W. (pronounced "dub-ya") is a 2008 American satirical biographical film based on the life and presidency of George W. Bush. It was produced and directed by Oliver Stone, written by Stanley Weiser, and stars Josh Brolin as President Bush. Stone compares his goal for W. to the approach of The Queen (2006) and his own Nixon (1995). Filming began on May 12, 2008, in Louisiana and the film was released on October 17. The Motion Picture Association of America rated the film PG-13 in the United States for "language including sexual references, some alcohol abuse, smoking and brief disturbing war images."

Plot

George W. Bush (Josh Brolin) endures an alcoholic initiation by fellow Yale students. Bush later names all of the pledged students in the dorm and states that his father's political legacy is one he has no interest in. After being jailed for rowdiness during a football game, his father (James Cromwell), a Texas Congressman, states that he will help his son, but only for the last time. Bush quits an oil patch job soon after and is accepted into Harvard Business School, but instead of being able to tell his parents, gets into a drunken fight with his father instead. Bush's real aspirations are revealed in a father-son talk: being a baseball manager.

George W. Bush plays poker and tells his friends that he wants to run for Congress (one of his friends mention that Bush's father should run for president against Ronald Reagan). At a barbecue Bush meets Laura Welch (Elizabeth Banks), his future wife. Bush is criticized by his opponent, Democrat Kent Hance, that he is not a native of Texas and has spent campaign contributions to throw an alcohol fueled party to Texas Tech underage students. Bush does poorly in the debate and loses the election, but with the highest number of votes for a Republican candidate in the county's history.