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Spin

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Pirated satellite feeds revealing U.S. media personalities’ contempt for their viewers come full circle in Spin. TV out-takes appropriated from network satellite feeds unravel the tightly-spun fabric of television—a system that silences public debate and enforces the exclusion of anyone outside the pack of journalists, politicians, spin doctors, and televangelists who manufacture the news. Spin moves through the L.A. riots and the floating TV talk-show called the 1992 U.S. presidential election.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

57 mins

Rating

7.263/10

Release Date

05 October 1995

Country

United States of America

Cast

Brian Springer

Brian Springer

Self

George H. W. Bush

George H. W. Bush

Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Al Gore

Al Gore

Self (archive footage)

Larry King

Larry King

Self (archive footage)

Larry Agran

Larry Agran

Self (archive footage)

Jim Bakker

Jim Bakker

Self (archive footage)

Bill Beutel

Bill Beutel

Self (archive footage)

Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton

Self (archive footage)

Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush

Self (archive footage)

Tom Brokaw

Tom Brokaw

Self (archive footage)

Jerry Brown

Jerry Brown

Self (archive footage)

Tom Harkin

Tom Harkin

Self (archive footage)

Paul Tsongas

Paul Tsongas

Self (archive footage)

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