

Executive producer Barry Levinson was originally supposed to direct the film, but had to bow out.

Guillemet:

Governor of Idaho: I'm getting tired of all this moral high ground stuff. I prefer rolling around in the muck; you meet more interesting people there.

Connexions:

Références "M*A*S*H: Goodbye, Farewell, and Amen (#11.16)" (1983)

brilliant movie banned by HBO?

This movie was an original film made by HBO and was shown in 1997 and then disappeared.

Why? Too many un-PC remarks is my guess. At one point Dan Hedaya (head of the CNN look-alike NetworkNews) yells that somebody needs to get the White House on the phone "unless Tokyo has foreclosed on it!". The story is brilliantly created and the cast is amazing.

Look at the cast and ask yourself how this film could just disappear.

The mayor of Los Angeles is giving a speech, and the newsroom is frantically looking for a translator. but NOT to translate into Spanish. No, to translate HIS speech into English.

I say shame on HBO for letting this film slide into oblivion, You can still find it, used, on VHS but it never went to DVD. You cannot buy it from HBO.

You gotta ask yourself why...