Roseanne for President!

Name: Roseanne for President!
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Documentary
Released: July 1, 2016
Duration: 96 min
Rating: 62

2016

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IFC Films | Release Date: July 1, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: 27 years after Roseanne Barr’s groundbreaking sitcom “Roseanne” became the #1 show on television, Roseanne for President! brings you the story of the Emmy Award-winning actress and trailblazing comedian’s 2012 gonzo campaign for president of the United States. Having written and created a sitcom that changed the cultural landscape by27 years after Roseanne Barr’s groundbreaking sitcom “Roseanne” became the #1 show on television, Roseanne for President! brings you the story of the Emmy Award-winning actress and trailblazing comedian’s 2012 gonzo campaign for president of the United States. Having written and created a sitcom that changed the cultural landscape by revolutionizing what Americans think of family, class, race, gender, and gay rights, Roseanne is uniquely qualified to fix – well, everything. Through the warped lens of the Barr Campaign, this surreal dark comedy examines the impact Roseanne’s work has had on society and who she is as a person. Fearlessly speaking truth to power comes with a price and Roseanne has taken some bumps and bruises along the way. The movie digs deep into Roseanne’s past, unearthing a personality that even the filmmakers had no idea they would encounter. What begins as a political journey becomes a raw and revealing portrait of a comedic icon. [IFC Films]… Expand

Director: Eric Weinrib

Genre(s): Biography, Comedy, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 96 min

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Andy Webster

Jun 30, 2016

Fascinating. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Susan Wloszczyna

Jul 1, 2016

Still, the funny lady is better at zinging quips than defining her Socialist agenda. Read full review

Chris Packham

Jun 29, 2016

And this is the film's buried lede: Hakeem busts her ass for the candidate while Barr conducts her entire campaign from her house via Skype. Read full review

Katie Walsh

Jun 30, 2016

Roseanne for President can’t quite decide what it wants to be: a political farce underlined with John Philip Sousa-esque military marches, a deep dive into the electoral workings of various third parties like the Green Party and the Peace and Freedom Party or an intimate portrait of a fascinating, wild and influential cultural icon. It’s all of these things and therefore not quite enough of each of them. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

Aug 4, 2016

Ultimately, her run and Roseanne for President! meet the same fate: not quite entertaining enough to qualify as comedy, nor quite thoughtful enough to take seriously. Read full review

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