The teaser trailer for W, the Oliver Stone biopic of George W. Bush, was released on September 26, 2008. The trailer, set to the Talking Heads' song "Once in a Lifetime", shows George W Bush's path to the White House in flashes from his past. The clips also highlights the players in Bush's rise to power, including Karl Rove, Laura Bush Donald Rumsfeld and Condoleezza Rice. The trailer ends with Bush sitting on a chair in the white house screaming.MySpace: W. Trailer (Time: 2:03)
A previous tailer was released in July of 2008 on the internet. The trailer opens with clips of Bush (Josh Brolin) dancing on a bar, drinking at a party and getting a lecture about his behavior from his father, George H. W. Bush (James Cromwell). The senior Bush asks him, "What do you think you are, a Kennedy? You're a Bush -- act like one!"Thompson on Hollywood (Variety): Trailer Watch: Oliver Stone's W. Breaks All... (July 27, 2008)
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"If I remember correctly, you didn't like the sporting goods job. Working in the investment firm wasn't for you either, or the oil rig job. You didn't exactly finish up with flying colors in the Air National Guard, junior. What are you cut out for? Partying? Chasing tail? Driving drunk? What do you think you are, a Kennedy? You're a Bush -- act like one!"Thompson on Hollywood (Variety): Trailer Watch: Oliver Stone's W. Breaks All... (July 27, 2008)— George H. W. Bush (James Cromwell) to George W. Bush (Josh Brolin) in the W trailer
W Fast Facts
- Release date: October 17, 2008 (limited)
- Director: Oliver Stone
- Producers: Oliver Stone, Ethan Smith, Bill Block and Moritz Borman
- Screenwriter: Stanley Weiser
- Distributor: Lionsgate
- W chronicles the life of President George W. Bush, from his college days through the beginning of the Iraq warScreen Daily: Interview: Oliver Stone (May 30, 2008)
- Original title: BushVariety.com: Oliver Stone Votes for Bush Project (January 20, 2008)
- Shot on location in Shreveport, LouisianaNew York Post: Film Has a Few Words About Our President (May 13, 2008)
W Cast Information
- Josh Brolin as George W. Bush
- Elizabeth Banks as Laura Bush
- Ellen Burstyn as Barbara Bush
- Thandie Newton as Condoleezza Rice
- Ioan Gruffudd as Tony Blair
- Richard Dreyfuss as Dick Cheney
- James Cromwell as George H. W. Bush
- Jeffrey Wright as General Colin Powell
- Scott Glenn as Donald Rumsfeld
- Toby Jones as Karl Rove
- Rob Corddry as Ari Fleischer
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W Trailer
MySpace TV: W Trailer (Time: 2:03)
YouTube Video: W - Teaser Trailer (Time: 1:41)
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Trailer asks, "What drove George W. Bush from here...to here?"; first clip is of a younger Bush fighting with his father and the second clip is of Bush with his feet up on the desk in the Oval OfficeThompson on Hollywood (Variety): Trailer Watch: Oliver Stone's W. Breaks All... (July 27, 2008)
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