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Starring: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Philip Seymour Hoffman
Charlie Wilson was a bachelor congressman from Texas who had a habit of showing up in hot tubs with strippers and cocaine. His "Good Time Charlie" exterior, however, masked an extraordinary mind, a deep sense of patriotism and a passion for the underdog, and in the early 1980s the underdog was Afghanistan--which had just been brutally invaded by the Russians. Charlie's longtime friend and patron and sometime lover was Joanne Herring, one of the wealthiest women in Texas and a virulent anti-communist. Believing the American response to the Russian invasion was anemic at best, she prods Charlie into doing more for the Mujahideen (Afghan freedom fighters). Charlie's partner in this uphill endeavor is CIA Agent Gust Avrakotos, a blue-collar operative in a company of Ivy League blue bloods. Together, the three of them--Charlie, Joanne and Gust--travel the world to form unlikely alliances among the Pakistanis, Israelis, Egyptians, arms dealers, law makers and a belly dancer. Their success was remarkable. Funding for covert operations against the Soviets went from $5 million to $1 billion annually. The Red Army retreated out of Afghanistan. When asked how a group of peasants was able to deliver such a decisive blow to the army of a superpower, Pakistani President Mohammad Zia ul-Haq responded simply, "Charlie did it."
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US Release Date
12/21/07
MPAA Rating
Rated R for strong language, nudity/sexual content and some drug use.
Running Time
97 mins.
Locations
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Morocco
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$66,636,385
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Actor award at the 2007 Ohio Film Critics [Festival/Award] Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 Toronto Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Moti award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Winner of the Best Adapted Screenplay award at the 2007 Washington D.C. Film Critics Associatio Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture - Musical or Comedy award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Picture award at the 2007 Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 Chicago Film Critics Association [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Screenplay award at the 2007 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 National Society of Film Critics [Fest Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Writer award at the 2007 Broadcast Film Critics Association [Fe Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actor award at the 2007 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
Distributor
- Universal Pictures
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
