Noam Chomsky: Rebel Without a Pause (2003)

Director:

Will Pascoe

Writers:

Jennifer MacLennan (writer)
Will Pascoe (writer)
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Genre:

Documentary | War

Plot:

Linguist, intellectual and activist, Noam Chomsky discusses and reflects on the state of world events including the War in Iraq...

Plot Keywords:

Media | Iraq | Terrorism | Government | Political Activism

Cast

Noam Chomsky	...	Himself
Carol Chomsky	...	Herself

Directed by
Will Pascoe

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jennifer MacLennan		writer
Will Pascoe		writer
David Wesley		writer

Produced by
Jennifer MacLennan	....	producer
David Wesley	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Patrick W. McLaughlin

Film Editing by
Will Pascoe

Sound Department
Robert Di Gioia	....	sound recording engineer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Bennett	....	assistant camera
Dale Kentner	....	assistant camera

Other crew
Mike Quigley	....	production assistant (as Michael Quigley)
Rebecca Wesley	....	production assistant
C.H. Wilson	....	researcher

Production Companies

• Mediabrat Productions
• Media Productions Incorporated
• Redcanoe Productions Inc.

Distributors

• M&L Banks (2003-????) (worldwide)
• Cinéma Esperança International (????-????) (Canada)
• Docurama (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Mediabrat Productions (2007) (non-USA) (all media)
• New Video Group (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Runtime:

Canada:74 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Mediabrat Productions

Quotes:

Noam Chomsky:You look through hundreds of years of history, the West has a virtual monopoly of violence, so, massive terror is the kind of thing *we* do to *them*, you know. They're not supposed to do it to us. September 11th was the first break. It was the first time in hundreds of years that any Western country has suffered on home soil the kind of the thing they do routinely everywhere else.

Movie Connections:

References Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

Soundtrack:

Sasa

Great insight to a great writer

Documentaries are the in thing these days it seems and I rented this film just based on the fact I wanted to hear what Noam Chomsky was up to these days given events of the last couple of years and the film did not disappoint. Chomsky's ability to look at a subject like the war in Iraq and explore the various causes and reasons our brave troops are over there is quite powerful. The film actually made me question a lot of what I hear and see on TV. I had no idea how devestating the UN Sanctions were on the actual people of Iraq, while the government was more or less unaffected because of the corruption there. I had no idea that National Public Radio was forced by Washington to cancel Chomsky's appearance on the radio for fear of what he might say and how controversial it would be. Chomsky tells this story in an amusing and insightful way which is what I really appreciated from this film. "Rebel Without A Pause" shows Chomsky as the bright, well-read intellectual we all know him to be, but it also gives us a sense of the charm, wit, and sarcasm that he holds back from the public (I guess because he's always talking about horrible things like war and poverty and globalization). If you want an interesting look "behind the man" this film will give it to you but will also give you tons of Chomsky post-911 so you can read his books or watch this film and get a good synthesis of the last few books he has written. The DVD extras are interesting as well.