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'''''The Undefeated''''' is an American propaganda film on [[Sarah Palin]], who was [[Governor of Alaska]] and later the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nominee for [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 United States presidential election]]. The documentary is written and directed by Stephen Bannon. ''The Undefeated'' was released on {{nowrap|July 15}}, 2011.
'''''The Undefeated''''' is an American political documentary on [[Sarah Palin]], who was [[Governor of Alaska]] and later the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] nominee for [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 United States presidential election]]. The documentary is written and directed by Stephen Bannon. ''The Undefeated'' was released on {{nowrap|July 15}}, 2011.


==Production==
==Production==

Revision as of 04:11, 20 July 2011

This article is about the 2011 documentary about Sarah Palin. For the 2011 documentary about the Manassas Tigers, see Undefeated (2011 film).
The Undefeated
Directed byStephen Bannon
Written byStephen Bannon
Produced byGlenn Bracken Evans
Dan Fleuette
Distributed byArc Entertainment
Release date
  • July 15, 2011 (2011-07-15)

The Undefeated is an American political documentary on Sarah Palin, who was Governor of Alaska and later the Republican Party nominee for Vice President in the 2008 United States presidential election. The documentary is written and directed by Stephen Bannon. The Undefeated was released on July 15, 2011.

Production

Stephen Bannon wrote and directed The Undefeated, which was independently financed by Victory Film Group. Sarah Palin was familiar with Bannon because of his Tea Party documentary Generation Zero. After the United States elections in November of 2010, when the Republican Party increased their seats in Congress, Palin asked her aide Rebecca Mansour to contact Bannon about creating a series of videos to explain Palin's stepping down as Governor of Alaska and to "protect her legacy" to set up for a potential campaign for the 2012 United States presidential election. Bannon instead decided to produce a feature film about Sarah Palin and provided $1 million of his own financing. For the documentary, he interviewed Palin's supporters, including Alaskan residents and conservative bloggers like Andrew Breitbart.[1] While Sarah Palin and her team were not part of the production, they gave Bannon's documentary their blessing.[2] Bannon bought audio rights to Palin's book Going Rogue so he could include clips of Palin's voice in the documentary. While he considered titling the documentary Take a Stand after Palin's campaign slogan during the 2006 Alaska gubernatorial election, he chose The Undefeated as a "more triumphant" title.[1]

Release

Arc Entertainment released The Undefeated on July 15, 2011 in AMC theaters in Dallas, Denver, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Atlanta, Orange County, Phoenix, Houston, Indianapolis, and Kansas City. Before the commercial release, the documentary had one-night screenings at selected theaters in the states of Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina.[2] On June 17, the movie premiered to attendees of the RightOnline convention in Minneapolis.

There are two versions of the documentary: one version rated PG-13 by the MPAA, and an unedited version featuring anti-Palin clips from Rosie O'Donnell, Matt Damon, Bill Maher, David Letterman, Howard Stern and Louis C.K.[1]

Reception

The Undefeated has been universally panned by critics following its release, with the film being criticized for coming across as 'biased' and 'hagiographic'.[3] The film currently holds a 0% approval rating on the movie review website "Rotten Tomatoes"[4] and a 1.5/10 rating on IMDB. [5] The film also holds a score of 34/100 on Metacritic, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews", and a score of 0.1/10 for the users, indicating "universal dislike".[6] John Wilson, creator of the Golden Raspberry Award, said in a pre-screening comment, "Sarah Palin is what the Razzies are all about." New York Post critic Kyle Smith described the film as "massively flawed", and said, "I don't know why Sarah Palin called her movie 'The Undefeated'. She lost the vice presidency, she quit the governorship of Alaska and she cut her bus tour short. The title makes no sense."[7] Time Magazine critic Richard Corliss, who panned the film overall, described the filmmaker as "canny in identifying the 2½-year governor of Alaska as both a faultless heroine and, even better, a victim of the omnipotent American left...Palin fights the good fight, beats the fat cats."[8]

The film was given a limited theatrical release in ten different AMC theaters across the United States, all of which in cities with a high amount of Tea Party voters, where it received a positive reception by the audience.[9][10][11][12][13][14] Victory Film Group reported that the film averaged $5,000 per screen in the first two days of release.[15] The Undefeated grossed $60,000-75,000, averaging $6,000 to $7,500 per screen. In larger markets, the film surpassed $10,000 per screen, and at least one theatre played the film on two screens to meet demand.[16]

References

  1. ^ a b c Powers, Lindsay (May 25, 2011). "Sarah Palin Movie, 'The Undefeated,' To Be Released in June". The Hollywood Reporter. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b Johnson, Ted (June 10, 2011). "AMC to distribute Palin documentary". Variety. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Ball, Molly (July 16, 2011). "Palin movie: No thumbs up! Reviewers pan hagiography". Politico.
  4. ^ "'The Undefeated'". Rotten Tomatoes. July 16, 2011.
  5. ^ "'The Undefeated'". July 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "'Undefeated'". Metacritic. July 16, 2011.
  7. ^ "Sarah Palin is 'what the Razzies are all about,' award founder says", Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2011
  8. ^ "The Undefeated: Her Holiness Sarah Palin", Richard Corliss, Time, July 14, 2011
  9. ^ "Video - Palin doco wins public praise". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  10. ^ Lang, Brett. "Sarah Palin documentary sells out Grapevine, Texas". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  11. ^ Pipia, Gaetana. "Palin Film Opens in Kennesaw". Patch.com. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  12. ^ "Palin biopic now showing in theater not so near you". Reuters. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  13. ^ "Palin Film Debuts in Houston". MyFOX Houston. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  14. ^ Batheja, Aman (2011-07-15). "Palin fans turn out at only DFW theater showing 'The Undefeated'". Star-telegram.com. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
  15. ^ July 17, 2011. "ARC Entertainment Announces Strong Opening for "The Undefeated," with multiple sold-out runs and vocal audience support". Victory Film Group. Retrieved 2011-07-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Sarah Palin Documentary 'The Undefeated' Claims Victory in its Box Office Debut". The Hollywood Reporter. 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2011-07-19.
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