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Charlie Wilson's War
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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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"Charlie Wilson's War" stars Tom Hanks as the congressman of the title, Amy Adams (center) as his assistant, and Julia Roberts as a Houston socialite in the true-life covert shenanigans involving Afghanistan in the '80s.
Charlie Wilson's War
By Steven Rea, Inquirer Movie Critic
Posted 12/20/2007
Ahh, for the good old days of the 1980s - the Cold War, Grenada, the magic of Reaganomics. Life was simpler, spirits higher, everyone walked with a jauntier step. » Read more
Video: Charlie Wilson's War
MPAA rating:
R
for strong language, nudity, sexual/content and some drug use
Cast:
Julia Roberts; Shiri Appleby; Cyia Batten; Mayte Garcia; P.J. Byrne; Erick Avari; Philip Seymour Hoffman; Christopher Denham; Tom Hanks; Amy Adams
Directed by:
Mike Nichols
On the web:
 
Charlie Wilson's War Official Site
Genre:
Drama
Running time:
01:37
Release date:
2007
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