Michael and Us: Contract With America
They're speechwriters on warring campaigns... But can they fall in love?
March 16, 2022
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March 16, 2022
Michael and Us: Contract With America
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<p>She's a Democrat. He's a Republican. They're speechwriters on warring campaigns... But can they fall in love??? That's the premise of the Michael Keaton/Geena Davis romcom SPEECHLESS (1994), which drew inspiration from the real-life romance between Clinton strategist James Carville and Bush advisor Mary Matalin. We discuss a movie that could only have been made in the '90s.</p><br /><p>"John Cleese Had Thoughts on Slavery at SXSW and It Was Super Cringey" by James Hibberd - <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/john-cleese-sxsw-panel-1235109668/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/john-cleese-sxsw-panel-1235109668/</a></p><br /><p>"Bedfellows Make Strange Politics" by Gore Vidal - <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/18/books/bedfellows-make-strange-politics.html" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/18/books/bedfellows-make-strange-politics.html</a></p><br /><p><em>Michael and Us</em> is a podcast about political cinema and our crumbling world hosted by Will Sloan and Luke Savage.</p>
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