Swing State

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Swing State

R

Released Nov 1, 2016

1h 35m

Romance

Comedy

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DJ Ethan Smith (Alex Beh), host of a Seattle-based public music radio program, takes over a Conservative talk show and creates a fictional Republican persona, Charles Fern. When his fictional persona is a huge hit with listeners, he continues the ruse and becomes nationally famous, while in his personal life he experiences a series of misadventures.

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Simi Horwitz

Film Journal International

Swing State generally scores, and if it's any indication, Sheldon's next film should prove winning.

Jan 12, 2017

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Daniel M. Kimmel

North Shore Movies

Swing State goes for light and broad comedy, while mocking both sides.

Rated: 2.5/5

Dec 8, 2016

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"Swing State" is political comedy for those who don't want to be challenged or upset, but only want a chance to laugh at the foolishness too often on display in the real world. It's not the fimmaker's fault if reality has turned out to be even more bizarre than he could have possibly imagined.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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This is a dumb idea poorly executed. The worst writing of any film I have seen in the last year at least. The dialogue is stupid. The acting is pathetic. Beh looks like a fool. The movie is sexist and instead of being satirical is really just bad. The director could not save the terrible writing. Taryn Manning should pretend she never did this film.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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What happened to these actors? Why? This is an awful movie. Everything about it is really bad. The writing, acting and directing are shameful.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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What an obvious and played narrative. Not even famous actors could save this mess of a script from crashing and burning.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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Been meaning to write this review. I saw this at a joke of a "film festival" and this movie was the worst movie I have ever seen. The dialogue is awful. The directing made the whole thing worse. It's really a catastrophe of a movie. Who would invest in this movie or distribute it? It's just dumb.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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We saw this movie on a whim because of some of the actors. This movie is a disgusting affirmation that the liberal left is out of touch, patronizing and disgustingly self-congratulatory. The writing is atrocious. The directing is ridiculous and the acting is sad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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Taryn Manning

Adrienne Lockhart

Shane Black

Luke

Billy Zane

Governor Richard Sollow

Sean Astin

Bob Bernard

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Swing State: Official Clip - Swing That Way

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Swing State: Official Clip - Lobster & Flirtation

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Swing State: Official Clip - Liberal Crybabies

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Swing State: Official Clip - The Show Must Go On

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Swing State: Official Clip - Charles Must Die

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Swing State: Official Clip - Interview with Dick

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Swing State: Official Clip - Right Wing Martyr

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Swing State: Official Clip - I'm Charles Fern

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Swing State: Official Clip - The Conservative Liberal

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Synopsis

DJ Ethan Smith (Alex Beh), host of a Seattle-based public music radio program, takes over a Conservative talk show and creates a fictional Republican persona, Charles Fern. When his fictional persona is a huge hit with listeners, he continues the ruse and becomes nationally famous, while in his personal life he experiences a series of misadventures.

Director: Jonathan Sheldon
Producer: Diego Espana, Brian Finn, Dillon Jordan, Kenneth Prieto, Jonathan Sheldon
Screenwriter: Jonathan Sheldon
Distributor: Swing State Film Productions
Production Co: Circle 4 Entertainment
Rating: R (Language|Some Drug Use|Sexual References)
Genre: Romance, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 1, 2016, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 1, 2016
Runtime: 1h 35m

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