12 Facts About Bulworth

Bulworth is a 1998 American political satire black comedy film co-written, co-produced, directed by, and starring Warren Beatty.

Once politically liberal, Bulworth has over time conceded to more conservative politics and to accepting donations from large corporations.

Tired of politics and unhappy with life, Bulworth makes plans to kill himself, and negotiates a $10 million life insurance policy with his daughter as the beneficiary.

Bulworth arrives extremely drunk at a Los Angeles campaign event, where he freely speaks his mind in the presence of the C-SPAN film crew following his campaign.

Bulworth becomes romantically involved with Nina, a young black activist, who begins to join him on campaign stops.

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Bulworth is pursued by the paparazzi, his insurance company, his campaign managers, and an increasingly adoring public, all the while awaiting his impending assassination.

Bulworth eventually makes it to a television appearance arranged earlier by his campaign manager, during which he raps and repeats verbatim statements that Nina and L D have told him about the lives of poor black people and their opinions of various American institutions, such as education and employment.

Bulworth spends the film fearful of a man who had been following him under the assumption that he was the assassin trying to murder him.

Bulworth, frustrated, flees with Nina, who reveals that she is the assassin he indirectly hired and will now not carry out the job.

Relieved, Bulworth falls asleep for the first time in days in Nina's arms.

Bulworth sleeps for 36 hours, during which the media speculates over his sudden absence leading up to election day.

Bulworth accepts a new campaign for the presidency during his victory speech, but is suddenly shot by Graham Crockett, an agent of the insurance company that was fearful of Bulworth's recent push for single-payer health care, who makes a quick escape.