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Spinning Boris is a 2003 American comedy film, directed by Roger Spottiswoode and starring Jeff Goldblum, Anthony LaPaglia and Liev Schreiber.[1] In the film, Boris Yeltsin secretly hires three American consultants during his 1996 reelection campaign, when his approval rating was at 6%. With the help of the consultants, Yeltsin won the election six months later. The film claimed to be based on the true story of three American political consultants who worked for the successful reelection campaign of Boris Yeltsin in 1996.[2][3]
| Spinning Boris | |
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Roger Spottiswoode |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Cydney Bernard |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | John S. Bartley |
| Edited by | Michael Pacek |
| Music by | Jeff Danna |
Release date |
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Running time | 112 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editIn early 1996, three Republican Party campaign operatives take a secret job to assist Boris Yeltsin's reelection. Once in Moscow, they learn Yeltsin is polling at 6% against the Communist Party of the Russian Federation candidate Gennady Zyuganov with the election only a few months away. They decide to vote on whether to stay. Dick Dresner wants to go home, George Gorton and Joe Shumate vote to stay in Moscow. They get the attention of Yeltsin's daughter Tatyana Yumasheva. They then start to do polling, focus groups, messaging, and spin. Yeltsin's poll numbers begin to go up. The three men are unsure who hired them. They do not know whether Yeltsin's allies want him to win. Eventually, Yeltsin wins the election.[4]
Cast
edit- Jeff Goldblum – George Gorton
- Anthony LaPaglia – Dick Dresner
- Liev Schreiber – Joe Shumate
- Boris Krutonog – Felix Braynin
- Svetlana Efremova – Tatyana Dyachenko
- Shauna MacDonald – Lisa
- Gregory Hlady – Andrei Lugov
- Vladimir Radian – Vasso
- Ilia Volok – Elvis Impersonator
- Konstantin Kazakov – Oleg Soskovets
- Judah Katz – Michael Kramer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rooney, David (2003-10-27). "Spinning Boris". Variety. Retrieved 2024-09-11.
- ^ O'Flynn, Kevin (7 September 2003). "Arnie's spin doctors spun for Yeltsin too". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ TIME Exclusive Yanks To The Rescue, Time Magazine. July 1996.
- ^ Plot summary, IMDb.