Reagan Show
An irony-laced view of the Reagan years and the birth of made-for-TV governing.
The Reagan Show
The Reagan Show is an all-archival documentary about the original performer-president’s role of a lifetime.
Teasing apart the spectacle at the heart of finger-on-the-button global diplomacy, the film follows Ronald Reagan's rivalry with charismatic Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, tracing how the Communicator-in-Chief uses his public relations chops to overcome Soviet mistrust, the objections of a skeptical press corps and the looming threat of WWIII.
Chock full of wit and political irony, and told solely through 1980s network news and videotapes created by the Reagan Administration itself, the film explores Reagan’s made-for-TV approach to politics as he faced down the United States’ greatest rival.
Teasing apart the spectacle at the heart of finger-on-the-button global diplomacy, the film follows Ronald Reagan's rivalry with charismatic Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, tracing how the Communicator-in-Chief uses his public relations chops to overcome Soviet mistrust, the objections of a skeptical press corps and the looming threat of WWIII.
Chock full of wit and political irony, and told solely through 1980s network news and videotapes created by the Reagan Administration itself, the film explores Reagan’s made-for-TV approach to politics as he faced down the United States’ greatest rival.
Genre
Documentary,
History,
Politics & World Affairs
Runtime
75
Language
English
Director
Pacho Velez,
Sierra Pettengill
Writer(s)
Josh Alexander,
Francisco Bello,
Pacho Velez
Awards:
Nominee, Best Documentary Feature, Tribeca Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
Jason Bailey, Flavorwire
This subject of Sierra Pettengill and Pacho Velez’s semi-experimental documentary is President Ronald Reagan, but it’s not the story of his campaign, reelection, governorship, etc. It’s a look at the lenses through which we did and did not see that office for eight years, dismissing talking heads ...
Played at
Playhouse 7 6.30.17 - 7.06.17
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