In 2000, the election of the U.S. President boiled down to a few precious votes in the state of Florida - and a recount that would add "hanging chad" to every American's vocabulary.
Beginning on Election Day 2000 and culminating with the Supreme Court decision in Bush vs. Gore, Recount from HBO Films follows the bizarre 36-day struggle to determine which candidate won Florida... and the presidency. While the nation holds its breath, the Republicans, led by charismatic Texan James Baker (Oscar nominee Tom Wilkinson, Michael Clayton), battle the Democrats, headed up by Ron Klain (two-time Oscar winner Kevin Spacey, American Beauty), Gore's former chief of staff, in a series of escalating protests, lawsuits, appeals and partisan infighting. The colorful cast of real-life characters includes Florida's Secretary of State Katherine Harris (Oscar nominee Laura Dern, Rambling Rose), known to millions of Americans as much for her makeup as for her role in determining the winner. The result is an illuminating, entertaining look at the stranger-than-fiction story of the closest race in presidential history.
Production Year:
2008
Released:
Tue, 08/19/2008
Run Time Minutes:
116
Genres:
Television
Genres:
Drama
Trailer:
No
Format Aspect Ratio:
16x9-Wide Screen
Resolution:
480x720 LowRez
More Information:
HD-1
Audio Language:
English
Audio Format:
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels:
5.1
Actors:
Kevin Spacey - Ron Klain
Actors:
Bob Balaban - Ben Ginsberg
Actors:
Ed Begley, Jr. - David Boies
Actors:
Laura Dern - Katherine Harris
Actors:
John Hurt - Warren Christopher
Actors:
Denis Leary - Michael Whouley
Actors:
Bruce McGill - Mac Stipanovich
Actors:
Tom Wilkinson - James Baker
Actors:
Bruce Altman - Mitchell Berger
Actors:
Jayne Atkinson - Theresa LePore
Actors:
Gary Basaraba - Clay Roberts
Actors:
Derek Cecil - Jeremy Bash
Actors:
Eve Gordon - Monica Klain
Actors:
Marcia Jean Kurtz - Carol Roberts
Actors:
Mitch Pileggi - Bill Daley
Actors:
Raymond Forchion - Jeff Robinson
Actors:
Steve Dumouchel - Jack Young
Actors:
Adam LeFevre - Mark Herron
Actors:
Ethan S. Smith - David Morehouse
Actors:
Stefen Laurantz - Joe Allbaugh
Actors:
Robert Small - George Terwilliger
Actors:
Marc Macaulay - Bob Zoellick
Actors:
Patricia Getty - Margaret Tutwiler
Actors:
Brett Rice - Judge Charles Burton
Actors:
Joan Turner Turetzky - Myriam Sukerevsky
Actors:
Terry Loughlin - Chief Justice William Rehnquist
Actors:
Bruce Gray - Justice Anthony Kennedy
Actors:
Michael Bryan French - Justice David Souter
Actors:
Judy Clayton - Justice Sandra Day O'Connor
Actors:
Jack Shearer - Justice Antonin Scalia
Actors:
Howard Elfman - Justice Stephen Breyer
Actors:
William Schallert - Justice John Paul Stevens
Actors:
Bradford DeVine - Florida Chief Justice Wells
Actors:
Annie Cerillo - Justice Pariente
Actors:
Walter Farrell - Judge Sanders Sauls
Actors:
Candice Critchfield - Judge Myriam Lehr
Actors:
Michael McDermott - Judge Lawrence King
Actors:
Barrett Shuler - Glen Roth
Actors:
Philip Nolen - Ben Kuchne
Actors:
Rus Blackwell - Mark Wallace
Actors:
Christopher Schmidt - Congressman Sweeney
Actors:
Ric Reitz - David Leahy
Actors:
Mary Bonner Baker - Kerey Carpenter
Actors:
Alex Staggs - Craig Waters
Actors:
Bob Kranz - Attorney General Bob Butterworth
Actors:
Antoni Corone - Tom Feeney
Actors:
Joe Candelora - Joe Gellar
Actors:
Gaston Renaud - Evilio Cepero
Actors:
Mike Pniewski - Michael Carvin
Actors:
Marc Little - Reverend Willie Whiting
Actors:
Jeffrey Breslauer - Miami GOP Lawyer
Actors:
Olgia Campbell - Donna Brazile
Actors:
Doug Williford - Mark Fabiani
Actors:
James Carrey - Chris Lehane
Actors:
Angela V. Woodhull - Angelina Polka Queen
Actors:
Paul Jeans - Ted Olson
Actors:
Tom Hillmann - Brad Blakeman
Actors:
Brent Mendenhall - George W. Bush
Actors:
Chris Cox - Voice of George W. Bush
Actors:
Grady Couch - Al Gore
Actors:
Jason Zumwalt - Voice of Al Gore
Actors:
David Lodge - Voice of Joe Lieberman
Actors:
Matt Miller - Jeb Bush
Actors:
Warren Skeels - Kicking Protestor
Actors:
Joel Warren - Clark Center Protestor
Actors:
Tim Goodwin - Bald Protestor
Actors:
Amy Rutberg - Clark Center Instigator
Actors:
Parker McCabe - Crybaby Protestor
Actors:
Grey Duncan - Gorenac
Actors:
Patrick Mickler - Miami/Dade County Clerk
Actors:
Kate Karpinski - Palm Beach County Worker
Actors:
Tim Powell - Absentee Ballot Lawyer (Dem.)
Actors:
Katie Prestwood - Palm Beach TV Reporter
Actors:
Brandon Ambrose - War Memorial Secret Service Agent
Actors:
Erin Fisk - Female Bush Volunteer
Actors:
Vernal Gordon - Florida Supreme Court Security Guard
Actors:
Romonda Shaver - Palm Beach Bystander
Actors:
Tom Sexton - Okaloosa Canvassing Board Judge
Actors:
Melissa Ross - Boies Conference TV Reporter
Actors:
Beverly Brooks - Clark Center Reporter
Actors:
Adam Vernier - Feeney Conference Reporter
Actors:
Kerry Sullivan - Florida Stay Reporter
Actors:
Dave Anthony - Florida Stay Reporter
Actors:
Scott Smith - Republican Observer
Actors:
Brenda Benfield - Republican Observer
Actors:
Holland Hayes - Republican Observer
Actors:
Tim Ware - Absentee Ballot Lawyer (Rep.)
Actors:
Kenny Logsdon - Absentee Ballot Lawyer (Rep.)
Actors:
Kelly Atkins - Florida Supreme Court Reporter
Actors:
Veronica Alsina - Florida Supreme Court Reporter
Actors:
Mike Whaley - Florida Supreme Court Reporter
Actors:
Craig Raymond - Tallahassee Reporter
Actors:
Linda Bevilacqua - Tallahassee Reporter
Actors:
Jennifer Safina - Latin Professor
Actors:
Juliana Moreno - Gore Recount Staffer
Actors:
Peggy Sheffield - Election Official
Actors:
Dizzy Gallette - Loews Secret Service
Actors:
George Reed - Tallahassee Clerk
Actors:
Kathy Sanford - Leon County Reporter
Actors:
Travis Potter - Craig Waters' Security
Actors:
Jerry Brown - Bush Recount Lawyer
Actors:
Jan Wikstrom - Bush Recount Lawyer
Actors:
Charles F. Beyer - Bush Recount Lawyer