Review of Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie (2013) by Allan C — 07 Oct 2016

I'd kind of forgotten about Morton Downey Jr., but this documentary brought back my high school memories of watching his over-the-top talk show where he'd get in the face of Nazis, Ron Paul, or just about anyone who appeared on his show.

I'd never though of him as anything more than a joke but this documentary makes the case that Downey paved the way for more "legitimate" of provocative political talk show hosts like Glenn Beck, Bill O'Reilly, and such.

I'd also forgotten about Downey's downfall after he faked being attacked by Nazis, which was a blast from the past.