About 20 minutes into the film, there is a montage of various gun related news footage set to The Beatles song "Happiness Is a Warm Gun". Some clips are from well-known and notorious news events while others are esoteric stock footage. The clips in order are:
1) People buying guns.
2) Residents of Virgin, Utah, a town that passed a law requiring all residents to own guns.
3) People firing rifles at carnivals and shooting ranges.
4) Footage of television personality Denise Ames operating an assault rifle.
5) Footage of Carey McWilliams, a visually impaired gun enthusiast.
6) Footage of Gary Plauche killing Jeff Doucet, a man who had kidnapped his son and molested him.
7) The suicide of Budd Dwyer, a Pennsylvania politician who was convicted of accepting a bribe and then shot himself at a press conference the day before his sentencing.
8) The murder Maritza Martin, by her ex-husband Emilio Nuñez, during an interview in a public park on the Telemundo program Ocurrió Asi.
9) The death of Daniel V. Jones, a man whose suicide was captured by live news helicopters after he blocked traffic in the middle of a busy L.A. freeway.
10) A man who takes his shirt off and is shot during a riot.
1) People buying guns.
2) Residents of Virgin, Utah, a town that passed a law requiring all residents to own guns.
3) People firing rifles at carnivals and shooting ranges.
4) Footage of television personality Denise Ames operating an assault rifle.
5) Footage of Carey McWilliams, a visually impaired gun enthusiast.
6) Footage of Gary Plauche killing Jeff Doucet, a man who had kidnapped his son and molested him.
7) The suicide of Budd Dwyer, a Pennsylvania politician who was convicted of accepting a bribe and then shot himself at a press conference the day before his sentencing.
8) The murder Maritza Martin, by her ex-husband Emilio Nuñez, during an interview in a public park on the Telemundo program Ocurrió Asi.
9) The death of Daniel V. Jones, a man whose suicide was captured by live news helicopters after he blocked traffic in the middle of a busy L.A. freeway.
10) A man who takes his shirt off and is shot during a riot.
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- How long is Bowling for Columbine?2 hours
- When was Bowling for Columbine released?November 15, 2002
- What is the IMDb rating of Bowling for Columbine?8 out of 10
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- What is the plot of Bowling for Columbine?Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
- What was the budget for Bowling for Columbine?$4 million
- How much did Bowling for Columbine earn at the worldwide box office?$58 million
- How much did Bowling for Columbine earn at the US box office?$21.6 million
- What is Bowling for Columbine rated?R
- What genre is Bowling for Columbine?Crime Drama, Crime, Docudrama, Documentary, and Drama
- How many awards has Bowling for Columbine won?39 awards
- How many awards has Bowling for Columbine been nominated for?52 nominations
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