Bulworth

Bulworth is a 1998 American political comedy movie. Warren Beatty plays the title character. Halle Berry plays Nina. Don Cheadle plays L.D.. Paul Sorvino plays Graham Crockett. Christine Baranski plays Constance Bulworth.

Plot
In the movie, California Senator Jay Bulworth is losing his bid for re-election to a fiery young populist. His socialist views, formed in the 1960s and 1970s, have lost favor with voters. He has changed to more conservative politics. He also accepts donations from big corporations. Furthermore, he and his wife have been having affairs for years, with each other's knowledge.

Bulworth is tired of politics. He is also unhappy with his life in general and planning to commit suicide. He negotiates a $10 million life insurance policy with his daughter as the beneficiary. Knowing that a suicide will void his daughter's inheritance, he plans to have himself murdered in two days' time.

Bulworth turns up in California extremely drunk. He also smokes marijuana and raps in public. His frank and offensive remarks make him an instant media darling and re-energize his campaign. Along the way he becomes romantically involved with a young black activist named Nina. Nina tags along with him on his campaign stops. As the movie progresses, he gets pursued by paparazzi, his insurance company and the public.

Cast
 Warren Beatty as Senator Jay Billington Bulworth
 Halle Berry as Nina
 Oliver Platt as Dennis Murphy
 Don Cheadle as L.D.
 Paul Sorvino as Graham Crockett
 Jack Warden as Eddie Davers
 Isaiah Washington as Darnell
 Christine Baranski as Constance Bulworth
 Amiri Baraka as Rastaman
 Joshua Malina as Bill Feldman
 Sean Astin as Gary
 Barry Shabaka Henley as the bartender
 Helen Martin as Momma Doll
Cameos
 William Baldwin as Constance's lover
 Larry King as himself
 Michael Clarke Duncan as Bouncer
 George Hamilton as himself

Reception
Bulworth made a great deal of controversy. However, it received a positive reception from movie critics. It has a 75% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

Box office
The movie was released on May 15, 1998. It did extremely well in limited release. It took in more than $29 million in the box office.

References

Category:1998 comedy movies
Category:American comedy movies
Category:Hip hop
Category:20th Century Fox movies
Category:Political movies