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Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 39 wins & 13 nominations total
Salvador Allende
- Self - President of Chile
- (archive footage)
Arthur A. Busch
- Self - County Prosecutor: Flint, Michigan
- (as Arthur Busch)
George Bush
- Self
- (archive footage)
George W. Bush
- Self
- (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
- Self
- (archive footage)
Steve Davis
- Self - Deputy Sheriff
- (archive footage)
Ngo Dinh Diem
- Self - President of South Vietnam
- (archive footage)
Joe Farmer
- Self - Superintendent of Schools
- (archive footage)
Barry Glassner
- Self - Author of 'The Culture of Fear'
- (as Prof. Barry Glassner)
- Director
- Writer
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- TriviaBecause the film didn't fit neatly into any established categories at Cannes, the Jury created a special 55th Anniversary Award just for the film.
- GoofsAs Charlton Heston walks away from Michael Moore in the final interview, the scene cuts repeatedly between Heston (point of view from behind Moore) and Moore (point of view from the stairs directly in front of Moore) holding a photo of the slain Flint, Michigan girl and asking Heston to look at it. When the POV is of Moore holding the photo, there is clearly no cameraman anywhere behind him. The same with the POV of Heston, there is clearly no cameraman anywhere in front of Moore. So the two POVs were not filmed simultaneously as the film implies.
- Quotes
Michael Moore: If you were to talk directly to the kids at Columbine or the people in that community, what would you say to them if they were here right now?
Marilyn Manson: I wouldn't say a single word to them. I would listen to what they have to say, and that's what no one did.
- Crazy creditsIn the credits, there is a thank-you to Mike's Militia--Athens Branch. This does not exist; during his speaking engagement at Ohio University to promote his book "Stupid White Men", Michael Moore screened two versions of the "History of gun control" animated segment, which featured the same animation but different narration. The audience was asked to vote on which of the two versions should be included. After choosing a version, Moore claimed he would include Athens, Ohio and the audience in the credits, but wasn't sure what name to give credit to. Several suggestions were shouted out and Mike Michigan Militia, Athens, Ohio branch was finally chosen.
- Alternate versionsIn the theatrical release, a caption was inserted into a 1988 Bush-Quayle ad, "Revolving Doors," which read "Willie Horton released. Then kills again." In the DVD release, the caption reads "Willie Horton released. Then rapes a woman." Neither version makes it clear that the text was not part of the original ad.
- ConnectionsEdited from Peasants' Paradise (1931)
- SoundtracksTake the Skinheads Bowling
(1985)
Written by Victor Krummenacher, David Lowery, Christopher Molla, and
Jonathan Segel
Performed by Teenage Fanclub
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I like Michael Moore's documentaries. Bowling for Columbine seems a little successful than Fahrenheit 9/11 for me. The background is the shooting violence affair in Columbia High School. Michael figured it out through different attitude of US citizens about this violence affair. He made issues of guns as the original problem in US violence.
In my personal opinion, this movie revealed that people transit a mood of insecurity. And all these bad things came from guns. Due to the idea throughout seemed to be the inherent evil with guns it was obvious from the questions asked that this isn't really true. Maybe there is a possibility, which shows American gun culture that people have their right and freedom to protect themselves, even they have power to fight against government in order to press somebody powerful. As a Chinese, I think if this gun-allowed policy was used in China, it will be a worse trouble, since Chinese government was controlled by only one party, their policy serviced for themselves, there are a lot of unstable things in society. If people have right to use guns, killing will happen everywhere.
In my personal opinion, this movie revealed that people transit a mood of insecurity. And all these bad things came from guns. Due to the idea throughout seemed to be the inherent evil with guns it was obvious from the questions asked that this isn't really true. Maybe there is a possibility, which shows American gun culture that people have their right and freedom to protect themselves, even they have power to fight against government in order to press somebody powerful. As a Chinese, I think if this gun-allowed policy was used in China, it will be a worse trouble, since Chinese government was controlled by only one party, their policy serviced for themselves, there are a lot of unstable things in society. If people have right to use guns, killing will happen everywhere.
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- Nov 27, 2011
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- Also known as
- Benim cici silahım
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- Budget
- $4,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $21,576,018
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $209,148
- Oct 13, 2002
- Gross worldwide
- $58,015,923
- Runtime2 hours
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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