Trivia / Bulworth

• Acclaimed Flop: It earned positive reviews and was an awards contender, but being released amid the Summer Blockbusters killed any box office prospects.
• Breakaway Pop Hit: "Ghetto Superstar (That Is What You Are)" by Pras Michel ft. Ol' Dirty Bastard & Mya. If no one remembers the actual movie, they most likely will to the song.
• Creator Killer: This was the last film directed by Warren Beatty until 2016's Rules Dont Apply.
• Directed by Cast Member / Written by Cast Member: Beatty directed the film and co-wrote it with Jeremy Pikser.
• Stillborn Franchise: There was a sequel in development named, Bulworth 2000, satirising the 2000 Presidential Election, that was cancelled.
• Those Two Actors: Don Cheadle and Isaiah Washington also appeared together later that year in Out of Sight.
• Uncredited Role: Aaron Sorkin was an uncredited script doctor for the screenplay, as was James Toback.
  • William Baldwin (as the lover of Bulworth's wife), Paul Mazursky (As Himself), and Josef Sommer (as Bulworth's physician) appear uncredited.
• What Could Have Been: Melvin Van Peebles was originally cast as Rastaman, but was replaced during the shoot by Amiri Baraka.
• Write What You Know: Warren Beatty had actively worked on George McGovern's 1972 presidential campaign (all of the pictures of the younger Jay Bulworth with figures like McGovern were real and not photo-shopped).

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