W.

'A chronicle on the life and presidency of George W. Bush .'

W. (pronounced "dub-ya") is a 2008 American biographical film based on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. It was produced and directed by Oliver Stone, written by Stanley Weiser, and stars Josh Brolin as President Bush. Stone compares his goal for W. to the approach of The Queen (2006) and his own Nixon (1995). Filming began on May 12, 2008, in Louisiana and the film was released on October 17. The Motion Picture Association of America rated the film PG-13 in the United States for "language including sexual references, some alcohol abuse, smoking and brief disturbing war images."
George W. Bush (Josh Brolin) endures an alcoholic-fueled initiation by fellow Yale students as a pledge for the fictional Delta Iota Kappa fraternity. During the hazing, Bush successfully recalls the names and nicknames of many of the fraternity members and states that his father's political legacy is one he has no interest in. After the younger Bush is jailed for rowdiness after a baseball game, his father, Texas Congressman George H.W. Bush (James Cromwell), states that he will help his son, but only for the last time. Bush quits an oil patch job soon after and is accepted into Harvard Business School, and gets into a drunken fight with his father that night. Bush reveals his real aspirations in a father-son talk: being a baseball manager. At a poker game Bush announces he will run for Congress in Texas. At a barbecue Bush meets Laura Welch (Elizabeth Banks), his future wife. Bush is criticized by his opponent, Democrat Kent Hance, who says that Bush is not a "real Texan" and has spent campaign contributions to throw an alcohol fueled party to underage Texas Tech University students. Bush does poorly in the debate and loses the election, but with the highest number of votes for a Republican candidate in the county's history. After turning 40, Bush becomes a born again Christian, gives up alcohol, and mends his relationship with his father, who invites him to assist with his successful presidential campaign, though the younger Bush complains that he only was asked because his brother Jeb was busy. Karl Rove (Toby Jones) tells Bush that has the potential to make a name for himself, but has not yet done anything with his life. Bush becomes owner of the Texas Rangers while his father oversees the victory of the Gulf War in 100 hours but decides not to invade Iraq and overthrow Saddam Hussein. When Bush's father does not win the 1992 election, Bush blames the loss on the decision not to depose Hussein. Bush decides to run for Governor of Texas despite his parents' disapproval. An election win prompts a successful presidential bid in 2000, followed by the September 11 attacks. As President, Bush must plan military actions against Iraq, and labels America's enemies — specifically Iraq, North Korea, and Iran — the "axis of evil". Bush begins searching for evidence that Hussein was creating nuclear weapons during 2002 and has the army prepared. Bush's staff supports the president, with the exception of Secretary of State Colin Powell (Jeffrey Wright), who says that invading Iraq would destabilize the country. He is generally overruled by Vice President Dick Cheney (Richard Dreyfuss) and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (Scott Glenn). Cheney states that since the U.S. now uses 25% of the world's energy and when the country runs out of resources in 25 years, countries such as China and Russia will not help out. He states that the invasion and occupation of Iraq will secure the U.S.' place as sole global superpower by occupying the overwhelming amount of oil in the Middle East and eliminating a chance of another terrorist attack by finding and removing Iraq's WMD's. Bush favorably agrees with Cheney, but reminds the vice president of the media outline of the invasion, that it will spread freedom and democracy throughout the Middle East. However, Cheney also states that there will be no exit strategy, and that they will stay until their mission is accomplished. In March 2003, the U.S. invades Iraq and, at first, the war appears to be a success. Bush gives his infamous "Mission Accomplished" speech on an aircraft carrier. When it becomes clear that there are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Bush learns that the responsibility for finding them had been relegated far down the chain of command. In his 2004 State of the Union, Bush states that "Either you're with us, or you're for the terrorists." Bush is asked in a press conference what mistakes he made as President, a question that leaves him speechless.

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