Al Franken - God Spoke
by Chris Hegedus, Nick Doob
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Actor: Al Franken, Ben Wikler, Billy Kimball, Franni Bryson, Katherine LanpherDirector: Chris Hegedus, Nick Doob
Brand: New Video
Producer: D.A. Pennebaker
Producer: Frazer Pennebaker
Producer: Nick Fraser
Producer: Rebecca Marshall
Producer: Walker Lamond
Producer: Wendy Ettinger
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 90 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Docurama
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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 minutes Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES
Movie Reviews of Al Franken - God Spoke
Movie Review: A tireless liberal with a brilliant sense of humor.
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
I also appreciate his emotional honesty. When he's angry, it's a righteous indignation. And he doesn't mask his sorrow when speaking about the loss of his father, or facing the re-election of Bush in 2004.
Few people in politics or show business will let a camera into their lives during such vulnerable moments. Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
Franken's book Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot was a desperately needed counter-shot to the PR machine that is Limbaugh. And his tireless touring for that book, and the books that have followed, have lifted the spirits of many liberals who were feeling isolated by the Wizards of our corporate media Oz. Manufacturing Consent - Noam Chomsky and the Media Franken has also endured all sorts of challenges, endless flak from the right-wing lynch mob, the near collapse of Air America, the loss of his friend Paul Wellstone, criticism from centrist liberals who think he's too radical, criticism from radicals who think he's too liberal, among other trials and tribulations. But Al is indefatigable. It seems as though he has an inner "Stuart Smalley" reassuring him that he is "good enough, and smart enough, and that people like him."
I like him, and I liked "God Spoke" a lot, and how it ended on the promising note of his campaign for Senate in Minnesota. It would be great if he won, he could lighten things up a bit among all those corporate suits pretending to be the people's representatives.
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If he doesn't win, he'll no doubt rebound with another book of truth and jokes, or another radio program, or any number of things that this dedicated public citizen can apply himself to.
In the meantime, I'm going to send him a donation for his current campaign. It's the least I can do for all the laughs and all the insight he has provided me.
Summary of Al Franken - God Spoke
An intimate & hilarious behind-the-scenes look at the life of the former saturday night live comedian turned author radio host & political satirist. Studio: New Video Group Release Date: 04/24/2007 Run time: 84 minutesIn 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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