The November Men

The November Men is a 1993 political thriller film directed by Paul Williams, starring James Andronica, who also wrote the screenplay. Williams also had an acting role in the film.

Premise

The story concerns a documentary filmmaker Duggo who makes the observation that the only successful assassinations of politicians are the work of right-wing radicals, and sets out to fake an attempt on the life of the newly-elected George Bush.

Production

The film employs real-life documentary footage made by the crew of The November Men, and the introduction to the film states:

Cast

The cast

James Andronica as Duggo
Leslie Bevis as Elizabeth
Beau Starr as Chief Agent Granger
Paul P. W. Williams as Arthur
Coralissa Gines as Lorina
Rod Ellis as Agent Clancy

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Reviews

Time Out said the "multi-layered, twisting denouement supports Lyndon Johnson's belief that there's no need to worry about the left, they'll never pick up a gun - 'It's the right you have to worry about; they don't get what they want, they'll blow fucking head off.'"

Home media

A DVD of the film, titled Double Exposure, was released in Australia by Flashback Entertainment. The DVD case credits Oliver Stone with the comment "Brilliant Filmmaking". The plot outline on the rear of the case states "It began with a simple idea by radical film-maker Arthur Gwenlyn. But how far does a film-maker go to make his film believable?"