Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? (2006)
1h 22m
Running Time
June 16, 2006Release Date
Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? (2006)
1h 22m
Running Time
June 16, 2006Release Date
Plot.
This documentary follows the 2004 Missouri Democratic primary to replace retiring 28-year veteran and former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt. It is told from inside the campaign of Jeff Smith, a 29-year old part-time political science instructor at Washington University.
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Cast & Crew.
Joan Barry
Self
Howard Dean
Himself
Charles Brennan
Self
Russ Carnahan
Self
Martin Duggan
Himself
Artie Harris
Himself
Frank Popper
Director
Details.
Wiki.
Can Mr. Smith Get to Washington Anymore? is a 2006 documentary film directed by Frank Popper, which follows Missouri politician Jeff Smith's 2004 Democratic primary election campaign to the United States House of Representatives after the retirement of Dick Gephardt from his seat. The film follows Smith as he challenges Russ Carnahan, a member of the Carnahan political family and the frontrunner of a crowded Democratic primary, to capture the Democratic nomination for the seat. The movie's title references Frank Capra's Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, a film in which a naive but well-meaning man (named "Jefferson Smith") becomes a Senator and fights the cynical nature of Washington.