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Overview
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Michael Moore (written by)
Release Date:
9 October 2002 (France) more
Genre:
Documentary | Drama | History more
Tagline:
Is America a nation of gun nuts? Or just nuts? more
Plot:
Filmmaker Michael Moore explores the roots of America's predilection for gun violence. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 28 wins & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(84 articles)
Can the "Yes Men" and Michael Moore Fix Capitalism?
(From Huffington Post. 6 November 2009, 2:40 PM, PST)
TV Review: Showtime’s ‘Lock ‘N Load’ Wastes Opportunity
(From HollywoodChicago.com. 21 October 2009, 10:21 AM, PDT)
User Comments:
A movie that should be mandatory for all politicians more (854 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Jacobo Arbenz | ... | Himself, President of Guatemala (archive footage) (as President Arbenz) |
| Mike Bradley | ... | Himself, Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Arthur A. Busch | ... | Himself, County prosecutor, Flint, Michigan (as Arthur Busch) |
| George Bush | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Bush) |
 | George W. Bush | ... | Himself, President of the United States (archive footage) |
| Michael Caldwell | ... | Himself, police detective |
| Richard Castaldo | ... | Himself, Columbine victim |
 | Dick Clark | ... | Himself, restaurant owner |
| Steve Davis | ... | Himself, deputy sheriff (archive footage) |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | ... | Himself, President of South Vietnam (archive footage) (as President Diem) |
| Byron Dorgan | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Mike Epstein | ... | Shopper in Mall |
| Joe Farmer | ... | Himself, superintendent of schools (archive footage) |
| Mike Fasolo | ... | Corporate Criminal (DVD only) (archive footage) |
| Denny Fennell | ... | Himself, home security consultant |
| Barry Glassner | ... | Himself, author of "The Culture of Fear" (as Prof. Barry Glassner) |
| John Harris | ... | Himself (voice) |
| Dick Herlan | ... | Himself (as Richard Herlan) |
 | Charlton Heston | ... | Himself, actor / NRA president |
| Jeremy Hicks | ... | Himself, suspended student for wearing kilts (archive footage) |
| Ernest F. Hollings | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Senator Fritz Hollings) |
| Jimmie Hughes | ... | Herself, principal of Buell Elementary School |
| Dick Hurlin | ... | Himself, former producer of "Cops" |
| Amanda Lamante | ... | Herself, Columbine student |
| Mary Lorenz | ... | Herself, K-Mart official |
 | Marilyn Manson | ... | Himself, entertainer |
| Daniel Mauser | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Tom Mauser | ... | Himself, father of victim |
| Evan McCollum | ... | Himself, Lockheed Martin public relations |
| Timothy McVeigh | ... | Himself, Oklahoma City bomber (archive footage) |
| Carey McWilliams | ... | Himself, blind gun owner (archive footage) |
| Gerald Miller | ... | Himself, Welfare-to-Work creator (archive footage) |
 | Michael Moore | ... | Himself / Narrator |
| Mohammed Mossadegh | ... | Himself, Prime Minister of Iran (archive footage) (as Prime Minister Mossadeq) |
| James Nichols | ... | Himself, brother of Terry Nichols |
| Terry Nichols | ... | Himself, Oklahoma City bombing accomplice (archive footage) |
| Manuel Noriega | ... | Himself, President of Panama (archive footage) |
| Tamarla Owens | ... | Herself, mother of boy who shot girl (archive footage) |
| Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi | ... | Himself, Shah of Iran (archive footage) |
| Robert J. Pickell | ... | Himself, sheriff of Flint, Michigan (as Sheriff Robert Pickell) |
| Augusto Pinochet | ... | Himself, Chilean dictator (archive footage) |
| Jeff Rossen | ... | Himself, FOX reporter (archive footage) |
| David Satcher | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Dr. David Satcher) |
| Nicole Schlief | ... | Herself |
| David Smith | ... | Himself, Sarah's husband (voice) (archive footage) |
| Susan Smith | ... | Herself, child murderess (archive footage) |
 | Matt Stone | ... | Himself, former Columbine student |
| Mark Taylor | ... | Himself, Columbine victim |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Bowling à Columbine (Canada: French title)
Bowling for Columbine (Germany)
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MPAA:
Rated R for some violent images and language.
Parents Guide:
Runtime:
120 min
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Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) (re-rating on appeal) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Italy:T | Brazil:12 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | South Africa:10V (DVD rating) | South Africa:13V (theatrical rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:12 | Israel:PG | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39324) | Iceland:12
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
After two years of trying to get an interview with Charlton Heston, Michael Moore was going to give up. Showing up at Heston's house was totally spontaneous - on the way to the airport, a staff member suggested that they find his house using a star map. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The film claims that that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold attended a bowling class earlier on the morning of the offense. This is incorrect as testified in a judicial review. more
Quotes:
Michael Moore: It was the morning of April 20th 1999, and it was pretty much like any other morning in America. The Farmer did his chores. The milkman made his deliveries. The President bombed another country whose name we couldn't pronounce. Out in Fargo, North Dakota... more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Corporation (2003) more
Soundtrack:
Corporation Man more
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Yes Mr. Moore may lean left, and yes he may not be the most objective documentarian.
However the facts stand: America has many, many more deaths attributed to guns than any other nation. It's a sad truth.
Unfortunately Mr. Moore has been vilified for asking why. And typical of the "head-stuck-in- the-sand" mentality of the far right, they are angry for his work, not at the facts.
This movie is well done and if you're left, right, in-between, gun nut, or responsible gun owner it is definitely worth viewing.
I suspect most of the negative comments posted about this movie at IMDB and similar sites are by people who haven't seen the movie. They're just angry at what they perceive the movie to be.
It isn't a movie about gun control. It's a movie that merely ask why so many deaths.
Enjoy.