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Scandal

[1989, Movie]

Scandal: Review

Director Michael Caton-Jones's treatment of the '60s sex scandal that nearly took down the British government is less a sleazy exposé than a righteous vindication of the case's two scapegoats: good-time girls Christine Keeler and Mandy Rice-Davies (played here with relish by Joanne Whalley-Kilmer and Bridget Fonda, respectively). But it's also a higly enjoyable two-hour nostalgia trip through swinging London, complete with miniskirts and imitation Beatles. Read the complete review for Scandal

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Year: 1989
Rated R

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John Hurt: Stephen Ward
Joanne Whalley-Kilmer: Christine Keeler
Bridget Fonda: Mandy Rice-Davies
Ian McKellen: John Profumo
Leslie Phillips: Lord Astor
Britt Ekland: Mariella Novotny

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Ask FlickChick: Sex Scandals and Politicians at the Movies | Ask FlickChick | 3/13/2008
Ask FlickChick: What was that movie about a governor who resigned because of a scandal involving prostitutes?Question: I know this is shallow, but when I heard about Eliot Spitzer hiring hookers, the first thing I thought of was this movie I saw about a governor who had to resign because of his relationship with a prostitute. But for the life of me, I can't remember who was in it or any of the details. Can you help? — RachelFlickChick: I can. You must be thinking of Blaze (1989), a fictionalized version of the real-life relationship between stripper Blaze Starr (played by Lolita Davidovich) and Louisiana governor Earl Long (Paul Newman), younger brother of the notorious Huey "The Kingfish" Long. The 62-year-old Earl Long, in the third year of his third term as governor (he served first from 1939-1940, then as lieutenant governor he stepped in for disgraced governor Richard Leche from 1948-1952, and his third term was 1956-1960), in 1958 or '59 met Starr, then in her twenties,... read more

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