Évocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie

Apr 21 2012 R 1h 30m
Documentary

Long before O'Reilly and 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.

Plot

Long before O'Reilly and 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.

Written by

Daniel A. Miller, Chip Miller

Directed by

Seth Kramer, Daniel A. Miller, Jeremy Newberger

Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
1,057
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
70
Popularity
NA