Client_9:_The_Rise_and_Fall_of_Eliot_Spitzer

<i>Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer</i>

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

2010 American film

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer is a documentary directed by Alex Gibney about former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer and the sex scandal that derailed his political career.[2] It premiered at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2010;[3] on iTunes and Magnolia On Demand on October 1, 2010;[4] and in movie theaters in limited release on November 5, 2010.[5]

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Gibney made the film with on-camera cooperation from Spitzer.[6] The director also shared ideas and information with writer Peter Elkind, who wrote the book “Rough Justice: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer".[7]

Contributors

  • "Angelina" – Escort, Co-Worker of Ashley Dupré at Emperors Club VIP (portrayed by Wrenn Schmidt)
  • Mike Balboni – Deputy Secretary for Public Safety to Governor Spitzer
  • Wayne Barrett – Senior Editor, The Village Voice
  • Richard Beattie – Legal Counsel to the Independent Directors of AIG
  • Zana Brazdek– Formerly of Emperors Club VIP
  • Joe Bruno – NY Senate Majority Leader, 1994-2008
  • David Brown – Former Staff Lawyer to Attorney General Spitzer
  • Lloyd Constantine – Former Spitzer Advisor
  • Fred Dicker – New York Post State Editor
  • Darren Dopp – Communications Director to Attorney General Spitzer
  • Peter Elkind – Author of Rough Justice: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
  • Karen Finley – Performance Artist
  • Robert Graham – Former Gen Re Counsel
  • Maurice “Hank” Greenberg – Former Chairman and CEO of AIG
  • Noreen Harrington – Former Executive, Stern Asset Management
  • Scott Horton – Professor, Columbia Law School
  • John Houldsworth – Former CEO of Gen Re Subsidiary
  • Ken Langone – chairman and CEO of Invemed Associates
  • Elizabet Monrad – Former CFO of Gen Re
  • "Natalia" – Former Escort
  • Jimmy Siegel – Media Consultant
  • Kristian Stiles – National Finance Director to Eliot Spitzer
  • Roger Stone – Political Consultant
  • Cecil Suwal – Former CEO of Emperors Club VIP
  • Hulbert Waldroup – Painter
  • John Whitehead – Former Chairman Goldman Sachs

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 91% based on 69 reviews, and an average rating of 7.3/10.[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 68 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer," Box Office Mojo. Retrieved April 19, 2013.
  2. [2]
    Manohla Dargis, "The Really Strange Bedfellows That New York Politics Made," The New York Times, November 4, 2010.
  3. [3]
    Logan Hill, "Eliot Spitzer Doc Premieres at Tribeca: Joe Bruno, Ken Langone, and Roger Stone Dance on His Grave," New York, April 25, 2010.
  4. [4]
    "‘Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer’ Trailer Debuts Online," The Wall Street Journal, September 24, 2010.
  5. [5]
    Andrew O'Hehir, "'Client 9': The Eliot Spitzer case: How we were bamboozled," Salon, November 3, 2010.
  6. [6]
    "Archives". Los Angeles Times.
  7. [7]
    Dargis, Manohla (4 November 2010). "The Really Strange Bedfellows That New York Politics Made". The New York Times.
  8. [8]
    "Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer (2010)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
  9. [9]
    "Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 16, 2018.
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