Get Me Roger Stone (2017)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get Me Roger Stone is an American documentary film which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2017.

 

Roger Stone is a political consultant, who has worked on the campaigns of several Republican politicians, including Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush and most recently Donald Trump.

 

Here is some basic information about this film:

 

** Writers and directors: Dylan Bank, Daniel di Mauro and Morgan Pehme

** Available on Netflix since May 2017

** Run time: 100 minutes

 

Several persons (including the main character Roger Stone) are interviewed in the film. Some of them like him and agree with him, while others have a critical attitude towards him. Here are the names (listed in alphabetical order):

 

** Wayne Barrett (1945-2017) – a journalist who worked for The Village Voice for many years

** Charlie Black – consultant - lobbyist

** Michael Caputo - lobbyist

** Tucker Carlson – television host (Fox)

 

 

** Alex Jones – radio host

** Matt Labach – author

** Paul Manafort – political advisor

** Jane Mayer – writer – author of the book Dark Money (2016)

 

** Mike Murphy - consultant

** Harry Siegel – editor – The Daily Beast

** Timothy Stanley – British journalist

 

** Nydia Stone – Roger Stone’s wife (married since 1992)

** Roger Stone (born 1952) – advisor, consultant, lobbyist

** Jeffrey Toobin – writer – The New Yorker

** Donald Trump – businessman - US President 2017-2021

 

This film covers the life and career of Roger Stone. An amazing life and career. The film was shot and created over a period of five years. The work began in 2011 and culminated in November 2016 when Donald Trump won the US presidential election.

 

During this time, the directors and the film crew followed Roger Stone around. They also interviewed people who are close to him as well as people who have studied his career and the role he has played in American politics.

 

What do reviewers say about this film? Here are the results of three review aggregators:

 

74 percent = IMDb

75 percent = Meta (the critics)

80 percent = Meta (the audience)

82 percent = Rotten Tomatoes (the audience)

88 percent = Rotten Tomatoes (the critics)

 

The ratings are quite good, as you can see. In this case, the professional critics and the general audience tend to agree. The difference between the two groups is quite small.

 

But if you ask me, the ratings are not good enough. I want to go all the way to the top with this product. I think it deserves a rating of five stars (100 percent).

 

PS # 1. As stated above, this film premiered in 2017. What has happened to Roger Stone since then? Here is a list of major events:

 

** In January 2019, Stone was arrested. He was charged with several crimes. According to the government, he had committed several crimes in order to advance the political career of his client Donald Trump.

 

** In November 2019, he was found guilty in a court of law and sentenced to 40 months in prison.

 

** In July 2020, just days before Stone had to go to prison, his sentence was commuted by President Trump, so he did not have to go to prison.

 

** In December 2020, shortly before the end of his term, President Trump gave him a pardon.

 

** In April 2021, the federal government sued Stone, claiming that he and his wife owe almost 2 million dollars in unpaid income taxes.

 

PS # 2. If you like this film about Roger Stone, you may like the following item about Lee Atwater (1951-1991), another political consultant, who worked for Republican politicians:

 

Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story (2008).

 

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 Roger Stone (born 1952)

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