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"Independent Lens" (1999)Original Air Date:
January 2005 (Season 8, Episode 22)Tagline:
It's Just BusinessPlot:
Corporate audio and videotapes tell the inside story of the scandal involving one company's manipulation of California's energy supply and its, and how its executives wrung a billion dollars out of the resulting crisis. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 8 nominations moreNewsDesk:
Filmmakers Ask Smithsonian To Drop Showtime Deal(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 April 2006)
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Wow - gotta see it again to believe it! more (75 total)Cast
(Episode Credited cast)| Peter Coyote | ... | Narrator | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John Beard | ... | Himself | |
| Barbara Boxer | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| George W. Bush | ... | Himself | |
| Jim Chanos | ... | Himself | |
| Dick Cheney | ... | Himself | |
| Bill Clinton | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Carol Coale | ... | Herself | |
| Gray Davis | ... | Himself | |
| Reggie Dees II | ... | Young man the stripper dances in front of (as Reggie Deets II) | |
| Joseph Dunn | ... | Himself | |
| Max Eberts | ... | Himself | |
| Peter Elkind | ... | Himself | |
| Andrew Fastow | ... | Himself | |
| David Freeman | ... | Himself | |
| Philip Hilder | ... | Himself | |
| Al Kaseweter | ... | Himself | |
| Kenneth Lay | ... | Himself | |
| Jay Leno | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Bill Lerach | ... | Himself | |
| Loretta Lynch | ... | Herself | |
| Amanda Martin-Brock | ... | Herself | |
| Bethany McLean | ... | Herself | |
| Mike Muckleroy | ... | Himself | |
| Reverend James Nutter | ... | Himself | |
| John Olson | ... | Himself | |
| Lou L. Pai | ... | Himself | |
| Kevin Phillips | ... | Himself | |
| David V. Porter | ... | "David" a Quoted Enron Trader | |
| Nancy Rapoport | ... | Herself | |
| Harvey Rosenfield | ... | Himself | |
| Marla Ruzicka | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Maria Shriver | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Jeff Skilling | ... | Himself | |
| Mimi Swartz | ... | Herself | |
| Robert Traband | ... | Himself | |
| Sherron Watkins | ... | Herself | |
| Henry Waxman | ... | Himself | |
| Andrew Weissman | ... | Himself | |
| Colin Whitehead | ... | Himself | |
| Charles Wickman | ... | Himself | |
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These people are regular cast members. Were they in this episode?| Angela Bassett | ... | Host |
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Ireland:15A | USA:R | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Germany:o.Al. | UK:15Fun Stuff
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Among the protesters who disrupt the meeting with Jeff Skilling at San Francisco's Commonwealth Club is Marla Ruzicka, who was killed on 16 April 2005 in Iraq by a suicide bomber. She founded CIVIC (Campaign for Innocent Victims of Conflict) which worked to help the victims of the war in Iraq and she was a former Global Exchange activist. moreQuotes:
Gray Davis: [upon being asked whether the rumors that he was responsible for the black outs in California are just a plot by the Republican party to get him recalled][shouts]
Gray Davis: Hello!
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I caught this documentary by chance on HDNET. I was VERY surprised and riveted for the two hours. Finance is my life. I am astounded at the massive amount of apparent complicity on parade with this story. The tremendous greed and bold face lies demonstrated as the story took its turns are the makings of the best thriller novels (sadly, this brings new meaning to "Reality TV"). I've been thinking about this since Friday: these are some of our best and brightest - what ever happened to their ethics, their honesty? It appears that too many were compromised get get their piece of the action. Big Action!~ I have the feeling this is only the tip of the iceberg at Enron - however, the movie is a tremendous collection of some VERY interesting events. Hats off to Bethany, Peter and Alex for a great movie.