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- Ferrell's new comedy, The Campaign, is both funny and undisciplined, a political satire that works best when the commentary sags and the crass absurdism escalates.
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Aug 9, 2012 · Ferrell's new comedy, The Campaign, is both funny and undisciplined, a political satire that works best when the commentary sags and the crass absurdism escalates.
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The Campaign is a 2012 American political satire comedy film directed by Jay Roach, written by Shawn Harwell and Chris Henchy and stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as two North Carolinians vying for a seat in Congress.
Aug 9, 2012 · “The Campaign” is a comedy about a North Carolina Congressional election. Since it stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as rival candidates — you probably know this if you own a...
- Jay Roach
- 3 min
Satire Slapstick Comedy. An incumbent Representative embroiled in personal scandal faces a no-holds-barred challenge from a naive newcomer funded by two unscrupulous billionaire lobbyist brothers. Director. Jay Roach. Writers. Chris Henchy. Shawn Harwell. Adam McKay. Stars. Will Ferrell. Zach Galifianakis. Jason Sudeikis.
- (138K)
- Comedy
- Jay Roach
- 2012-08-10
And even by the standards of mainstream comedy, Ferrell's filmography is studded with the kind of broadly absurd nonsense that suggests a fanbase particularly disinterested in honest-to-Christ political satire, which is exactly that The Campaign ends up delivering.
Aug 10, 2012 · The Campaign is a political comedy featuring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. Directed by Jay Roach, the film explores the rivalry between incumbent Congressman Cam Brady (Ferrell) and naive newcomer Marty Huggins (Galifianakis) in a contentious race for a North Carolina congressional seat.
Aug 9, 2012 · Will Ferrell plays Cam Brady, a North Carolina incumbent running for his fifth term in Congress. He is a boob, which goes without saying; Ferrell wouldn't be playing him if he weren't.
