Gary Hart was going to be President. Instead he changed American politics forever.
Gary Hart, former Senator of Colorado, becomes the front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1987. Hart's intelligence, charisma and idealism makes him popular with young voters, leaving him with a seemingly clear path to the White House. All that comes crashing down when allegations of an extramarital affair surface in the media, forcing the candidate to address a scandal that threatens to derail his campaign and personal life.
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Classical in form, grave, earnest and epic.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
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Cast
- Hugh JackmanGary Hart
- Vera FarmigaLee Hart
- J.K. SimmonsBill Dixon
- Mark O'BrienBilly Shore
- Molly EphraimIrene Kelly
- Chris CoyKevin Sweeney
- Alex KarpovskyMike Stratton
- Josh BrenerDoug Wilson
- Tommy DeweyJohn B. Emerson
- Kaitlyn DeverAndrea Hart
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- Jason ReitmanDirector
- Jay CarsonScreenplay
- Jason ReitmanScreenplay
- Matt BaiScreenplay
- Eric SteelbergDirector of Photography
- Rob SimonsenOriginal Music Composer
- Stefan GrubeEditor
- Jason ReitmanProducer
- Helen EstabrookProducer
- Aaron L. GilbertProducer
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