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Bush Family Fortunes: The Best Democracy Money Can Buy is a 2004 documentary film directed by Steven Grandison and Greg Palast. The film, which examines various aspects of the Presidency of George W. Bush, including the 2000 US Presidential election and the Iraq War, is adapted from the 2003 BBC production Bush Family Fortunes and based on the 2002 book The Best Democracy Money Can Buy by investigative journalist Palast, who had spent years tracking the Bush family for the BBC and The Guardian newspaper. The research for the original BBC film, which claims to have exposed the George W. Bush military service controversy, was also drawn upon by Michael Moore for Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) and footage was used by Robert Greenwald in Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002).
Original Release
09/28/2004
US Release
09/28/2004
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Clayton Roberts | Self - Director of Elections, Florida |
| Jim Hightower | Self - Former Agriculture Commissioner |
| Bill White | Self - Former Fighter Pilot |
| Terry Johnson | Self - Bush's College Room-mate |
| Robert Dieter | Self - Bush's College Room-mate |
| Bob Hope | Self |
| George W. Bush | Self |
| George Bush | Self |
| Bill Burkett | Self - Retired Lt. Col., Texas Air Guard |
| Karen Hughes | Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Clayton Roberts | Self - Director of Elections, Florida |
| Jim Hightower | Self - Former Agriculture Commissioner |
| Bill White | Self - Former Fighter Pilot |
| Terry Johnson | Self - Bush's College Room-mate |
| Robert Dieter | Self - Bush's College Room-mate |
| Bob Hope | Self |
| George W. Bush | Self |
| George Bush | Self |
| Bill Burkett | Self - Retired Lt. Col., Texas Air Guard |
| Karen Hughes | Self |
| Jeb Bush | Self |
| Katherine Harris | Self |
| Al Gore | Self |
| Willie Steen | Self - Florida Voter |
| Pam Iorio | Self - Election Supervisor, Tampa, Florida |
| Craig McDonald | Self - Texans for Public Justice |
| Kenneth Lay | Self |
| Andrea McWilliams | Self - Bush and Enron Lobbyist |
| Dean McWilliams | Self - Bush and Enron Lobbyist |
| Nick Kralj | Self - Lobbyist |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Matt Pacarella | Executive Producer |
| Colin Savage | Executive Producer |
| Emma Worthington | Executive Producer |
| Greg Palast | Producer |
| Charley Allan | Producer |
| Duane Andrews | Producer |
| Phillipe Borde | Producer |
| Mary Lee Bussard | Producer |
| Lucy Ellis | Producer |
| Eda Gordon | Producer |
| Ina Howard | Producer |
| Cecilia Hue | Producer |
| Meirion Jones | Producer |
| Lynda Levy | Producer |
| Oliver Shykles | Producer |
| Leni Von Eckardt | Producer |
| Jonathan Levin | Producer |
Editors
