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18 April 2008 (USA) moreTagline:
Big science has expelled smart new ideas from the classroom...What they forgot is that every generation has its Rebel!Plot:
Ben Stein examines the issue of academic freedom and decides that there is none when it comes to the debate over intelligent design. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
2 wins moreNewsDesk:
(9 articles)
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Okay Attempt - Still Propaganda moreCast
(Credited cast)| Ben Stein | ... | Himself - Host | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lili Asvar | ... | Student | |
| Peter Atkins | ... | Himself | |
| Hector Avalos | ... | Himself | |
| Doug Axe | ... | Himself | |
| David Berlinski | ... | Himself | |
| Walter Bradley | ... | Himself | |
| Bruce Chapman | ... | Himself | |
| Anderson Cooper | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Caroline Crocker | ... | Herself | |
| Richard Dawkins | ... | Himself | |
| William Dembski | ... | Himself (as William Albert Dembski) | |
| Daniel C. Dennett | ... | Himself (as Daniel Dennett) | |
| Michael Egnor | ... | Himself | |
| Steve Fuller | ... | Himself | |
| Uta George | ... | Herself | |
| Marciej Giertych | ... | Himself | |
| Guillermo Gonzalez | ... | Himself | |
| John Hauptman | ... | Himself | |
| Adolf Hitler | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Benjamin Kelley | ... | Himself (as Ben Kelley) | |
| John Lennox | ... | Himself | |
| Robert J. Marks II | ... | Himself | |
| Alister McGrath | ... | Himself | |
| Stephen C. Meyer | ... | Himself | |
| Paul Zachary Myers | ... | Himself (as P. Z. Myers) | |
| Paul Nelson | ... | Himself | |
| John Polkinghorne | ... | Himself | |
| William Provine | ... | Himself (as Will Provine) | |
| Laura Ruloff | ... | (voice) | |
| Walt Ruloff | ... | (voice) | |
| Michael Ruse | ... | Himself | |
| Margaret Sanger | ... | Herself (archive footage) | |
| Gerald Schroeder | ... | Himself | |
| Jeffrey Schwartz | ... | Himself | |
| Eugenie C. Scott | ... | Herself (as Eugenie Scott) | |
| Michael Shermer | ... | Himself | |
| Mark Souder | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Sternberg | ... | Himself | |
| Deano Sutter | ... | Himself - Introductory Speaker | |
| Witold 'Vic' Walczak | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Daniel Walsch | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Weikart | ... | Himself | |
| Jonathan Wells | ... | Himself | |
| Pamela Winnick | ... | Herself | |
| Larry Witham | ... | Himself | |
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Rated PG for thematic material, some disturbing images and brief smoking.Parents Guide:
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USA:90 min | Germany:97 min (European Film Market)Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishAspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
USA:PG | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario)Fun Stuff
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Michael Shermer has described the rather odd circumstances of his interview for the movie "Crossroads" (Expelled's previous title) online and in Scientific American magazine. He was asked for his thoughts about firing people for working in intelligent design "a dozen times", but when he asked them for example scenarios and whether they had any other questions about the field, neither Stein nor Mathis was forthcoming. During a discussion about Darwin's links to economist Adam Smith, Stein had to leave and sit in the car outside for "twenty minutes", during which time Shermer joked with Mathis about what he could be doing in there. When he returned, some hand-held footage was shot, and Stein returned to the subject of firing people once more. Shermer describes the experience as "surreal". moreQuotes:
Ben Stein: We are losing our freedom in one of the most important sectors of society: science. I have always assumed that scientists were free to ask any question, to pursue any line of inquiry, without fear of reprisal. But recently I've been alarmed to discover that this is not the case. moreSoundtrack:
Spirit in the Sky moreFAQ
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I will start by saying I am a devout Presbyterian, who is pursuing a call to the ministry. I believe that Jesus is the Son of God and that the God of the Old Testament is the creator of this world. With that being said, I thought this movie was okay, at best. For me personally, I cannot divorce science and religion, but I understand that some do. "Expelled" was not very gentle in its approach of what others believe. If you have ever heard of the "straw man" approach, then you know that this is what "Expelled" is. For those of you who don't know, a "straw man" is taking the weakest argument possible and just beating it up to make the one arguing look stupid. It is easy to shoot down another's arguments, but it takes real courage to take someone else's arguments and try to understand where they are coming from.
Short summary: "Expelled" is fairly entertaining but fails to take the subject of Intelligent Design seriously. Instead, it is an attempt to make the scientific community look foolish. Not very loving if you ask me.