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Roger & Me (1989)
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Director Michael Moore pursues GM CEO Roger Smith to confront him about the harm he did to Flint, Michigan with his massive downsizing. Director:Michael MooreWriter:Michael Moore |
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A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
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EnglishRelease Date:
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A Humorous Look at How General Motors Destroyed Flint, Michigan See more »Box Office
Budget:
$160,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$80,253 (USA) (25 December 1989) (4 Screens)Gross:
$6,706,368 (USA)Company Credits
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Written by Bruce Hornsby
Performed by Bruce Hornsby & The Range (as Bruce Hornsby and The Range)
Courtesy of RCA Records See more »
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This documentary exposes the reality of corporate downsizing and outsourcing - General Motors opening facilities in Mexico and shuttering their facilities in Flint, Michigan has became a trend during the mid-1980s where the Rust Belt employment sector has declined - the use of automation where Detroit's Big Three implemented the use of industrial robots resulted in the decline of the blue collar factory worker. When GM initiated this, they were consolidating their vehicle lines by sharing bodyshells which became known as platform sharing in the automobile industry. The Flint, Michigan assembly plants that GM shuttered - the corporate downsizing and outsourcing trend has influenced GM's rival Ford Motor Company with The Way Forward during the mid-2000s (Ford shuttered its Wixom, Michigan assembly plant and in late 2011, its St. Thomas plant in Canada). See more »Quotes
Michael Moore: [after massive layoffs] Meanwhile, the more fortunate in Flint were holding their annual Great Gatsby party at the home of one of GM's founding families. To show that they weren't totally insensitive to the plight of others, they hired local people to be human statues at the party.See more »
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This film cannot be shown within the city of Flint.All the movie theatres have closed. See more »
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"The Way It Is"Written by Bruce Hornsby
Performed by Bruce Hornsby & The Range (as Bruce Hornsby and The Range)
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