A Rhetorical Analysis of Six Hollywood Films About Politics: Presenting the Candidate As a Movie Star

Offers a rhetorical criticism of movies about national politics, with a primary focus on the value judgments, political consciousness and political implications surrounding the films "Mr Smith Goes to Washington" (1939), "The Candidate" (1972), "The Contender" (2000), "Wag the Dog" (1997), "Power" (1986), and "Primary Colors" (1998).