Movie
Hype: The Obama Effect
Released: October 14, 2008 (2008)
Genres: Documentary
Delving beneath the hype of Barack Obama's historic bid for the U.S. presidency, this documentary takes a close look at Obama's work in the Illinois state senate, his record in the U.S. Senate and his words on the campaign trail. Featuring interviews with numerous Washington insiders, media experts and politicians, the film scrutinizes Obama's record on taxes, immigration, energy, health care, abortion, foreign policy, Iraq and more.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Richard Nixon as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 95
- John F. Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 91
- Ted Kennedy as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 76
- Joe Lieberman as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 66
- John Kerry as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 64
- John Bolton as Self
Age at release: 59
- Mike Huckabee as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 53
- Barack Obama as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 47
- Michelle Obama as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 44
- Tucker Carlson as Self
Age at release: 39
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- Mao Zedong as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 114
- Henry Kissinger as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 85
- Mikhail Gorbachev as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 77
- Dick Durbin as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 63
- Bill Clinton as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 62
- Hillary Clinton as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 60
- Ellen DeGeneres as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 50
- Stephen Colbert as Self (archive footage)
Age at release: 44