The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways th... Read allThe story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that are still felt today.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 35 wins & 139 nominations total
- Mary Matalin
- (as Camille Harman)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaChristian Bale said that due to the improvisational directing style of Adam McKay, he had to do more research for this film than any other film he's done. In order to ad-lib in character, Bale not only needed to have Dick Cheney's mannerisms and vernacular down, but he also had to know which policies, their instances, and abbreviations the Vice President would be aware of at any given moment in his life.
- GoofsIn the movie, all the characters including Cheney family members, pronounce the family name as "chain-y". The Cheney family has always pronounced their name as "cheen-y".
- Quotes
Anonymous: Beware the quiet man. For while others speak, he watches. And while others act, he plans. And when they finally rest... he strikes.
- Crazy creditsA fake end credits runs midway through the movie.
- ConnectionsEdited into Vice: Deleted Scenes (2019)
- SoundtracksSend Me the Pillow You Dream On
Written and Performed by Hank Locklin
Courtesy of RCA Records Label Nashville
By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment
McKay's use of a narrating character is sometimes helpful in providing context and continuity, though I think it worked better in The Big Short.
As a bio-pic, Vice does a good job of capturing Cheney's drive for power and his devotion to his family. Complicated people are generally difficult to depict in film, but McKay and the team he assembled gave it an effort worthy of some awards.
I found some of the editing a bit quirky to the point of distraction, but I definitely recommend seeing it. Be sure and stay to the end.
- papaavtar
- Jan 9, 2019
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- Also known as
- Backseat
- Filming locations
- Kern River, California, USA(Fly fishing scenes)
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Box office
- Budget
- $60,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $47,836,282
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,768,371
- Dec 30, 2018
- Gross worldwide
- $76,073,488
- Runtime2 hours 12 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1