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Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues - from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump.Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues - from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump.Roy Cohn personified the dark arts of American politics, turning empty vessels into dangerous demagogues - from Joseph McCarthy to his final project, Donald J. Trump.
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
Roy M. Cohn
- Self
- (archive footage)
Anne Richardson Roiphe
- Self - Cousin of Roy Cohn
- (as Anne Roiphe)
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I never knew him coming from Asian Country. I started to be fascinated with 80's New York after watching Studio 54 and the hike of Aids. His story caught me. The cinematography was good and it gives more dramatic but insightful about his vile life. A fascinating revelation from his family intriguing. Theres something about him makes you think about did he really lived a life good or was he wasted it?
He might be the most manipulative and evil person I've known. He hid everything because he was a coward who couldnt accept truth. I wonder now if he have lived what else he couldve done. All his effort and hardwork just thrown away because of his vile intention and manipulation.
He might be the most manipulative and evil person I've known. He hid everything because he was a coward who couldnt accept truth. I wonder now if he have lived what else he couldve done. All his effort and hardwork just thrown away because of his vile intention and manipulation.
10mattrett
Don't miss this exhaustively comprehensive look at the odious Roy Cohn, who in spite of living only 59 years did decades' worth of damage to the U.S.
Tyrnauer's finest film.
Tyrnauer's finest film.
Lots of information to take in and explains more than I expected not just about Roy Cohn but other people that he has been associated with.
Explains the belief system that he basically followed as well. I will leave it at that and leave it to the viewer to watch it unscathed.
Explains the belief system that he basically followed as well. I will leave it at that and leave it to the viewer to watch it unscathed.
At the time of my review (February 2020) the IMDB score is 6.2/10 which is unfair; it should be much higher. The rating of 6.2 is due to angry republicans upset at the connections made to their heroes Ronald Reagan, Donald Trump, and others. You may disagree with the conclusion; which is hard to do because these are all facts and all this happened as detailed; but if you don't agree with the conclusions drawn it is wrong to write a review and give it a low rating. This film is balanced and interviews people who liked Roy Cohn and thought he was a great guy. The film tries to find answers to why he was so successful and why people gravitated to him. It's balanced and nuanced. It is well written, well researched, and easy to watch. It's interesting, it's good, I score it 8/10. No way in any universe is this film a 3/10. Only for someone upset with the conclusions and lashing out in anger with ad hominem attacks. If you can get the DVD watch the Q&A with the director and producer in the bonus features. I'm glad I found out about this film and that I was able to watch it.
While I DID SEE THE Army- McCarthy Hearing on tv in 1953 I did not know of Roy Cohn's later deeds and misdeeds, since I had left NYC. It was eye opening to see that such worthies as Barbara Walters, Ronald Reagan, Ed Koch, and even Cardinal Spellman were in his corner and his cronies. Learned a lot about our urban elites, quite different from what I had thought. And the way Donald Trump modeled his life on Cohn, including the weird family influences, was most welcome..
Did you know
- TriviaThe title of this documentary comes from a 2017 complaint that President Donald Trump reportedly directed at his then-attorney general Jeff Sessions. In January 2018, the New York Times reported that when Trump learned that Sessions would recuse himself from the Justice Department's investigation of possible Trump campaign involvement in the Russian plan to interfere with the 2016 election, Trump was furious. In the presence of many White House officials, Trump launched into a tirade in which he accused Sessions of failing to protect him, during which he asked, "Where's my Roy Cohn?" Cohn had been one of Trump's early mentors and had also served as his lawyer and "fixer."
- GoofsWhen Cohn is described as having gone into the filthy water of the Hudson River under the George Washington Bridge, an image is shown of the Williamsburg Bridge over the East River instead, on the opposite side of Manhattan.
- ConnectionsFeatures Midday with Bill Boggs: Roy Cohn & Gore Vidal (1977)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $705,274
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $41,202
- Sep 22, 2019
- Gross worldwide
- $1,243,067
- Runtime
- 1h 37m(97 min)
- Color
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