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Michael Douglas on His Timely Doc ‘America’s Burning’ and His Own Political Ambitions: ‘In “American President,” I Knew How the Script Ended’


Oscar winner Michael Douglas lends his voice to David Smick's documentary, now streaming on Prime, about how divisive America has become

Narrated and executive produced by Michael Douglas, the film features interviews from such figures as James Carville and Leon Panetta as it details the discord between people on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Smick adds, “We’re doing terrific, except we’ve got this underlying potential cancer that could spread, and all we need is a stiff recession, and then we’re going to see the anger come out of the woodwork, and people are going to be shocked, I think.” Bringing on the man who intoned the famous “greed is good” line in his Oscar-winning performance in “Wall Street” was a stroke of genius, but Smick also got a welcome collaborator with Douglas.

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