W.
W. is a 2008 American biographical comedy-drama film based on the life of George W. Bush. Directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stanley Weiser, it stars Josh Brolin as Bush. The supporting cast includes Elizabeth Banks, James Cromwell, Ellen Burstyn, Thandiwe Newton, Jeffrey Wright, Scott Glenn, and Richard Dreyfuss. Filming began on May 12, 2008, in Louisiana, and the film was released on October 17, 2008.
Plot
In 1966, George W. Bush endures an initiation by his fellow Yale University students as a Delta Kappa Epsilon pledge. During the hazing, Bush successfully recalls the names and nicknames of many of the fraternity members, and states that his family's political legacy is one in which he has no interest. After Bush is jailed in New Jersey for rowdiness following a football game, his father, George H. W. Bush states that he will help him, but for the last time. Following his graduation from Yale, Bush takes a job at an oil patch back in Texas, but he quits after a few weeks. In 1971, "Junior" reveals his real aspirations in a father-son talk: working in professional baseball. Bush is accepted into Harvard Business School with the help of his father. After a night of heavy drinking, Bush crashes his car into his family estate and challenges his father to a fistfight. His younger brother, Jeb, stops the fight.
Cast
- Anne Pressly
- Brent Sexton
- Bruce McGill
- Bryan Massey
- Charles Fathy
- Colin Hanks
- Dennis Boutsikaris
- Elizabeth Banks
- Ellen Burstyn
- Hillary Clinton
- Ioan Gruffudd
- James Cromwell
- Jason Ritter
- Jeffrey Wright
- Jenny Shakeshaft
- Jesse Bradford
- Jonathan Breck
- Josh Brolin
- Juan Gabriel Pareja
- Marley Shelton
- Michael Gaston
- Noah Wyle
- Paul Rae
- Randal Reeder
- Randall Newsome
- Richard Dreyfuss
- Rob Corddry
- Sayed Badreya
- Scott Glenn
- Stacy Keach
- Teresa Cheung
- Thandiwe Newton
- Toby Jones
- Tom Kemp
- Wes Chatham
- William Chan