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Al Franken: God Spoke

Play trailer Poster for Al Franken: God Spoke Released Sep 13, 2006 1h 30m Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
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Filmmakers Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus document a year in the life of satirist Al Franken, as he tours to promote his book "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right" and as he helps lay the groundwork for Air America and campaigns for John Kerry during the 2004 presidential election. In between, Franken spars with pundits Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter.
Al Franken: God Spoke

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This documentary traces Franken's transformation from humorist to activist with entertaining, if uneven, results.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader I love Franken and wish there were more funny liberals in the chattering class, but his crushing sarcasm wouldn’t exactly elevate the national debate. Jun 23, 2022 Full Review Stanley Kauffmann The New Republic This film by Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus forces us to make some decisions about him. For myself, I find him generally gross, in person and in manner. Oct 26, 2006 Full Review Marc Savlov Austin Chronicle Neither as adroitly funny as Franken's comic routines, nor as notable as his conversion to the fine art of politics, this is a 90-minute 'What If?' with no discernible answer. Rated: 1.5/5 Oct 8, 2006 Full Review Christopher Campbell Cinematical A humorous, but more importantly illustrative, documentary about the weight of the media -- especially the comedic media -- on the last presidential election. Rated: 4/5 Sep 18, 2007 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena A inteligência de Franken é notória, assim como seu pavor à retórica da direita norte-americana %u2013 algo que o filme ilustra de maneira burocrática. Além disso, sua falta de foco leva-o a parecer um mero instrumento de propaganda, o que é lamentável. Rated: 3/5 Jun 18, 2007 Full Review Kam Williams EURWeb This uncritical bio-pic presents Al as more of an intellectual on a mission than a funnyman in search of laughs, leaving one to wonder whether the purpose here was to makeover Al into a political figure for his rumored run for the U.S. Senate. Rated: 3/4 Apr 27, 2007 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member OMG this is old, it was kinda funny when it come out Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member a funny and insightful documentary into the world of the one and only al franken. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Though I'm not a big fan of the man he's become, this film does capture some of the big moments that changed him from comedian to politician. Production quality a bit shoddy, though. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Nothing wrong with this one; but it is rather so-what also. I don't really see what this documentary/film does new ... with Franken I know all of this already. While I am a fan of his, I don't see why this needed to be made as it gives us nothing new. I'm not learning anything with this one. There have been better docs and there have been worse docs. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Al is loudly proclaiming his lack of purpose. A fairly useless and self-indulgent film. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Essentially a mildly entertaining Al Franken infomercial. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Filmmakers Nick Doob and Chris Hegedus document a year in the life of satirist Al Franken, as he tours to promote his book "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right" and as he helps lay the groundwork for Air America and campaigns for John Kerry during the 2004 presidential election. In between, Franken spars with pundits Bill O'Reilly and Ann Coulter.
Director
Nick Doob, Chris Hegedus
Producer
Rebecca Marshall, Frazer Pennebaker
Distributor
Balcony
Production Co
Pennebaker-Hegedus Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 13, 2006, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Apr 24, 2007
Box Office (Gross USA)
$103.0K
Runtime
1h 30m