Hollywood Washington
From Richard Paul
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Producers: Richard Paul
Ever notice how movies about Washington never look like the Washington you see on C-SPAN -- how the hearings are always dramatic and the politicans are always two-faced and crooked? Ever wonder if it's true? And if it's not, ever wonder why they keep saying it? This story looks at the difference between Real Washington and Hollywood Washington.
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Review of Hollywood WashingtonAmusing, insightful look at the differences between Hollywood’s take on Washington and the thing itself from someone who has actually witnessed political life. My RN mother used to have the same indignant reaction to hospital shows, as in “Don’t they know anything?!!” Paul has the same lively harrumph thing going on. Real politics seems surreal enough these days, but Paul reminds us that most of the time they’re actually trying to do something in DC. Even if it isn’t always what you want them to do. Good ME, ATC drop-in length. |
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Originally broadcast on Studio 360
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INTRO: Producer Richard Paul’s wife put up a cartoon on their refrigerator. There's a movie theater. And on the screen it says "Caution: Applying logic and plausibility to movies will only annoy you and those around you. Just let it go.” Richard finds he can’t do that. Especially when a movies subject is the city he’s worked in for 25 years, Washington, DC.
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So there’s this place called Washington, DC. Capitol of one of the larger countries in North America. Maybe you know something about it.
[MONTAGE]:
MOVIE – Legally Blonde 2
WOMAN: “The people believe what we tell them to believe.”
[FADE TO]
MOVIE – The Distinguished Gentleman
MAN 1: “I’m thinking of retiring from congress.
MAN 2: You can retire. You just promised all these people you were gonna run again.
MAN 1: That was a political promise. (chuckles) you know better than to...
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Additional Information
- Produced: Jul 01, 2004
- Added to PRX: Oct 12, 2004
- This piece is in English
Emon Hassan
Posted on June 28, 2005 at 06:03 PM | Permalink
Review of Hollywood Washington
As Eddie Murphy says in the movie 'Distinguished Gentleman'..."the truth is gonna come out tonight." Not just a primer to Hollywood Washington, this piece looks at the differences between what we see on screen and what is for real. Clips from movies, including the one mentioned in the opening line, and the writers who've written them adds more humour to the piece, especially when they're followed by the the sounds of Washington Washington.