Slacker Uprising (2007) Captain Mike Across America (original title)

Director:

Michael Moore

Writer (WGA):

Michael Moore (written by)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

They slept till noon... but still had time to vote

Plot:

Footage from Michael Moore's 60-city tour of college campuses and other venues showcases what the filmmaker calls "the birth of a new political generation." |

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Michael Moore	...	Himself
Eddie Vedder	...	Himself
Robert Ellis Orrall	...	Himself
Steve Earle	...	Himself
Celeste Zappala	...	Herself
Eric Blickenstaff	...	Himself
Anthony Pietsch	...	Himself
Dante Zappala	...	Himself
Tim Goodrich	...	Himself
Abdul Henderson	...	Himself
Bill Scragg	...	Himself
Fred D'Amato	...	Himself
Mike Hoffman	...	Himself
Peter Buck	...	Himself
Michael Stipe	...	Himself
Mike Mills	...	Himself
Joe Vogel	...	Himself
Jeff Champagne	...	Himself
Tom Morello	...	Himself
Joan Baez	...	Herself
Viggo Mortensen	...	Himself
Princeton Lyman	...	Himself
John Brown	...	Himself
Corrine Brown	...	Herself
Anne Wright	...	Herself
Anti-Flag	...	Themselves
Gloria Steinem	...	Herself
Roseanne Barr	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cam Cornelius	...	Photojournalist at Nashville Press Conference (uncredited)
Matthew T. McKeague	...	College Student (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Moore

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Moore		(written by)

Produced by
Patrick Buckley	....	field producer
Basel Hamdan	....	field producer
Monica Hampton	....	producer
Michael Moore	....	producer
Jason Pollock	....	associate producer

Cinematography by
Kirsten Johnson
Bernardo Loyola

Film Editing by
David L. Feinberg		(co-editor) (as David Feinberg)
Bernardo Loyola

Production Management
Robyn Alcock	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Pollock	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Francisco La Torre	....	sound
Fred Paragano	....	sound editor
Noah Timan	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Giselle Chamma	....	camera operator
Justin Silverman	....	camera: b-roll

Editorial Department
Scot Olive	....	colorist

Other crew
Daniel Alonso	....	production assistant
David Bizgia	....	production office assistant
Kari Giron	....	post -production assistant
Jennifer Jennings	....	personal assistant to producer/director: Michael Moore
Jason Kitchen	....	researcher
Eric Weinrib	....	web site producer
Chad Ball	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Dog Eat Dog Films
• Westside Productions

Distributors

• Weinstein Company, The (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Genius Products (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• TV2 (2010) (Hungary) (TV)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Paragon Studios  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

"Captain Mike Across America" - USA (original title)
"Michael Moore's Uprising" - USA (complete title)

Runtime:

Canada:102 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:PG | UK:12 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Akron, Ohio, USA

Company:

Dog Eat Dog Films

Trivia:

Michael Moore first documentary without a narration by him.

Movie Connections:

References Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Soundtrack:

Horn Of Plenty

Pretty stirring stuff....

Firstly, this is a film that is really about more than just raising awareness of the need to vote.

It comes across as a film about the right to protest, the right to object, the right to meet, and the right to live in a democracy.

Whatever your political persuasion a good society needs its Michael Moore's, he's a voice of conscience, a voice that says what needs to be said when no-one else will do. He is doing what MLK and Bob Dylan did in the 1960s, what Democrates did in the Agora in Ancient Greece... Michael Moore is the voice of the underdog for a new generation - who genuinely cares that the excluded, the poor, the workers, and the unemployed are Americans too.

Even if you hate MM, and really disagree with everything he's ever made, you should still agree that his films are a voice that is allowed to be heard.

The documentary itself is without a doubt good propaganda for the Democratic vote, but it also pretty good entertainment - it is very funny, and very, very poignant in places...

....And the students love him.

Pretty stirring in places, with some good live music thrown in, MM is an excellent orator - let's just hope he never becomes a politician - even though he's got the chops for it - because he is the living proof that to hope is to be an American. And that one person can by getting off his or her slacker behind remind us what is means to care for We, the People rather than just Me...

Definitely worth the free download...