Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer

Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer
Directed by James Dirschberger
Produced by Matt Levie
James Dirschberger
Written by Adam Wroblewski
James Dirschberger
Starring R. Budd Dwyer
Music by Chris Woodhouse
Edited by Matt Levie
Distributed by Eighty Four Films, LLC
Release dates
  • October 9, 2010 (2010-10-09) (Carmel Art & Film Festival)
Running time
 76 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer is a 2010 documentary film by James Dirschberger that chronicles the Computer Technology Associates (CTA) scandal that led to the public suicide of R. Budd Dwyer, the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1]

The documentary features new interviews with Dwyer's family, friends, and colleagues. These interviews include Dwyer's widow Joanne (her last before her death in 2009) and William T. Smith, the man whose testimony convicted Dwyer.

The film premiered on October 9, 2010 at the Carmel Art & Film Festival in Carmel, California[2] where it received positive reviews.[3] In November 2010 the film premiered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and ran for one week at the Midtown Cinema.[4] The director and the Dwyer family attended the screening and participated in a Q&A with the audience.[5] In addition to more screenings around the country,[6] the film was released on DVD on December 7, 2010.[7] In December 2010, the documentary was broadcast on the Pennsylvania Cable Network.[8]

References

  1. ↑ Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer, Internet Movie Database
  2. ↑ "Carmel Film Festival Official Site". Carmelartandfilm.com. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  3. ↑ ClintonStark. "The Stark Insider review of Honest Man". Starkinsider.com. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  4. ↑ poster image courtesy of James Dirschberger. "PennLive article about the Harrisburg release". Blog.pennlive.com. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  5. ↑ "Interview with the Dwyer family and the director about the film". Abc27.com. 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  6. ↑ Honest Man Screening Information Archived November 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  7. ↑ DVD release information Archived July 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
  8. ↑ Television schedule; daily, Pennsylvania Cable Network
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