Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown

Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown

88 mins | Documentary | Nov. 1, 2015

Jim Traficant was a legendary quarterback turned mob busting Walking Tall Sheriff who rose to power on a platform of “honesty in politics”. He quickly ascended to the hallowed halls of Congress, becoming its most outspoken member. "Jimbo" as his die-hard supporters called him, was known for his polyester thrift store suits, shock top wigs, vulgar humor and profanity laced rhetoric against the FBI, IRS, and every president since Reagan. His one minute speeches made C-SPAN must see programming, as he signed off with his patented “Beam Me Up!” In his post-industrial hometown of Youngstown, Ohio -- dubbed Crimetown, USA for being the most mobbed up city in America -- "Jimbo" was a living legend, once garnering more than 90% of the vote. However, the eccentric maverick also had a dark side, becoming only the second Member of Congress expelled since the Civil War, eventually spending over seven years in federal prison on bribery and tax evasion charges.

Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown

88 mins | Documentary | Nov. 1, 2015

Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
Jim Traficant was a legendary quarterback turned mob busting Walking Tall Sheriff who rose to power on a platform of “honesty in politics”. He quickly ascended to the hallowed halls of Congress, becoming its most outspoken member. "Jimbo" as his die-hard supporters called him, was known for his polyester thrift store suits, shock top wigs, vulgar humor and profanity laced rhetoric against the FBI, IRS, and every president since Reagan. His one minute speeches made C-SPAN must see programming, as he signed off with his patented “Beam Me Up!” In his post-industrial hometown of Youngstown, Ohio -- dubbed Crimetown, USA for being the most mobbed up city in America -- "Jimbo" was a living legend, once garnering more than 90% of the vote. However, the eccentric maverick also had a dark side, becoming only the second Member of Congress expelled since the Civil War, eventually spending over seven years in federal prison on bribery and tax evasion charges.
Producers Steel Valley Films
Original title Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown
Directors Eric Murphy
Writers

Cast

Ed O'Neill

as Self

Jon Stewart

as Self (archive footage)

Dan Rather

as Self (archive footage)

Bill Clinton

as Self (archive footage)

Phil Donahue

as Self

Connie Chung

as Self (archive footage)

Sean Hannity

as Self (archive footage)

Morley Safer

as Self (archive footage)

Ted Koppel

as Self (archive footage)

Thomas P. 'Tip' O'Neill

as Self (archive footage)

Jim Tressel

as Self

Dennis Hastert

as Self (archive footage)