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