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Before entire networks were built on populist personalities before reality morphed into a TV genre the masses fixated on a single, sociopathic star: controversial talk-show host Morton Downey, Jr.
In the late ‘80s, Downey tore apart the traditional talk format by turning debate of current issues into a gladiator pit. His blow-smoke-in-your-face style drew a rabid cult following, but also the title “Father of Trash Television.” Was his show a platform for the working man or an incubator for Snooki and The Situation? Ironbound Films’ ÉVOCATEUR: THE MORTON DOWNEY JR. MOVIE dissects the mind and motivation of television’s most notorious agitator.
Lower the safety bar for a rollercoaster ride through Downey’s euphoric ascent to fame and nauseating plummet to infamy. ÉVOCATEUR features interviews with Herman Cain, Pat Buchanan, Chris Elliott, Gloria Allred, Sally Jessy Raphael, Alan Dershowitz, Curtis Sliwa, and Richard Bey. Never-before-seen footage reveals Downey’s behind-the-scenes fistfights and foibles. Animation recreates the legends of Downey that bounce between executive nightmare and schoolboy fantasy.
ÉVOCATEUR also features an exclusive interview with Steven Pagones, the white assistant district attorney accused in 1988 of raping black teenager Tawana Brawley. Brawley advocate Al Sharpton refused to be interviewed for ÉVOCATEUR, but there is shocking footage of him taped during a Morton Downey Jr. Show commercial break.
Original Release
06/07/2013
US Release
06/07/2013
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Morton Downey Jr. | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Glenn Beck | Self - TV Host / Himself |
Victoria Jackson | Self - Comedian |
Bob Pittman | Self - MTV Founder & Media Mogul |
Joe Pyne | Self - TV Host |
Michael Rosen | Self - Advertising Executive & Fan |
Pat Buchanan | Self - Conservative Commentator |
Ron Paul | Self |
Joey Reynolds | Self - Radio Host & Friend |
Peter Goldsmith | Self - Senior Producer |
Directors
Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger, Seth Kramer
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Morton Downey Jr. | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Glenn Beck | Self - TV Host / Himself |
Victoria Jackson | Self - Comedian |
Bob Pittman | Self - MTV Founder & Media Mogul |
Joe Pyne | Self - TV Host |
Michael Rosen | Self - Advertising Executive & Fan |
Pat Buchanan | Self - Conservative Commentator |
Ron Paul | Self |
Joey Reynolds | Self - Radio Host & Friend |
Peter Goldsmith | Self - Senior Producer |
Thomas DiBenedetto | Self - Business Owner & Fan |
Jim Langan | Self - Writer |
Richard Bey | Self - TV Host / Himself |
Sally Jessy Raphael | Self - TV Host |
Lyndon LaRouche | Self - Guest |
Chris Elliott | Self - Comedian & Fan / Himself |
Angi Metler | Self - Guest |
Gloria Allred | Self - Feminist Lawyer / Herself |
Alan Dershowitz | Self - Criminal Lawyer |
Curtis Sliwa | Self - Radio Host |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Daniel A. Miller | Producer |
Jeremy Newberger | Producer |
Seth Kramer | Producer |
Graham Wright | Producer |