Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Official Sites:

Official site | Official site [France] | See more »

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian | Spanish

Release Date:

2 October 2009 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

The New Movie See more »

Filming Locations:

Chevrolet Plants, Flint, Michigan, USA See more »

Opening Weekend:

$231,964 (USA) (27 September 2009) (4 Screens)

Gross:

$14,359,793 (USA) (13 December 2009)

Production Co:

Overture Films, Paramount Vantage, Weinstein Company, The See more »

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Runtime:

127 min  | Canada: 105 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Trivia

Scenes included in the "Special Features" section of the DVD release:1. Dan Kildee, elected treasurer of Genesee County, Michigan (which contains Flint), interviewed by Moore about his practice of seizing homes being used for real-estate speculation on the basis that their absentee owners are not maintaining them, then tearing them down and putting in gardens in their place.2. An extended interview with Congressmember Elijah Cummings (D-Maryland) in which he considers whether an alternative economic system to capitalism is needed.3. Interview with author and former New York Times war correspondent Christopher Hedges on "the killing machine known as capitalism."4. Extended interview with Father Dick Preston on how and why capitalism violates the basic moral tenets of Christianity and the world's other major religions.5. The complete speech to the nation former president Jimmy Carter made on July 15, 1979, calling for a massive federal program to change from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources and also asking Americans to accept and embrace energy conservation. (This speech has gone down in history as Carter's "malaise" speech even though he never actually used that word.)6. Interview with Michael Pollan, UC Berkeley professor and best-selling author of "The Omnivore's Dilemma," on how capitalism affects the food supply and where the real profits in food are made (in processing rather than growing).7. Interview with Fred Schepartz, Rebecca Kemble, Brian Hill, Brian Warneke and Karl Schulte, employee-owners of the cooperatively owned Union Cab Co. in Madison, Wisconsin.8. Interview with professor Tom Webb, expert on worker cooperatives.9. Profile of the state-owned Bank of North Dakota with political scientist Dr. Roxanne Emerson Junker.10. Extended interview with attorneys Max Rameau and his partner Bernadine of Take Back the Land in Miami, Florida, which organizes resistance to foreclosures and helps families keep their homes.11. Trailers.12. Credits. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: The film depicts a boarded-up house in Bellington, WA; there is no such city in Washington state. It likely meant to say Bellingham, WA. See more »

Quotes

Arnold Schwarzenegger: I left Europe four decades ago because of Socialism has killed opportunities there.
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Crazy Credits

Wal-Mart no longer takes out dead peasant policies on their employees. But they still call them "associates". See more »

Connections

References The Godfather (1972) See more »

Soundtracks

"Gassenhauer (Street Song)"
Written by Carl Orff and Gunild Keetman
Performed by The Karl Peinkofer Percussion Ensemble
Courtesy of Celestial Harmonies See more »