October 3, 2009
Nice satire and goofy imitation of W moving up in politics.
Silver City
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Silver City
Billy Zane, Cheech Marin, Chris Cooper, Danny Huston, Daryl Hannah
Set against the backdrop of a mythic "New West," a satire that follows grammatically challenged, "user-friendly" candidate Dicky Pilager, scapegrace scion of Colorado's venerable Senator Jud Pilager, ...( read more
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