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Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

  • 20122012
  • RR
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012)
Long before Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck, Morton Downey, Jr., was tearing up the talk-show format with his divisive populism. Between the fistfights, rabid audience, and Mort's cigarette smoke always in your face, "The Morton Downey Jr. Show" was billed as 3-D television, "rock and roll without the music." Évocateur meditates on the hysteria that ended the '80s and ultimately its most notorious agitator.
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Before entire networks were built on populist personalities; before reality morphed into a TV genre; the masses fixated on a single, sociopathic star: controversial talk-show host Morton Dow... Read allBefore entire networks were built on populist personalities; before reality morphed into a TV genre; the masses fixated on a single, sociopathic star: controversial talk-show host Morton Downey, Jr.Before entire networks were built on populist personalities; before reality morphed into a TV genre; the masses fixated on a single, sociopathic star: controversial talk-show host Morton Downey, Jr.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
986
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POPULARITY
88,928
8,092
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    • Directors
      • Seth Kramer
      • Daniel A. Miller
      • Jeremy Newberger
    • Writers
      • Daniel A. Miller
      • Chip Miller(contributing writer)
    • Stars
      • Morton Downey Jr.(archive footage)
      • Glenn Beck
      • Victoria Jackson
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Seth Kramer
      • Daniel A. Miller
      • Jeremy Newberger
    • Writers
      • Daniel A. Miller
      • Chip Miller(contributing writer)
    • Stars
      • Morton Downey Jr.(archive footage)
      • Glenn Beck
      • Victoria Jackson
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 10User reviews
    • 30Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination

    Videos1

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    Trailer 2:14
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    Photos7

    Morton Downey Jr. and Al Sharpton in Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012)
    Sally Jessy Raphael in Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012)
    Curtis Sliwa and Herman Cain in Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012)
    Morton Downey Jr. in Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012)
    Morton Downey Jr. in Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012)
    Jeremy Newberger, Seth Kramer, and Daniel A. Miller in Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2012)

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    Morton Downey Jr.
    Morton Downey Jr.
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Glenn Beck
    Glenn Beck
    • Self - TV Host
    Victoria Jackson
    Victoria Jackson
    • Self - Comedian
    Bob Pittman
    • Self - MTV Founder & Media Mogul
    Joe Pyne
    • Self - TV Host
    • (archive footage)
    Joshua D. Rothman
    • Self - History Professor & Fan
    Michael Rosen
    • Self - Advertising Executive & Fan
    Pat Buchanan
    Pat Buchanan
    • Self - Conservative Commentator
    Ron Paul
    Ron Paul
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Joey Reynolds
    • Self - Radio Host & Friend
    Peter Goldsmith
    • Self - Senior Producer
    Thomas DiBenedetto
    • Self - Business Owner & Fan
    Jim Langan
    • Self - Writer
    Richard Bey
    Richard Bey
    • Self - TV Host
    Sally Jessy Raphael
    Sally Jessy Raphael
    • Self - TV Host
    Lyndon LaRouche
    • Self - Guest
    • (archive footage)
    Chris Elliott
    Chris Elliott
    • Self - Comedian & Fan
    Angi Metler
    • Self - Guest
    • (archive footage)
    • Directors
      • Seth Kramer
      • Daniel A. Miller
      • Jeremy Newberger
    • Writers
      • Daniel A. Miller
      • Chip Miller(contributing writer)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Al Sharpton was approached to be interviewed in this documentary, but turned said offer down.
    • Connections
      Features Syncopation (1929)
    • Soundtracks
      Hey There Mr. Dealer
      Written by Lloyd Schoonmaker

      Performed by Morton Downey Jr.

      Courtesy of Compose Records

    User reviews10

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    6/10
    Bizarre Animation Filled Documentary Tells Story of Bizarre Argument Filled Show
    I had never heard of Morton Downey Jr. before this documentary, having been in diapers when it was on the air, and from the impression this documentary gave, I'm glad I was. Downey's show pre-dated the Jerry Springer madhouse-style talkshows that are fairly ubiquitous now and were absolutely huge in the mid-90's. Morton Downey's show only lasted a few years and was before the cusp of that type of T.V. becoming popular, it was well ahead of it's time.

    One of the interviewees in the movie mentions, I think accurately, that it was America's first taste of the blatant rudeness and confrontation that reality TV shows like The Real Housewives of ( ) have on them.

    The documentary itself has a bizarre, strange tone to it, critical of Downey, who was a polarizing figure, but not entirely hateful or against him. At points, it's view is like I mentioned, critical, but at others it's almost pitying, sympathetic, with interesting animated segments scattered throughout. I suppose the pity sensation was the one I felt the most after the piece ended, he was a man who struggled with many parts of himself but also did make something, whether that something was bad or good, of himself.

    So if you can manage to be entertained by watching train/car wreck style stories (even though this is far from the worst of that type I've ever seen) and you're interested in the history and progenitors of a section of our current media culture, I would say that Evocateur is worth your time, but not quite a must see.
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    • Jul 17, 2013

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    • Release date
      • April 21, 2012 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Яркий: Мортон Дауни младший
    • Filming locations
      • Secaucus, New Jersey, USA
    • Production company
      • Ironbound Films
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $21,652
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,936
      • Jun 9, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,652
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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