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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: NEW VIDEO GROUP INC
EAN: 0767685989531
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Docurama
Manufacturer: Docurama
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Docurama
Release Date: April 24, 2007
Running Time: 84 minutes
Sales Rank: 42719
Studio: Docurama
Theatrical Release Date: 2005
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Political satirist Al Franken follows up his best-selling book LIES AND THE LYING LIARS WHO TELL THEM with this feature film. AL FRANKEN: GOD SPOKE follows the inimitable figure over a two-year period in which he campaigns against George W. Bush's reelection and takes well-aimed swipes at a number of big political targets.Runtime: 84 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: NR UPC: 767685989531 Manufacturer No: NVG-9895
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In God Spoke, Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus (The War Room) shine a light on political satirist Al Franken. The "flaming sword of justice" explains his left-leaning career like this, "They [right-wing pundits] say something ridiculous, and then I subject them to scorn and ridicule." The filmmakers, longtime associates of cinéma verité pioneer DA Pennebaker, take a fly-on-the-wall approach towards Franken's activities around the time of the 2004 presidential election and afterwards as he explores a run for the US Senate in 2008. They look at the (unsuccessful) lawsuit Fox News filed against him for swiping their tagline, his involvement in the upstart Air America network, and his dust-ups with Ann Coulter, Sean Hannity, Michael Medved, and Bill O'Reilly, who describes him as "a vile human being." Along the way, they follow the Minnesota-born comedian on book tours and speaking engagements, occasionally flashing back to his two-decade long stint on Saturday Night Live. God Spoke is an expansion of the Sundance Channel short The First Amendment Project: Fox vs. Franken and covers some of the same ground as HBO's America Undercover: Left of the Dial. In other words, there isn't a ton of new material here, but this "fair and balanced" profile represents an entertaining introduction to a multi-talented individual. Without Franken, it's hard to imagine a place in the world for The Daily Show and other media designed to expose "lies and the lying liars who tell them," as his 2003 bestseller would have it. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Rating:  -
On behalf of hearing-impaired people I give this DVD a big ZERO. It is a totally useless product to us. Thanks for nothing Docurama! Heck, Docurama captions about virtually none of their DVD releases.
Al Franken, you should use your clout to twist their arms.
Meanwhile, don't buy Docurama releases and vote thumbs down!
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This video makes Al Franken out to be a bumbling loser. His "Liars" book was great! What happened here? Does Al Franken really endorse this documentary? The producers have done him a major disservice!!!!
Rating:  -
I chuckled through this entire documentary - which was simply a couple cameras following him around on his book tours, during the launch of Air America, at debates with Ann Coulter, and interspersed with archival footage of his Saturday Night Live days. But beyond his comedic genius, is his concern for justice. He not only defends the middle class, but the poor as well, from the endless propaganda of those who are serving power and privilege - Bush, Cheney, Rush, Sean Hannity, Neal Boortz and others. ... Read More
Rating:  -
As a big fan of Al Franken & Air America (I still listen every day), this was a great look into how he changed from simply a comedian to a real viable candidate for Senate. The end was sad, but then I cried for a week after the last presidential election & now we see the results. Truth needs to win out at least sometimes!! Personally, this proves that comedians would make GREAT government employees - Lewis Black for ANYTHING!!
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In my rating system, this should be 3 and 1/2, stars, but I gave it four because I think Franken is a necessary counterbalance to the propagandists he debunks. It's a bit shallow and feels more like an extended campaign ad for his (I hope successful) Senate bid.
The Buddy Hackett joke was the high point for me, but his deconstruction Brit Hume's lying abuse of statistics for some high-schoolers is a wonderful illustration of why an educated electorate is necessary for a functioning democracy.
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