A veteran Senate Democrat, Bulworth is losing his bid for re-election to a fiery young opponent. Bulworth's liberal views, formed in the 60s and 70s, have lost favor with voters, and so he has conceded to moderate politics and to accepting donations from special interests. In addition, though he and his wife (Christine Baranski)
have been having affairs openly for years, they must still present a
happy facade in the interest of maintaining a good...
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A veteran Senate Democrat, Bulworth is losing his bid for re-election to a fiery young opponent. Bulworth's liberal views, formed in the 60s and 70s, have lost favor with voters, and so he has conceded to moderate politics and to accepting donations from special interests. In addition, though he and his wife (Christine Baranski)
have been having affairs openly for years, they must still present a
happy facade in the interest of maintaining a good public image.
In another self-serving campaign effort, Bulworth purchases a $10 million life insurance
policy in exchange for a favorable vote for his insurance company.
Tired with the state of affairs and politics in general, he then orders
a hit on himself to be executed
within two days' time. Here, Bulworth takes a major turn, politically
and personally. Knowing his time left on earth is short, he begins
speaking his mind freely at public events and in the presence of the C-SPAN
film crew following his campaign. His frank, potentially offensive
remarks make him an instant media darling and re-energize his campaign.
After becoming involved with an African American radical Nina (Halle Berry), Bulworth tries to set his sordid political track-record straight while he is pursued by the paparazzi,
his insurance company, his campaign managers, Nina's protective
drug-dealing brother, and an increasingly adoring public, all before
his impending assassination.
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