Fuel (I) (2008)

Director Josh Tickell takes us along for his 11 year journey around the world to find solutions to America's addiction to oil. A shrinking economy, a failing auto industry, rampant ... See full summary »

Director:

Joshua Tickell

Writer:

Johnny O'Hara

Stars:

Joshua Tickell, Barbara Boxer, Richard Branson

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Joshua Tickell	...	Himself / narrator
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barbara Boxer	...	Herself - Senator - California
Richard Branson	...	Himself - Founder, Virgin Group
George W. Bush	...	Himself - President of the United States (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter	...	Himself - President of the United States (archive footage)
Sheryl Crow	...	Herself - Musician / Environmental Activist
Larry David	...	Himself - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist
Deborah Dupre	...	Herself - Environmental Activist and Josh's Mom
Jeremiah Dupre	...	Josh's brother
Dwight D. Eisenhower	...	Himself - President of the United States (archive footage)
Perry Freeze	...	Himself - Owner of Diesel Volkswagen Jetta
Larry Hagman	...	Himself - Actor / Renewable Energy Advocate
Woody Harrelson	...	Himself - Actor / Environmentalist
Jay Inslee	...	Himself - Congressman, Washington
Robert Kennedy Jr.	...	Himself - Attorney for NRDC / President, Water Keeper Alliance

Storyline

Director Josh Tickell takes us along for his 11 year journey around the world to find solutions to America's addiction to oil. A shrinking economy, a failing auto industry, rampant unemployment, an out-of-control national debt, and an insatiable demand for energy weigh heavily on all of us. Fuel shows us the way out of the mess we're in by explaining how to replace every drop of oil we now use, while creating green jobs and keeping our money here at home. The film never dwells on the negative, but instead shows us the easy solutions already within our reach.

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Plot Keywords:

oil | energy | solar | wind | electricity | 

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Taglines:

Uncovering America's dirty secret

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 2009 (USA)

Box Office

Budget:

$2,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,386 (USA) (18 September 2009)

Gross:

$173,783 (USA) (30 October 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blue Water Entertainment, Green Planet Productions, Open Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

112 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Josh Tickell lived in his Veggie Van for the first two years of making the movie.

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Connections

Features Louisiana Story (1948)

User Reviews

Inspiring

Fuel weaves a web of connection between US energy/petrol policy and the environmental and foreign policies that ensue from petrol dependence. Without being preachy, the narrator spins a yarn that takes him from the happy-go-lucky days of an Australian childhood to the US where he begins to mature in his views about energy and the most effective means to make a difference.

The film is stuffed with celebrities, the obligatory genuflection to a star-struck culture that can't imagine much if Cher, Willie Nelson, or Bono aren't hyping it. This aside, probably the most important aspect of the narrator's tale is how he realized that he wasn't going to get squat done if he didn't begin to work collectively. This is the most powerful message of his film. The last third of the move details all of the energy solutions afoot right now, which can be implemented with the right pressure on Congress. It's inspiring folks.

There only seemed to be one glaring error. This has to do with his calculus regarding the use of ethanol. I would suggest everyone read Alcohol Can Be a Gas for a more intelligent discussion on ethanol. The other bone to pick is the matter of environmental racism. Americans are likely more predisposed to any card but the infamous race card. The rebound effects for his own mother, however, demonstrate that good old saying by the big J himself, "That which you do to the Least of my brothers, that's what you do onto me."