Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 01/31/1986(USA)
Release Date: 05/18/1999
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 1
Run Time: 111 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Brief Nudity, Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
A star-studded cast portrays political movers and shakers in this
drama about politics and the media.
Richard Gere is Pete St. John, a gilt-edged "image" advisor to the likes of powerful and often crooked politicians -- including a South American candidate for the top office in his country and, reluctantly, a conservative industrialist named Jerome Cade (
J.T. Walsh). Cade is after a Senate seat vacated by Sam Hastings (
E.G. Marshall), a liberal politician who fits in with the views that Pete once upheld. When things start to go wrong, it looks like Cade's gruff advisor Arnold Billings (
Denzel Washington) might hold one of the keys to Pete's discovery of the truth about Cade -- and may be the reason why Hastings is leaving his job.
~ Eleanor Mannikka, All Movie Guide
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