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Election Campaign | Corruption
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Top Box Office Films | 2010 | Alex
Best Actor | 2009 | Russell
British Director of the Year | 2010 | Kevin
Actress Defying Age and Ageism For and | 2009 | Robin
Actress Defying Age and Ageism | 2009 | Robin
Outstanding Achievement in Casting Big Budget Feature Drama | 2009 | Avy
Best Film | 2009
Budget 60,000,000 USD
Box Office Collection 87,800,000 USD
There is a partially hidden photo of real-life Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein of 1970's Watergate fame on the wall of McAffrey's cubicle.
The newspapers seen in the movie were printed on the presses of The Washington Post.
Director Kevin Macdonald intended the movie to pay homage to All the President's Men (1976) by using the Watergate Hotel and the parking garage as locations.
Brad Pitt and Edward Norton originally signed on for this movie that would have reunited them for the first time since Fight Club (1999). However, Pitt pulled out before Thanksgiving 2007, when re-writes were made impossible because of the writers' strike. He was replaced by Russell Crowe. Pitt's departure delayed the start of shooting, and made Norton unavailable, as he was committed to start shooting Leaves of Grass (2009) in January. He was replaced by Ben Affleck.
The scene in which Cal (Russell Crowe) orders lunch, but is then interrupted by his bag getting stolen, was shot at Ben's Chili Bowl, a real Washington, D.C. lunch counter that has been open on U Street NW since 1958.
"Della Frye: [referring to Foy] And why do you think he's gonna talk? Hank: Because he's scared. Della Frye: How do you know? Cal McAffrey: Because I'm gonna scare him."
"Cal McAffrey: Mornin'... Cameron Lynne: So? Where are we, was he nobbing her or not? Cal McAffrey: Morning, Cam... Cameron Lynne: That's funny about you. Every time your friend runs for re-election or conducts a hearing, you drop his name to me until we give him some coverage... but he finally does something that actually might sell some newspapers, you render mute. It's, it's - incongruous! Cal McAffrey: No, it's not... it's inconsistent. Cameron Lynne: Pfff, don't be an ass. What do you think? Those are the ideas for our facelift. I know, I know... it's crap! Our new owners have this odd idea that we ought to be turning a profit. Cal McAffrey: Yeah, well I hear our online site is doing great. I mean, not that I get to notice that sort of thing. I've been here what, uhh... fifteen years? I use a sixteen year old computer... she's been here fifteen minutes and she can launch a Russian satellite with the gear she's got. Cameron Lynne: Yeah, she told me you behaved like a pig. Cal McAffrey: That's too strong. Cameron Lynne: Well, pig-ish. Cal McAffrey: I showed her a little snout, uhuh. Cameron Lynne: Well, I happen to like miss Della Frye... and yes, I did send her down there to winkle something out of you. She's hungry, she's cheap and she churns up copy every hour. Cal McAffrey: Yeah, I now... I'm overfed, I'm too expensive and I take way too long. Cameron Lynne: Yes, you do. Cal McAffrey: I was Stephen Collins' room-mate in college... I don't live with him now. Cameron Lynne: Well, that's a shame isn't it. Cal McAffrey: Yeah... 'cause I could sell some newspapers."
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