GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK. (2005)

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THE BACK OF THE BOX
WHAT THE STUDIO WANTS YOU TO KNOW

    It's 1953, and the piece of talking furniture called TV is still a novelty in America's living rooms. On it, Sen. Joseph McCarthy uses fear, falsehoods and belligerence to become arguably the most powerful man in the land. On it, newsman Edward R. Murrow, who's had his fill of the senator's tactics, fights back.
    The pivotal clash of two titans is the focus of director/co-writer George Clooney's award-winning Good Night, And Good Luck. David Strathairn portrays Murrow, the principled "face of television" who maps his strategy with his producer and confidant, Fred Friendly (Clooney). A deft ensemble plays staff members in the bustling battleground that is the CBS newsroom. McCarthy is in the mix, too, intercut into the action via real-life footage. Don't touch that dial. A media and a nation are going to change - while on the air.

STARRING:

David Strathairn: Edward R. Murrow
Patricia Clarkson: Shirley Wershba
George Clooney: Fred Friendly
Jeff Daniels: Sig Mickelson
Robert Downey Jr.: Joe Wershba
Frank Langella: William Paley

SCREENWRITER: George Clooney and Grant Heslov

DIRECTOR: George Clooney

RUNNING TIME: 93 minutes

STUDIO: Warner Brothers

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: A

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GIGGLES, GLOBES AND OSCARS
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS

ACADEMY AWARDS
(6 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Picture
(nominated)

Best Actor - David Strathairn
(nominated)

Best Director - George Clooney
(nominated)

Best Original Screenplay - George Clooney and Grant Heslov
(nominated)

Best Art Direction - James D. Bissell (art director) and Jan Pascale (set decorator)
(nominated)

Best Cinematography - Robert Elswit
(nominated)

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GOLDEN GIGGLES

No awards or nominations given to this film.

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GOLDEN GLOBES
(4 nominations and 0 wins)

Best Picture (Drama)
(nominated)

Best Actor (Drama) - David Strathairn
(nominated)

Best Director - George Clooney
(nominated)

Best Screenplay - George Clooney and Grant Heslov
(nominated)

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THE GEEK BOX
TRIVIA TO IMPRESS YOUR EASILY IMPRESSED FRIENDS

• This movie was originally going to be a CBS special, but was then decided to be released as a full length feature at a cost of only 7 million dollars.
• This movie was tested at first with an actor playing the part of Senator John McCarthy, but people kept saying they felt like the actors were over-acting, not realizing how accurate the portrayals actually were. It was decided to use archived footage of the Senator instead as it was easier for people to accept.
• The set of this film was built on one floor with an elevator that rotated around to the multiple sets so that the scenes shot in the elevator could show multiple floors without having to cut.

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