Current News

RECOUNT MOVIE FILMED THROUGHOUT JACKSONVILLE TO PREMIERE ON HBO

5/23/2008

RECOUNT offers a riveting behind-the-scenes look at the Florida presidential vote recount from Election Day in November 2000 through the Supreme Court’s ruling in favor of George W. Bush over Al Gore five weeks later. Mixing larger-than-life personalities with more dramatic twists than ever could have been imagined (and adding the expressions “butterfly ballot” and “hanging chad” to the American lexicon), the film takes a fascinating look at the human drama of characters involved in the chain of events that would determine the leadership of the country. First-time writer Danny Strong’s script is energetic, gripping and provocative, and creates an emotional roller coaster ride for the audience.



Local audiences will be able to recognize the following Jacksonville locations and what they doubled for in RECOUNT:

Jacksonville City Council Chambers doubled for the Senate Office Building press room
Law office of Coffman, Coleman, Andrews & Grogan (LaVilla area) doubled for the Republican Bush Campaign Headquarters
Law office of Ossi, Najem & Rosario (Southbank area) doubled for the Democratic Gore Campaign Headquarters
Panera Bread Company in San Marco doubled for Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections exterior
Jacksonville Beach City Hall doubled for Palm Beach Supervisor of Elections exterior
The U.S. Supreme Court chambers was built in an empty warehouse at Cecil Commerce Center
Riverplace Towers doubled for the Miami Clark Center Government Building
Senior Center in Jacksonville Beach doubled for a Polling Station in Palm Beach County
Ortega Riverfront home doubled for Governor's mansion in Austin, Texas
Hyatt Regency Riverfront Hotel doubled for Nashville hotel
Prime Osborne Convention Center doubled for the War Memorial Plaza in Nashville, Tennessee
Two-time Oscar® winner Kevin Spacey (“American Beauty,” “The Usual Suspects”) leads the ensemble cast of RECOUNT. The movie also stars Bob Balaban (“For Your Consideration”), Ed Begley, Jr. (“Living with Ed”), Laura Dern (“Year of the Dog”), John Hurt (“The Elephant Man”), Denis Leary (“Rescue Me”), Bruce McGill (“Cinderella Man”) and Tom Wilkinson (“Michael Clayton”).

<< back to news listing

back to top