Game Change (film)

*Game Change*
Game Change
	Television release poster
Genre	Political drama
Based on	Game Change; by Mark Halperin; John Heilemann;
Written by	Danny Strong
Directed by	Jay Roach
Starring	Julianne Moore; Woody Harrelson; Ed Harris;
Music by	Theodore Shapiro
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Tom Hanks; Gary Goetzman; Jay Roach;
Producer	Amy Sayres
Cinematography	Jim Denault
Editor	Lucia Zucchetti
Running time	118 minutes
Production companies	HBO Films; Playtone;
Original release
Network	HBO
Release	March 10, 2012
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Game Change is a 2012 American political drama television film based on events of the 2008 United States presidential election campaign of John McCain, directed by Jay Roach and written by Danny Strong, based on the 2010 book of the same title documenting the campaign by political journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann. The film stars Julianne Moore, Woody Harrelson, and Ed Harris, and focuses on the chapters about the selection and performance of Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin (Moore) as running mate to Senator John McCain (Harris) in the presidential campaign.

The plot features a 2010 interview of the campaign's senior strategist Steve Schmidt (Harrelson), using flashbacks to portray McCain and Palin during their ultimately unsuccessful campaign. The film aired on HBO on March 10, 2012. It was well received by critics, with Moore's portrayal of Palin garnering praise. Schmidt praised the film, while Palin and McCain both stated they had no intention of seeing it.^[1] Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times described Moore's depiction of Palin as "a sharp-edged but not unsympathetic portrait of a flawed heroine, colored more in pity than in admiration."^[2] Game Change has earned many awards, including a Critics' Choice Television Award, a Directors Guild of America Award, a Golden Nymph Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Producers Guild of America Award, five Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Writers Guild of America Award.

^ Sperling, Daniel (March 12, 2012). "Sarah Palin 'not concerned' by 'false' HBO movie 'Game Change'". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 17, 2012.
^ Stanley, Alessandra (March 8, 2012). "'Trying to train and contain a candidate". New York Times.