Vice

Director: Adam McKay Adam McKay

Overview

After a very successful career as a businessman and politician, presidential candidate Gov. George W. Bush (Sam Rockwell) offers Cheney (Christian Bale) a position as his running mate for the 2000 Presidential election. After they win the election, Cheney finds a way to utilize his newfound position to the fullest. With a political party well beyond his scope of responsibility in hand, Cheney learns to maneuver through politics and ethics to shape the country in ways he saw fit. Written and Directed by Adam McKay.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/02/2019
UPC:	0024543623281
Original Release:	2018
Rating:	R
Source:	20Th Century Fox
Region Code:	A1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Time:	2:12:00
Sales rank:	6,134

Special Features

Deleted Scenes; Gaming the System: The Making of Vice; The Music of Power; Gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Christian Bale	Dick Cheney
Amy Adams	Lynne Cheney
Steve Carell	Donald Rumsfeld
Sam Rockwell	George W. Bush
Jesse Plemons	Actor
Alison Pill	Mary Cheney
Lily Rabe	Liz Cheney
Tyler Perry	Colin Powell
Justin Kirk	Scooter Libby
Lisa Gay Hamilton	Condoleeza Rice
Shea Whigham	Wayne Vincent
Eddie Marsan	Paul Wolfowitz
Vanessa Cloke	CIA Analyst
Tiffany Smith	CIA Agent
Ronald Reagan	Himself
Abigail Marlowe	Actor
Bill Camp	Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter	Himself
Fay Masterson	Edna Vincent
Bob Stephenson	Rush Limbaugh
Casey Sander	Old Crew Member
Don McManus	David Addington
Jamie Bernadette	Actor
Barack Obama	Himself
Adam Bartley	Frank Luntz
John Hillner	George H.W. Bush
Osama bin Laden	Himself
Jillian Armenante	Karen Hughes
Scott Christopher	Marshal
Tara Nicole Hughes	Dancer
Marla Aaron Wapner	Pedestrian
Richard Nixon	Himself
Jeff Bosley	Actor
Melody Hollis	Jasmine
Harvey B. Jackson	United Nations Audience Member
Pilar Holland	Oklahoma Reporter #2
Tim Winters	Weird Heir
Alex Knight	Keating Aide
Brandon Sklenar	Bobby Prentace
Violet Hicks	Liz Cheney (8 Years Old)
Roman Mitichyan	Cleric
Matt Nolan	Speaker Albert
Brandon Firla	Jay Bybee
Kevin Symons	Male News Anchor
Mark Bramhall	Harry Whittington
Robert L. Hughes	Warren E. Burger
Daniel Bruington	Doug
Rocky Bonifield	Indiana Mom
John Burke	Governor Keating
Alina Zilbershmidt	Choir Member
Delpaneaux Wills	Intelligence Officer
Matt Champagne	Douglas Feith
Nick Drago	Congressman/Dancer
Sabina Nogic	Tourist
Fabiana Rares	Julia
Kirk Bovill	Henry Kissinger
Christopher M. Campos	Weeping Man
Damon O'Daniel	Business Person
Treisa Gary	Clerk Of The House
Joe Sabatino	Boss
David Fabrizio	Lawrence Wilkerson
William Goldman	Dennis Hastert
Abraham Justice	Frightened Man
Amir Malaklou	Prisoner Being Screamed At
Edward Fletcher	Democratic Senator
Rome Stephens	Osama Bin Laden's Bodyguard
Paul Perri	Trent Lott
Stephen Adly Guirgis	George Tenet
Dustin Green	Soldier #2
Kyle More	Roger Ailes
Vishesh Chachra	Secret Service Agent
Andrea Wright	Laura Bush
Al Wexo	Secret Service Agent
Dayna Brand	Pentagon Employee
Shannon Mosley	Secret Service Agent
Jeff Witzke	Bill Frist
Aidan Gail	12 Year Old Dick Cheney
Chris Dougherty	Philip Perry
Trent Walker	Koch Brother
Chet Grissom	Chuck Hagel
Joey Brooks	Actor
Scott Subiono	Cheney's Doctor
Angela Leib	Marjorie Cheney
Lucky Harmon	Mafia
Holly Hawkins	Katharine Armstrong
Melissa Schumacher	Intelligence Officer #2
Liz Burnette	Journalist
Omid Zader	Waterboard
Joseph Beck	Karl Rove
Matthew Jacobs	Antonin Scalia
Stewart J. Zully	Mark
Michael DiBacco	Man at Wedding
Stephen Friedrich	Alan
Allie Pratt	Crying Woman
Grace Rowe	Teacher
Amber Alexander	Alto Sax Player
Todd Brotze	Head of GAO
Scott Alan Smith	Intelligence Officer
Calissa Hatfield	Bridesmaid

