Fahrenhype 9/11 (2004) (V)

Director:

Alan Peterson

Writers:

Eileen McGann (written by)
Dick Morris (written by)

Release Date:

5 October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

You knew it was a lie... Now you'll know why.

Plot:

A documentary which refutes and debunks 'facts' made by Michael Moore in his hit film "Fahrenheit 9/11".

Plot Keywords:

Michael Moore | Murder | Bomb | Sudanese | Elementary School

Cast

Dick Morris	...	Himself
Zell Miller	...	Himself
Edward I. Koch	...	Himself
Ann Coulter	...	Herself
Steve Emerson	...	Himself
David Frum	...	Himself
Jason Clarke	...	Himself
Frank Gaffney	...	Himself
David Hardy	...	Himself
Dave Kopel	...	Himself
Bill Sammon	...	Himself
Peter Damon	...	Himself (as Sgt. Peter Damon)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Ashcroft	...	Himself (archive footage)
Osama Bin Laden	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
Laura Bush	...	Herself (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Rosalynn Carter	...	Herself (archive footage)
James W. Cawley	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mike Cawley	...	Himself
Glenn Chastain	...	Himself
Steven Emerson	...	Himself
Vicente Fox	...	Himself (archive footage)
Logan Gregory	...	Himself
James Haddock	...	Himself
Julie Hanson	...	Herself
Saddam Hussein	...	Himself (archive footage)
Uday Hussein	...	Himself (archive footage)
William Kennard	...	Himself (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy	...	Himself (archive footage)
Andy Kenyon	...	Himself
Peter King	...	Himself
Arthur Levitt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Paul MacNamara	...	Himself
Samantha Madsen	...	Herself
Thomas Mack McLarty	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ralph Nader	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ed Sapp	...	Himself
Ron Silver	...	Himself / Narrator
Monty Smith	...	Himself
Britney Spears	...	Herself (archive footage)
Gwen Tose-Rigell	...	Herself
Paul Wolfowitz	...	Himself (archive footage)

Runtime:

80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Company:

Savage Pictures

Movie Connections:

References Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Interesting...

I have now watched both Fahrenheit 9/11 and Fahrenhype 9/11 and it is evident that both films, in my opinion contain biases that influence largely the desired end of the film.

The problem with contrasting the two films is the discussion of who has the burden of proof? Many reviewers state that Fahrenhype 9/11 has no proof to disprove the accusations and conclusions of Fahrenheit 9/11, but Fahrenheit is lacking the clear, solid proof to justify Moore's speculation of the Bush administration's activities. Who has the burden of proof? Is it the producers of Fahrenhype 9/11 who are trying to refute Moore's film or is it Michael Moore who speculates about the various alleged lies of the Bush administration? Neither film clearly proves their opinion, but instead gives usually shaky evidence, although both at times have critically thought out premises of their arguments.

After watching Fahrenheit 9/11, I must admit I felt largely like there was a much more concerted effort on Moore's part to get me to believe what he believes about the Bush administration, perhaps Moore feels some urgency for people to examine the actions of President Bush. With Fahrenhype 9/11, I can't say I felt the same pressure to believe what they are preaching.

Both films are effective in that they both raise discussion about the known facts and what we know about the surrounding events. Neither, however, are give good enough grounds to truly influence one's political doctrine. Both films prey on the viewer's naiveness and they both challenge the viewer to question what is being told to them, whether it is the US Government speaking or it is Michael Moore.