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Game Change

- Politics would never be the same.

During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists.

Release Date : 2012-02-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : PlaytoneHBO FilmsEveryman Pictures

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Sarah Palin

Original Name : Julianne Moore

Gender : Female

Character Name : Steve Schmidt

Original Name : Woody Harrelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : John McCain

Original Name : Ed Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rick Davis

Original Name : Peter MacNicol

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mark Salter

Original Name : Jamey Sheridan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nicolle Wallace

Original Name : Sarah Paulson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mark Wallace

Original Name : Ron Livingston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Todd Palin

Original Name : David Barry Gray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chris Edwards

Original Name : Larry Sullivan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bexie Nobles

Original Name : Mikal Evans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tucker Eskew

Original Name : Colby French

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred Davis

Original Name : Bruce Altman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Steve Biegun

Original Name : Spencer Garrett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Randy Scheunemann

Original Name : Brian Howe

Gender : Male

Character Name : A.B. Culvahouse

Original Name : John Rothman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senator Joe Lieberman

Original Name : Austin Pendleton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lindsey Graham

Original Name : Alex Hyde-White

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill McInturff

Original Name : Ron Perkins

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bristol Palin

Original Name : Melissa Farman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Piper Palin

Original Name : Taya Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Willow Palin

Original Name : Brittany Underwood

Gender : Female

Character Name : Trig Palin

Original Name : Arlo James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Alaskan Constituent

Original Name : Beth Dixon

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ted Frank

Original Name : Brian d'Arcy James

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cindy McCain

Original Name : Sandy Bainum

Gender : Female

Character Name : Matthew Scully

Original Name : Douglas Nelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Meghan McCain

Original Name : Tiffany Thornton

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lisa Kline

Original Name : Jenna Stern

Gender : Female

Character Name : Attacking Reporter

Original Name : Julie Mun

Gender : Female

Character Name : Attacking Reporter

Original Name : Rhonda Overby

Gender : Female

Character Name : Attacking Reporter

Original Name : Richard Pilcher

Gender : Male

Character Name : Attacking Reporter

Original Name : Michael John Casey

Gender : Male

Character Name : St. Paul Reporter

Original Name : John Heilemann

Gender : Male

Character Name : St. Paul Reporter

Original Name : Mark Halperin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maria Comella

Original Name : Shirley Rumierk

Gender : Female

Character Name : Track Palin

Original Name : Kevin Bigley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Levi Johnston

Original Name : Justin Gaston

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phone Volunteer

Original Name : Brenna McDonough

Gender : Female

Character Name : Phone Volunteer

Original Name : Thomas Roy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Phone Volunteer

Original Name : Stephanie Waters

Gender : Female

Character Name : Jeannie Etchart

Original Name : Christie Beran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reader (uncredited)

Original Name : Laurel Schroeder

Gender : Female

Character Name : Cameraman (uncredited)

Original Name : Gary Ugarek

Gender : Male

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Susan Collins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Self (archive footage)

Original Name : Kay Bailey Hutchison

Gender : Female

Character Name : Campaign Staffer (uncredited)

Original Name : Jeffrey Mowery

Gender : Male

Reviews

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

You couldn't make this today could you? I mean, the Repubicans aren't all depicted as idiotic, mouth breathing, Nazi monsters from Mars... so it wouldn't be PC enough and people would call it offensive. Because, how dare you not stereotype. Anyway, Palin was a mistake, but the movie puts all the blame on her. That wasn't really the case was it? We were just coming off the W presidency, if Obama won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election. If Hillary won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election. If a reanimated corpse won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election. People were so fed up with 8 years of W, that the DNC could have run a serial killer that cooked and ate a Jewish baby on live television and they still would have beaten McCain. McCain's problem wasn't Palin. McCain's problem was W, and he was in the same party as W and Americans just wanted a change after that mess. So it's kind of unfairly blaming Palin... but Palin was a mistake. She was not ready for the big game. She was poor choice. But, it was a fair depiction of why she was a poor choice. It was a well acted and fair depiction of why she was a bad choice. It was a well acted and well directed and fair depiction of why she was a bad choice. But in the end, it wasn't her fault. W guaranteed that there was going to be no beating Obama. But as far as political movies go, it's fair and well done... despite the miscast blame.