Let's Get Frank

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  • Rated: Not Rated
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 15 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: September 19, 2006
  • Originally Released: 2004
  • Label: First Run Features

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User Ratings: 54
Rating: 3/5 -- Sure, it's in essence a love letter to Barney Frank, but from the looks of things, he seems to deserve it.
Filmcritic.com
Jul 15, 2004
Rating: 2.5/4 -- Between skirmishes in the Capitol, we get a portrait of the congressman as an openly homosexual man, with Everly's agenda much more about Frank's sex life than his politics.
Newsday
Jul 15, 2004
Rating: 3/4 -- There's nothing new here, but Frank provides a genial reminder that politics doesn't always have to take the low road.
New York Daily News
Jul 16, 2004
Rating: A- -- It's a fascinating look at power, prejudice and the way politics is really played. Full Review
E! Online
Jul 16, 2004
Frank, who has been told he should do talk radio, is a natural in front of a camera and microphone, and his ease comes across in Everly's film. Full Review
Washington Post
Aug 27, 2004
A fascinating, entertaining and well-assembled documentary. Full Review
Film Journal International
Oct 6, 2004
Disappointingly slapdash and spotty in its approach.
Hollywood Reporter
Jul 27, 2004

Product Description:

The first openly gay congressman, Barney Frank was no stranger to confessing about sex on the congressional floor, which made him a daring but ideal choice for representing Bill Clinton during the late 1990s Monica Lewinsky impeachment scandal. This documentary by Bart Everly captures the engaging Mr. Frank as he shuttles from TV appearances to hearings and back again, revealing the work-a-day side of the daily battle for legal and constitutional rights. The impeachment hearing footage is fascinating, especially in showing how the key players of the event--Maxine Waters, Dick Armey, Ken Starr and Henry Hyde--are able to maintain a sense of humor and respect for one another even as they slug it out in a battle over the very definition of democracy. In addition to this being an insightful portrait of an outspoken, controversial official, the documentary also takes a clear look at the progress of gay rights in America, and conservative fears that homosexuality undermines the institution of marriage. Through all the right-wing gay bashing, lies, and other attacks, Frank's quick wit and unflappable poise never falters, showing that Clinton definitely made the right choice in selecting his representation. Rousing, riveting, and frequently hilarious, FRANK proves an engaging guide through the labyrinth of fear-mongering and hypocrisy that is partisan politics in Washington.

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  • Sales Rank: 64,802
  • UPC: 720229912303
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