Technical Credits

Adam McKay

Adam McKay	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Chelsea Barnard	Executive Producer
Nicholas Britell	Score Composer
Hank Corwin	Editor
Kathy Driscoll	Casting
Megan Ellison	Executive Producer
Will Ferrell	Producer
Greig Fraser	Cinematographer
Christopher Gallaher	Makeup Special Effects
Dede Gardner	Producer
Jason George	Co-producer
David C. Hughes	Sound/Sound Designer
Adam Klein	Animator
Jeremy Kleiner	Producer
Jillian Longnecker	Executive Producer
Abby Lyle	Makeup
Jennifer Madeloff	Associate Producer
Francine Maisler	Casting
Susan Matheson	Costumes/Costume Designer
Kevin J. Messick	Producer
David Meyer	Art Director
Ed Novick	Sound Mixer
Brad Pitt	Producer
Matt Rebenkoff	Asst. Director
Patrice Vermette	Production Designer
Cristina Waltz	Makeup
Jeff G. Waxman	Executive Producer
Robyn Wholey	Executive Producer

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Vice
1. Scene 1 [3:05]
2. Scene 2 [4:44]
3. Scene 3 [5:42]
4. Scene 4 [5:55]
5. Scene 5 [7:09]
6. Scene 6 [6:30]
7. Scene 7 [4:40]
8. Scene 8 [4:10]
9. Scene 9 [9:33]
10. Scene 10 [4:25]
11. Scene 11 [3:44]
12. Scene 12 [:39]
13. Scene 13 [6:25]
14. Scene 14 [3:20]
15. Scene 15 [3:03]
16. Scene 16 [3:49]
17. Scene 17 [6:44]
18. Scene 18 [2:53]
19. Scene 19 [7:58]
20. Scene 20 [4:26]
21. Scene 21 [5:35]
22. Scene 22 [4:56]
23. Scene 23 [9:36]
24. Scene 24 [3:01]
25. Scene 25 [10:06]
0. Chapters
1. Chapter 1 [8:09]
2. Chapter 2 [8:21]
3. Chapter 3 [9:10]
4. Chapter 4 [8:11]
5. Chapter 5 [1:47]

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Editorial Reviews

Vice uses shocking visuals and a playful, though bizarre, filmmaking style to send it's timely political message home. Based on the true story of Dick Cheney's rise from relative obscurity as a ne'er-do-well to Vice President of the United States, the clear message about corruption in politics will either resonate or repel, depending on your opinion. Outside of the flash and bang albeit entertaining gimmickry, there is little substance to Vice outside of another all-star performance from Christian Bale (Batman Begins, American Hustle,) the master of bodily change for his film roles. Bale reportedly gained 45 pounds to star as Dick Cheney throughout an extended period of his life, spanning from young to old. His spot-on impersonations are methodic, and couple with the lifeless charm he brings to add authenticity the role. Amy Adams (American Hustle, Enchanted,) plays Dick Cheney's fiancé and later wife Lynne. She adopts a classic Lady Macbeth role in getting Cheney step up to the plate and take his life seriously, then to seize power where possible. Her intelligence, and string pulling are portrayed as a large chunk of how Cheney came to power. Adams does great service to humanize and add nuance to the strength of Lynne's guidance from the background. Steve Carell (The Office, The 40-Year-Old Virgin,) plays a very convincing Donald Rumsfeld, who teaches Cheney the ropes about becoming a DC politician. What may have been a mentor/mentee relationship quickly develops into a professional friendship that spans decades, and multiple presidencies. Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Choke,) gets a few scene-stealing bits as George W. Bush, while Tyler Perry (Madea, Gone Girl,) gets a chance to play Colin Powell. The cameos are as much fun as watching Saturday Night Live, but without any slapstick or fanfare to point out that everyone is joking around. Writer/director/producer Adam McKay (The Big Short, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy,) brings a whole lot of funny to his portrayal of a dark time in US history. There is no doubt that this compilation of decades of potshots at Dick Cheney are designed to make us laugh, if only to help us tolerate glimpsing the ghastly underbelly of the beast - not to honor a hero whose praises are worth singing, like many other biopics. Vice could easily have starred McKay's buddy and business partner Will Ferrell as Dick Cheney, and it would have shifted this comedy from dark to screwball, and still worked on a comic level. But the choice of serious players Bale and Adams gives the movie more clout in the message it's trying to convey. Vice will be abrasive and hard to handle, or laugh-out-loud vindication, depending on where the audience stands politically. The many fine performances by an all-star cast may be overshadowed by the blunt message clubbing down every scene. Unfortunately, there's nothing new to reveal about Cheney - his record is public and anyone who was interested has already seen this history transpire.

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