Political Animals
- Director: David Petrarca
- Writer: Greg Berlanti
- Producer: Greg Berlanti
CGiii Comment
The gay son needs a kick up the arse, followed by a good slap...the poor little rich kid routine wins no sympathy...with or without the puppy dog eyes.
Hinds' womanizing President is hysterical. Burstyn's Grannie is a drunk. And, Sigourney has more than a hint of the Lady McBeth about her...
The writing is fast and bitchy - the story is uncomfortably familiar...which woman in the world of politics has aspirations to be President?!?
Taken with a huge pinch of salt...a thoroughly enjoyable escapade into the world of factional/fictional politics...the Clintons loved it!
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
Divorced former First Lady Elaine Barrish is currently serving as the Secretary of State. She finds an unlikely ally in a D.C. journalist who had previously dedicated herself to tearing Barrish to pieces.
Cast & Characters
Sigourney Weaver as Elaine Barrish;
Carla Gugino as Susan Berg;
James Wolk as Douglas Hammond;
Sebastian Stan as T.J. Hammond;
Brittany Ishibashi as Anne Ogami;
Ellen Burstyn as Margaret Barrish;
Ciarán Hinds as Bud Hammond;
Adrian Pasdar as President Paul Garcetti;
Roger Bart as Barry Harris