Revenge of the Electric Car (2011)

Director:

Chris Paine

Writers:

P.G. Morgan
Chris Paine

Release Date:

20 July 2012 (Ireland)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Director Chris Paine takes his film crew behind the closed doors of Nissan, GM, and the Silicon Valley start-up Tesla Motors to chronicle the story of the global resurgence of electric cars.

Plot Keywords:

Electric Vehicles | Alternative Energy | Electric Car | Green Energy

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Tim Robbins	...	Himself - Narrator
Dan Neil	...	Himself - Columnist, Wall Street Journal
Danny DeVito	...	Himself - EV1 Driver
Ray Wert	...	Himself - Editor, Jalopnik
Stephen Colbert	...	Himself
Gavin Newsom	...	Himself - Lieutenant Governor, California
Thomas Friedman	...	Himself - Columnist, New York Times
Bob Lutz	...	Himself - Vice Chairman, GM
Evelyn Chiang	...	Herself - VP, Tesla Motors
Elon Musk	...	Himself - CEO, Tesla Motors
Troy Nergaard	...	Himself - Tesla Engineer
J.B. Straubel	...	Himself - Chief Technical Engineer
Owen Thomas	...	Himself - Editor, Valleywag
Anthony Kiedis	...	Himself - Musician
Jon Favreau	...	Himself - Director, Iron Man
Michelle Krebs	...	Herself - Auto Analyst, Edmunds.com
Bob Boniface	...	Himself - Design Director, GM Volt
Rick Wagoner	...	Himself - CEO, General Motors
Reverend Gadget	...	Himself - Electric Car Converter (as Greg 'Gadget' Abbott)
Charlotte Jackson	...	Herself - Designer
Dave Barthmuss	...	Himself - Western Region Manager, GM
Jeremy Snyder	...	Himself - Tesla Motors, LA
Shad Balch	...	Himself - GM Volt Team
David Cole	...	Himself - Industry Analyst
Alex Cattelan	...	Herself - Volt Engineer
Carlos Ghosn	...	Himself - CEO, Nissan Renault
Michael E. Capuano	...	Himself - Representative, Massachusetts (archive footage)
Preston Tucker	...	Himself - Car Designer (archive footage)
Colette Niazmand	...	Herself - Tesla Marketing
Talulah Riley	...	Herself - Actress
Frank Weber	...	Himself - Chief Engineer, Chevy Volt
Chris Paine	...	Himself - Filmmaker
Alex Taylor	...	Himself - Fortune Magazine
Martin Eberhard	...	Himself - Co-Founder, Tesla Motors
Ian Taras	...	Himself - Tesla Pre-Order Customer (as Dr. Ian Taras)
Charles H. Ellis III	...	Himself - Greater Grace Temple (as Bishop Charles H. Ellis III)
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Himself - Governor, California
Jason Calacanis	...	Himself - Tesla Customer
Phil Bredesen	...	Himself - Governor, Tennessee
Jim Cramer	...	Himself - Mad Money, CNBC (archive footage) (voice)
Adrian Finighan	...	Himself - Quest Means Business, CNN (archive footage) (voice)
Erin Burnett	...	Herself - Street Signs, CNBC (archive footage) (voice)
Christie Duffy	...	Herself - Trade the Trend, SmarTrend (archive footage) (voice)
Brian Cooley	...	Himself - Car Tech Live, CNET (archive footage) (voice)
Jereme Stafford	...	Himself - Production Supervisor, Nissan
Shai Agassi	...	Himself - CEO, Better Place
Adrian Grenier	...	Himself - Actor & Activist

Directed by
Chris Paine

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
P.G. Morgan
Chris Paine

Produced by
Jessie Deeter	....	producer
Stefano Durdic	....	executive producer
Roger G. Gilbertson	....	associate producer
Sara Hutchison	....	associate producer
Michelle Kaffko	....	producer: marketing and distribution
Michael Mihaly	....	assistant producer
Dana Moreau	....	co-producer
P.G. Morgan	....	producer
Chelsea Sexton	....	consulting producer

Original Music by
David Robbins

Cinematography by
Thaddeus Wadleigh		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Chris A. Peterson

Sound Department
Alan Barker	....	additional sound
Michael Bellacicco	....	additional sound
Tyler Bender	....	sound
Jim Blackstock	....	additional sound
Ed Chick	....	additional sound
Susan Dawes	....	dialogue editor
Doug Dunderdale	....	additional sound
Evan Goldman	....	additional sound editor: main title sequence
Bob Kellough	....	sound effects editor
Skip Lievsay	....	sound editor
Curtis Mansfield	....	additional sound
Ronald Morgan	....	dialogue editor
Jayme Roy	....	additional sound
Dennis Towns	....	additional sound
Derek Vanderhorst	....	sound designer

Visual Effects by
Dan Wilken	....	main title design

Camera and Electrical Department
John Behrens	....	additional camera
Richard Burton	....	additional camera
Arin Crumley	....	additional camera
Craig Delval	....	camera operator
Alon Farago	....	additional camera
Tom Kaufman	....	additional camera
Adam Keker	....	additional camera
Alexandra Liss	....	camera operator
Cari Lutz	....	additional camera
Gary Mercer	....	additional camera
Michael Mihaly	....	additional camera
Michael Negrin	....	additional camera
Chris Paine	....	additional camera
Steve Payne	....	additional camera operator
Steve Payne	....	camera operator
Robin Probyn	....	camera operator
Haskell Wexler	....	Danny DeVito shot by

Editorial Department
Mark Cope	....	assistant editor
Merritt Lear	....	additional editorial
Hannah Long	....	assistant editor
Kevin Thangchaipinyokul	....	transcriber

Music Department
Raul Campos	....	music supervisor
Nate Finan	....	orchestrator
Alexina Matisse	....	music consultant
Amine Ramer	....	music consultant
Ted Caplan	....	music editor (uncredited)

Other crew
Carsten Becker	....	creative director: Animated Biographical Segments
Kiran Goldman	....	production assistant

Thanks
Lawrence Blume	....	special thanks
Peter D. Coogan	....	thanks
Stephen Nemeth	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Papercut Films
• WestMidWest Productions

Distributors

• Area23a (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Heritage HM (2012) (Australia) (all media)
• Mongrel Media (2012) (Canada) (DVD)
• Roco Films (2011) (Non-USA) (all media)
• Westmidwest Productions

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #46779) | Singapore:PG

Company:

Papercut Films

Movie Connections:

Features "The Colbert Report: Bob Lutz (#4.117)" (2008)

Great sequel to "Who Killed the Electric Car".

Bottom line- if you liked "Who Killed the Electric Car", you'll like "Revenge of the Electric Car". Where "Who" pointed fingers at people, government, and industry, "Revenge" tells the story of those working hard to bring about a renaissance of the Electric Car. This makes for a different tone in the movie, but the subject matter will seem familiar. Rather than tell the whole story, the movie focuses on representatives. Featured are a couple of large car companies, one making a battery electric, one making a extended range battery electric, a small car company battling amazing odds, and a small shop owner living his dream- converting gas engined cars with the highest possible quality, using carefully selected parts to try to out-do the major car companies. How do you out-do a major car company? Well, that's up to you, isn't it? It could be style, it could be uniqueness, it could be cost. In the case of the EV it could be range or charging time, top speed or durability. Sit back and relax, and drink it all in, as the story unfolds before you. This documentary is easily one of the finest I've seen in a long time. Thanks to the team for making the movie, and a particular thanks to the person who did the opening credits.