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W.   2008         PG-13, 130 min. Genre: Drama / Comedy Director: Oliver Stone   Cast: Josh Brolin, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks, Richard Dreyfuss, Toby Jones, Jeffrey Wright, Scott Glenn, Thandie Newton, Stacy Keach, Ellen Burstyn, Sayed Badreya, Dennis Boutsikaris, Jessie Bradford, Jonathan Breck, Wes Chatham   The life of George W. Bush is documented in this film with Josh Brolin playing the title role. The story examines Dubya's somewhat checkered past—from his days as a student at Yale, to his early years involved with alcohol, his courtship of Laura (Elizabeth Banks), and then his new world of sobriety and Christianity. Director Oliver Stone presents his version of Bush's presidency as Dubya having psychological problems following his father George H.W. Bush's (James Cromwell) loss to Bill Clinton, and now, as President, Dubya seeking to regain the family honor. Cast Josh Brolin George W. Bush James Cromwell George Herbert Walker Bush Elizabeth Banks Laura Bush Richard Dreyfuss Dick Cheney Toby Jones Karl Rove Jeffrey Wright General Colin Powell Scott Glenn Donald Rumsfeld Thandie Newton Condoleezza Rice Stacy Keach Earle Hudd Ellen Burstyn Barbara Bush Sayed Badreya Saddam Hussein Dennis Boutsikaris Paul Wolfowitz Jessie Bradford Thatcher Jonathan Breck Corndog Wes Chatham Jimmy Benedict