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Bowling for Columbine

2002
R
2h

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Michael Moore in Bowling for Columbine (2002)

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Political Documentary Crime Documentary Drama

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.

Director
- Michael Moore
Writer
- Michael Moore
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Director
- Michael Moore
Writer
- Michael Moore
Stars

899User reviews
154Critic reviews
72Metascore

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Won 1 Oscar
- 39 wins & 13 nominations total

Videos2

Bowling for Columbine

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Photos47

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Top cast84

Self - Narrator

Charlton Heston

Self

Self

Salvador Allende

Self - President of Chile
(archive footage)

Self - Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Arthur A. Busch

Self - County Prosecutor: Flint, Michigan
(as Arthur Busch)

Self
(archive footage)

Self
(archive footage)

Michael Caldwell

Self - Police Detective

Richard Castaldo

Self - Columbine Victim

Self

Self
(archive footage)

Self - Deputy Sheriff
(archive footage)

Self - President of South Vietnam
(archive footage)

Self - Shopper in Mall

Self - Superintendent of Schools
(archive footage)

Self - Home Security Consultant

Self - Author of 'The Culture of Fear'
(as Prof. Barry Glassner)

Director
- Michael Moore
Writer
- Michael Moore
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Trivia
Because the film didn't fit neatly into any established categories at Cannes, the Jury created a special 55th Anniversary Award just for the film.

Goofs
As 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 credits
In 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 versions
In 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.

Connections
Edited from Peasants' Paradise (1931)

Soundtracks
Take the Skinheads Bowling
(1985)
Written by Victor Krummenacher, David Lowery, Christopher Molla, and
Jonathan Segel
Performed by Teenage Fanclub

User reviews899

Featured review

9/10

Hard to Disagree with the Point Even If You Don't Like the Artist

Michael Moore's incendiary film about America and its gun culture.

Moore uses the Columbine school massacre as an opportunity to discourse upon the subject of why tragedies like that one are so much more prevalent in America than anywhere else. His thesis, that America promotes a culture of fear and violence, is hard to refute, even if you disagree with his methods. Like all of Moore's films, "Bowling for Columbine" is fantastically entertaining, and also enraging. His version of America is one that I'm ashamed to live in.

Moore won the 2002 Oscar for Best Documentary Feature, and then eliminated the chance that he'll ever win again by ranting against then President Bush in his acceptance speech in one of the Academy's most infamous moments.

Grade: A

evanston_dad
Aug 25, 2010
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Details

Release date
- November 15, 2002 (United States)
Countries of origin
Language
- English
Also known as
- Benim cici silahım
Filming locations
- Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Production companies
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Box office

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

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Tech specs

Runtime
2 hours
Color
- Color
- Black and White
Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1

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