HBO will Air Ron Klain “Recount”, Movie About The 2000 Florida Elections

HBO will air this Sunday “Recount”, a movie about the 2000 Florida elections involving Al Gore and George W. Bush.The movie, which stars Kevin Spacey as Ron Klain, Gore’s former chief of staff who led the recount effort, is not supporting the idea that the democrats were stolen the elections, but focuses more on the drama of both sides.The film acknowledges the sad fact that Americans will probably never know whether the democrats actually won the elections or not, but it also states that a legal shift of power took place.

Mixing news footage and verbatim dialogue into fictionalized re-creations, “Recount” examines the torturous process that culminated in the Supreme Court decision in Bush vs. Gore. The Republicans, led by charismatic Texan James Baker, seize the initiative as the case is tried in the judicial system and the court of public opinion. The Democrats play catch-up until Ron Klain takes over and starts matching Baker's political hardball with tough moves of his own.

Tom Wilkinson is magnificently portraying James Baker, Ron Klain’s counterpart, and Laura Dern has a fair, even though a little over the edge, performance as Katherine Harris, who put an end to the democrat’s recount efforts.Recount is directed by Jay Roach (Meet the Fockers, Austin Powers films), and written by Danny Strong (best-known as an actor in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gilmore Girls).