The Made-for-TV Election
· 1h 42m
Director
Joe RothsteinOverview
Hollywood star and activist Martin Sheen shows how broadcast TV networks create winners and losers in US presidential elections by typecasting the candidates in a drama of their own making in this long-suppressed and sabotaged documentary about the 1980 Presidential Election Campaign when former Governor Ronald Reagan defeated President Jimmy Carter. Watch how network news shows use polls, gaffes, flip-flops, stereotypes, and show business values to pump the ratings and misdirect you from what you need to know to be an informed citizen and understand what's really happening in America. The program dissects network coverage and reveals TV's "hidden hand" in changing the outcome of the most important election since 1968, exposing the myth of the Reagan Revolution and the made-for-TV "conservative tide" that so tragically changed America's course.
Cast of The Made-for-TV Election
Crew of The Made-for-TV Election
About The Made-for-TV Election
What is The Made-for-TV Election about?
Hollywood star and activist Martin Sheen shows how broadcast TV networks create winners and losers in US presidential elections by typecasting the candidates in a drama of their own making in this long-suppressed and sabotaged documentary about the 1980 Presidential Election Campaign when former Governor Ronald Reagan defeated President Jimmy Carter. Watch how network news shows use polls…
How long is The Made-for-TV Election?
The Made-for-TV Election runs 1 hour 42 minutes (102 minutes).
Who directed The Made-for-TV Election?
The Made-for-TV Election was directed by Joe Rothstein.
Who is in the cast of The Made-for-TV Election?
The cast of The Made-for-TV Election includes Martin Sheen (Host), Jimmy Carter (Archival footage) and Ronald Reagan (Archival footage).