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| Director: | Jay Roach | 
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| Writer: | John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Danny Strong | 
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| During the Republican run of the 2008 Presidential election, candidate John McCain picks a relative unknown, Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, to be his running mate. As the campaign kicks into high gear, her lack of experience, in both political and media savvy, becomes a drain upon McCain and his strategists. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 28, 2012 | 
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| Director: | Jay Roach | 
| Writer: | John Heilemann, Mark Halperin, Danny Strong | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, History, TV Movie | 
| Keywords | presidential election, politics, republican party | 
| Production Companies | Everyman Pictures, Playtone, HBO Films | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $0 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Julianne Moore | Sarah Palin | 
| Woody Harrelson | Steve Schmidt | 
| Ed Harris | John McCain | 
| Peter MacNicol | Rick Davis | 
| Jamey Sheridan | Mark Salter | 
| Sarah Paulson | Nicolle Wallace | 
| Ron Livingston | Mark Wallace | 
| David Barry Gray | Todd Palin | 
| Larry Sullivan | Chris Edwards | 
| Mikal Evans | Bexie Nobles | 
| Colby French | Tucker Eskew | 
| Bruce Altman | Fred Davis | 
| Spencer Garrett | Steve Biegun | 
| Brian Howe | Randy Scheunemann | 
| John Rothman | A.B. Culvahouse | 
| Austin Pendleton | Senator Joe Lieberman | 
| Alex Hyde-White | Lindsey Graham | 
| Ron Perkins | Bill McInturff | 
| Melissa Farman | Bristol Palin | 
| Taya Miller | Piper Palin | 
| Brittany Underwood | Willow Palin | 
| Arlo James | Trig Palin | 
| Beth Dixon | Alaskan Constituent | 
| Brian d'Arcy James | Ted Frank | 
| Sandy Bainum | Cindy McCain | 
| Douglas Nelson | Matthew Scully | 
| Tiffany Thornton | Meghan McCain | 
| Jenna Stern | Lisa Kline | 
| Julie Mun | Attacking Reporter | 
| Rhonda Overby | Attacking Reporter | 
| Richard Pilcher | Attacking Reporter | 
| Michael John Casey | Attacking Reporter | 
| John Heilemann | St. Paul Reporter | 
| Mark Halperin | St. Paul Reporter | 
| Shirley Rumierk | Maria Comella | 
| Kevin Bigley | Track Palin | 
| Justin Gaston | Levi Johnston | 
| Brenna McDonough | Phone Volunteer | 
| Thomas Roy | Phone Volunteer | 
| Stephanie Waters | Phone Volunteer | 
| Christie Beran | Jeannie Etchart | 
| Laurel Schroeder | Reader (uncredited) | 
| Gary Ugarek | Cameraman (uncredited) | 
| Susan Collins | Self (archive footage) | 
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | Self (archive footage) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Jay Roach | Director | 
| Theodore Shapiro | Original Music Composer | 
| Lucia Zucchetti | Editor | 
| John Heilemann | Book | 
| Mark Halperin | Book | 
| Josh King | First Assistant Director | 
| David MacMillan | Sound Mixer | 
| Paul Timothy Carden | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Charmaine Henninger | Additional Hairstylist | 
| David D. Johnson | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Thomas O'Neil Younkman | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Ngozi Olandu | Key Makeup Artist | 
| William Catania | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Elaine L. Offers | Makeup Artist | 
| Tiffany Zappulla | Set Decoration | 
| Sandra Linn Koepper | Makeup Department Head | 
| David Rubin | Casting Director | 
| Jim Denault | Director of Photography | 
| Alan D'Angerio | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Samantha Avila | Assistant Art Director | 
| Mary Kane | Unit Production Manager | 
| Emily McGovern | Second Assistant Director | 
| Annabelle MacNeal | Makeup Artist | 
| Ardis Cohen | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Kurt Parlow | First Assistant "B" Camera | 
| Richard Hicks | Casting Director | 
| Michael Corenblith | Production Design | 
| Leslie Shatz | Sound Designer | 
| Danny Strong | Writer | 
| Louis DiCesare | Gaffer | 
| Geoffrey Haley | "A" Camera Operator | 
| Peter Simonite | "C" Camera Operator | 
| Robert Stenger | "B" Camera Operator | 
| Deva Anderson | Music Supervisor | 
| Diane Durant | Script Supervisor | 
| Eric Ladd | Title Designer | 
| Katie Howard | Art Department Coordinator | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Miura Kite | Co-Producer | 
| Tom Hanks | Executive Producer | 
| Gary Goetzman | Executive Producer | 
| Danny Strong | Co-Executive Producer | 
| Carrye Gilliland Glazar | Co-Producer | 
| Steven Shareshian | Co-Executive Producer | 
| Kirk Saduski | Co-Producer | 
| Amy Sayres | Producer | 
| Jennifer Perini | Co-Producer | 
| Jay Roach | Executive Producer | 
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You couldn't make this today could you? I mean, the Repubicans aren't all depicted as idiotic, mouth breathing, Nazi monsters from Mars... so it wouldn't be PC enough and people would call it offensive. Because, how dare you not stereotype. Anyway, Palin was a mistake, but the movie puts all the ... blame on her. That wasn't really the case was it? We were just coming off the W presidency, if Obama won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election. If Hillary won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election. If a reanimated corpse won the primary, the Democrats would have won the election. People were so fed up with 8 years of W, that the DNC could have run a serial killer that cooked and ate a Jewish baby on live television and they still would have beaten McCain. McCain's problem wasn't Palin. McCain's problem was W, and he was in the same party as W and Americans just wanted a change after that mess. So it's kind of unfairly blaming Palin... but Palin was a mistake. She was not ready for the big game. She was poor choice. But, it was a fair depiction of why she was a poor choice. It was a well acted and fair depiction of why she was a bad choice. It was a well acted and well directed and fair depiction of why she was a bad choice. But in the end, it wasn't her fault. W guaranteed that there was going to be no beating Obama. But as far as political movies go, it's fair and well done... despite the miscast blame.