Summary
The filmmakers follow Oliver North's unsuccessful 1994 bid for a Virginia Senate seat, focusing on North's campaign strategist, Mark Goodin, and a Washington Post reporter. Mudslinging ensues.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+10)
Critics 89Audiences 79GoodWatch 81
Tomatometer89%
Audience score85%
IMDb7.2
Running time
1 h 45 min
A typical length for documentaries, +9 min on the typical 96
typical 96105Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1996
June 19, 1996
30 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 2 more22 people
- DBDon BakerSelf
- MGMark GoodinSelf
- MMMark MerrittSelf
- PBPeter BakerSelf
- GBGlen BolgerSelf
- FBFloyd BrownSelf
- TCTim CarpenterSelf
- Bill ClintonSelf
- MCMarshall ColemanSelf
- WFWarren FiskeSelf
- MGMike GoodingSelf
- DJDavid JacobsenSelf
- LKLaurie KellmanSelf
- DLDavid LermanSelf
- G. Gordon LiddySelf
- MMMike MurphySelf
- Oliver NorthSelf
- SPSusan PlattSelf
- Chuck RobbSelf
- Lynda Johnson RobbSelf
- BRBenjamin RobertsonSelf
- DWDouglas WilderSelf
Directing · 3
- R.J. Cutler Director, Producer, Additional Sound Re-Recordist
- David Van Taylor Director, Producer, Sound
- Mona Davis Co-Director, Editor
Production · 2
- Dan Partland Co-Producer, Additional Camera
- Ted Skillman Co-Producer, Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Camera · 5
- Nick Doob Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- Doug Block Camera Operator
- Peter Reniers Additional Camera
- Jonathan Mednick Additional Camera
- Steven Schecter Additional Camera
Editing · 2
- Maia Wechsler Assistant Editor
- Syndi Pilar First Assistant Editor
Sound · 1
- Jim Gilchrist Additional Sound Re-Recordist
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