Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Director:

Michael Moore

Writer:

Michael Moore

Stars:

Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Ben Affleck

29 wins & 15 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ben Affleck	...	Himself (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder	...	Himself (archive footage)
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Baker III	...	Himself (archive footage)
Richard Gephardt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tom Daschle	...	Himself (archive footage)
Jeffrey Toobin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Al Gore	...	Himself (archive footage)
Condoleezza Rice	...	Herself (archive footage)
Donald Rumsfeld	...	Himself (archive footage)
Saddam Hussein	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ricky Martin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Byron Dorgan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Osama bin Laden	...	Himself (archive footage)

Storyline

Following up on 'Bowling for Columbine', film-maker Michael Moore provides deep and though-provoking insights on the American security system, the level of paranoia, fear, uncertainty, false values and patriotism, which all combined together to set a stage for George W. Bush to launch a war on Iraq instead of focusing on getting the real culprit(s) behind the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This documentary also focuses on how some Saudis were safely and secretly flown out of America while planes were ostensibly grounded after the attacks. Archived film footage, candid interviews with politicians, and an overall waste of public funds for a war that was initiated on false pretension to wit: a weapon of mass distraction - to take the focus away from the real enemy and get Americans glued to their TV sets to watch innocent Iraqis and Afghans getting killed. And a war that would eventually alienate the U.S.A. and it's citizens from almost every country on Earth.

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Plot Keywords:

anti war | iraq | interview | paranoia | war on terrorism | 

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Taglines:

This July the fireworks will fly

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Genres:

Documentary | Drama | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violent and disturbing images, and for language

Details

Official Sites:

Dog Eat Dog Films

Country:

USA

Language:

English Arabic

Release Date:

25 June 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fahrenheit 911

Filming Locations:

Baghdad, Iraq

Box Office

Budget:

$6,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$23,920,637 (USA) (25 June 2004)

Gross:

$119,078,393 (USA) (1 October 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fellowship Adventure Group, Dog Eat Dog Films, Miramax

Technical Specs

Runtime:

122 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In May 2004, Michael Moore announced that Disney (which owns Miramax, the film's distributor) had officially prohibited Miramax from releasing the film and expressed his frustration that the film was being stifled. Disney said that the decision had been made a year earlier in May 2003 when it told Miramax that it would not be willing to distribute the film. Disney chief executive, Michael Eisner, said that Moore was announcing it at that time to create publicity for the film's screening at the Cannes Film Festival. Michael Eisner also accused Harvey Weinstein of hiding the financing of the film from Disney. Ari Emanuel (Moore's agent) claimed that Eisner had expressed concern that the film might jeopardize tax breaks granted to Disney for its theme park, hotels, and other ventures in Florida, where Jeb Bush, President George W. Bush's brother, is governor. Finally, Disney agreed to sell this film to Harvey Weinstein and Bob Weinstein after they agreed to donate 60% of this film's profit to charity.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Narrator: Was it all just a dream?
Al Gore: God bless you, Florida! Thank you!
Narrator: Did the last four years not really happen? Look, there's Ben Affleck. He's often in my dreams. And the Taxi Driver guy. He was there too. And little Stevie Wonder, he seemed so happy... like, like a miracle had taken place. Was it a dream? Or was it real?

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Crazy Credits

Thank you ... The Lipscomb/Pederson Family ... The Petriken Family ...

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Connections

Referenced in Last Laugh '04 (2004)

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Soundtracks

Cocaine
(1970)
Written by J.J. Cale
Produced by Bob Golden

User Reviews

An extreme liberals agenda

If anyone allows this LIBERAL PROPAGANDA change their opinions on current issues then they will only be giving in to what this movie is supposed to be about.

What it really is is extremely biased, meaning that it leaves out anything positive about President Bush and focuses on only the negative plus it creates a negative spin on all of his public comments.

It is my opinion that the creator of this film would rather us do absolutely nothing after a terrorist attack. You have to wonder if Bill Clinton would have taken care of this unfinished business during his Presidency after the Embassy bombings and Saddams 98' policy on inspectors; would he still have made this movie?

I'd just like to add that its a sad day in America when someone decides to make a profit on anothers tragedy and also helps the enemy.

Before anyone lets this film influence them, they should remember the Spain train bombings and how quickly Spain made a decision to leave Iraq. If we show that we will retreat after a cowardly terrorist attack, then we will show the enemy that his strategy is working and that first attack will be followed by many MOORE!

One last comment: he might focus on prison conditions in enemy detainee camps, but he should also compare the pictures with those from the enemy when they show us how they treat American prisoners!