Power (1986) on Netflix
Pete St. John is a political consultant with clients nationwide. When his friend Senator Sam Hastings leaves politics, Pete is asked to work for Jerome Cade, a little-known businessman.
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Plot summary
Pete St. John is a ruthless and highly successful media consultant whose political clients are spread around the country, and he is already juggling a couple of campaigns of his own. His friend and client Sam Hastings, a senator from Ohio, decides to leave politics, and the Senate seat he gives up draws Jerome Cade, a wealthy businessman few voters know, who hopes to win it. Pete is drafted to help Cade's campaign, which has also hired the firm of Arnold Billings, a public relations expert. The two men come into conflict with each other as the campaign gets under way.
Cast
- Omar Torresas Roberto Cepeda
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Power (1986)
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- Burt Reynolds was initially cast as Pete St. John, but nausea and dizziness from a previously fractured jaw, aggravated during a fight scene in City Heat (1984), led to dental surgery; Reynolds told director Sidney Lumet to have a backup plan, and the part went to Richard Gere.
