Watch Hype: The Obama Effect (2008) Official Trailer
0 / 10 IMDb October 14, 2008 —
Delving beneath the hype of Barack Obama's historic bid for the U.S. presidency, this documentary takes a close look at Obama's work in the Illinois state senate, his record in the U.S. Senate and his words on the campaign trail. Featuring interviews with numerous Washington insiders, media experts and politicians, the film scrutinizes Obama's record on taxes, immigration, energy, health care, abortion, foreign policy, Iraq and more.
Director
Runtime
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Release Date
October 14, 2008
Genre
Documentary
Status
Released
Writers
Cast
John Bolton
as Self
Tucker Carlson
as Self
Barack Obama
as Self (archive footage)
Michelle Obama
as Self (archive footage)
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage)
Ted Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy
as Self (archive footage)
Mike Huckabee
as Self (archive footage)
Joe Lieberman
as Self (archive footage)
John Kerry
as Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Dick Durbin
as Self (archive footage)
Ellen DeGeneres
as Self (archive footage)
Stephen Colbert
as Self (archive footage)
Mikhail Gorbachev
as Self (archive footage)
Mao Zedong
as Self (archive footage)
Henry Kissinger
as Self (archive footage)
Hillary Clinton
as Self (archive footage)
Production Companies
Citizens United Productions
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