Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Robert Dornhelm

Writers (WGA):

Wayne Barrett (book)
Stanley Weiser (written by)

Release Date:

30 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

He divided a city. He united a nation.

Plot:

Biographic movie of the witty, overachieving, hot-tempered Rudy Giuliani, spaning from his rising days...

Plot Keywords:

September 11 2001 | Mayor | New York City | Politics | Troubled Marriage

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

James Woods	...	Rudolph 'Rudy' Giuliani
Penelope Ann Miller	...	Donna Hanover
Michelle Nolden	...	Cristyne Lategano
John Bourgeois	...	Peter Powers
Kirsten Bishop	...	Judith Nathan (as Kirsten Bishopric)
Mark Camacho	...	Tony Carbonetti
Maxim Roy	...	Beth Petrone
Mariah Inger	...	Carrie Foster
Sam Stone	...	Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik
Michael Jeffrey Woods	...	Sam (as Michael Woods)
Brian Wrench	...	Bill Simon
Alan Fawcett	...	FDNY Chief Peter Ganci
Philip Pretten	...	FDNY Commissioner Thomas Von Essen
Philip Spensley	...	Howard Safir
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Jim Kossler (as Francis-Xavier McCarthy)

Also Known As:

Rudy! (USA) (working title)
Rudy's Wars (New Zealand: English title)

Runtime:

120 min | Argentina:104 min | UK:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:13 | UK:PG | Norway:11

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

Carlton America

Trivia:

Real footage of the 11 September 2001 attacks was used.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Giuliani is telling his wife about going after the crime bosses, as she approaches, he lifts up the cigar in his left hand, but in the next shot, the hand with the cigar is back on the table and never lifts it up.

Quotes:

[Amidst the rubble of the collapsed World Trade Center.]
Rudy Giuliani: What have these bastards done to my city?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Kirsten Dunst/Eminem (#27.19)" (2002)

Very Good

I was at first worried that this movie would both capitalize on September 11th and Rudy Guiliani, but after watching it I was surprised greatly. This is probably the best biographical movie I've ever seen, which is saying a lot for most biographical movies, especial original TV movies. I believe there was a lot of respect in presenting September 11th and Rudy Guiliani, which also does not frequently occur in TV movies. Even my level of respect for the man has increased since I watched the movie. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who wants to hear a tale about an unlikely hero who wanted to change the world.