GasLand (2010)

Director:

Josh Fox

Writer:

Josh Fox

Release Date:

17 January 2011 (UK)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Can you light your water on fire?

Plot:

It is happening all across America-rural landowners wake up one day to find a lucrative offer from an energy company wanting to lease their property...

Plot Keywords:

Gas | Energy | Chemical Contamination | Chemical Pollution | Polluted Environment

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Josh Fox
Dick Cheney	...	Himself (archive footage)
Pete Seeger	...	Himself (archive footage)
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Aubrey K. McClendon	...	Himself
Pat Fernelli	...	Herself - Resident
Ron Carter	...	Himself - Resident
Jean Carter	...	Herself - Resident
Norma Fiorentino	...	Herself - Resident
Debbie May	...	Herself - Resident
Mike Markham	...	Himself
Marsha Mendenhall	...	Herself
Dave Neslin	...	Himself
Jesse Ellsworth	...	Himself
Amee Ellsworth	...	Herself
Renee McClure	...	Herself
Weston Wilson	...	Himself
Jeff Walker	...	Himself - Resident
Veronda Walker	...	Herself - Walker
Lewis Meeks	...	Himself - Resident
John Fenton	...	Himself - Resident
Kathy Fenton	...	Herself - Resident
Dee Hoffmeister	...	Herself - Resident
Theo Colborn	...	Herself
Lisa Bracken	...	Herself - Resident
Robert Blackcloud	...	Himself - Resident
Al Armendariz	...	Himself (as Dr. Al Armendariz)
Calvin Tillman	...	Himself - Mayor of Dish
Wilma Subra	...	Herself
John Hanger	...	Himself
James F. Gennaro	...	Himself
Scott Stringer	...	Himself
Maurice Hinchey	...	Himself
Albert F. Appleton	...	Himself
Dan Boren	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Costa	...	Himself (archive footage)
Louie Gohmert	...	Himself (archive footage)
Doug Lamborn	...	Himself (archive footage)
Nellie McKay	...	Soundtrack (performer: 'Oversure')
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Dennis Hastert	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
David Paterson	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
T. Boone Pickens	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Josh Fox

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Josh Fox

Produced by
Trish Adlesic	....	producer
Josh Fox	....	producer
Molly Gandour	....	producer
Don Guarnieri	....	co-producer
Laura Newman	....	co-producer
David Roma	....	co-producer

Film Editing by
Matthew Sanchez

Production Management
Carinne Fassari	....	assistant post-production supervisor
Joanna Lara	....	post-production supervisor

Sound Department
Chris Davis	....	sound editor
William Hsieh	....	sound editor
Perry Levy	....	sound editor
Eric Milano	....	sound re-recording mixer
Abigail Savage	....	sound editor
Brian Scibinico	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Scibinico	....	supervising sound editor
Steven Tollen	....	sound executive producer

Visual Effects by
Juan Cardarelli	....	visual effects
Eric M. Levy	....	visual effects artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Raye Cyphers	....	additional camera operator (as Raye Levine)
Josh Fox	....	camera operator
Molly Gandour	....	second camera
Noah Hutton	....	additional camera operator
Laura Newman	....	additional camera operator
Matthew Sanchez	....	second camera
Alex Tyson	....	aerial camera operator

Animation Department
Alex Tyson	....	animator

Editorial Department
Carrine Fassari	....	assistant post-production coordinator
Kirsten Greene	....	additional editor
Eitan Hakami	....	post consultant
Michael Kahn	....	on-line editor
Joanna Lara	....	post-production coordinator
Jonathan Liebert	....	digital cinema mastering
Mike Smollin	....	digital intermediate colorist
Steven Tollen	....	post-production (as Steve Tollen)
Alex Tyson	....	additional editor
Alex Tyson	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Susan Jacobs	....	music supervisor
Jackie Mulhearn	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Barbara Arindell	....	consultant
Stephanie Bleyer	....	project coordinator
Henry Chalfant	....	consultant
Raye Cyphers	....	production assistant (as Raye Levine)
Michael Donaldson	....	clearance counsel (as Donaldson Callif)
Cristina Esteras-Ortiz	....	online project manager
J. Henry Fair	....	archive source
Morgan Jenness	....	consultant
Emma Levine	....	production assistant
Joe Levine	....	consultant
Mojo Lorwin	....	production assistant
Orly Ravid	....	distribution advisor
Debra Winger	....	creative consultant
Irene Yibirin	....	production assistant

Thanks
Nancy Abraham	....	very special thanks
Richard Abramowitz	....	special thanks
John Amos	....	thanks
Al Appleton	....	thanks
Barbara Arindell	....	special thanks
Alfredo J. Armendariz	....	thanks
Al Baker	....	thanks
Linda Baker	....	thanks
Paul Bargetto	....	special thanks
Rolf Beck	....	special thanks
Rolf Belgum	....	special thanks
Ronald Bobbitt	....	thanks
Kevin Bone	....	special thanks
Lisa Bracken	....	thanks
Meryl Bradshaw	....	thanks
David Brancaccio	....	special thanks
Eric Brannon	....	special thanks
Dan Brinkerhoff	....	special thanks
Lester Brown	....	thanks
Elizabeth Burns	....	thanks
Gillian Caldwell	....	thanks
Jeanne Calvit	....	special thanks
Hunter Canning	....	special thanks
Ronald Carter	....	thanks
Pat Carullo	....	thanks
Melissa Chambers	....	special thanks
Elizabeth Chandler	....	thanks
Doug Chapman	....	special thanks
Stefani Charitou	....	special thanks
Andy Cheshier	....	thanks
Theo Colborn	....	thanks
Carol Collier	....	thanks
Duke Cox	....	thanks
Steve Cummings	....	thanks
Jane Cyphers	....	special thanks
Joyce Deep	....	special thanks
Diana DeGette	....	thanks
Alice Diehl	....	special thanks
Patrick Dillan	....	thanks
Michael Donaldson	....	special thanks
Mike Eisenfeld	....	thanks
Amee Ellsworth	....	thanks
Jesse Ellsworth	....	thanks
Pat Farnelli	....	thanks
Maryann Feierstein	....	special thanks
John Fenton	....	thanks
Kathy Fenton	....	thanks (as Kathy Fenton)
Mike Ferguson	....	thanks
Norma Fiorentino	....	thanks
Laura Flanders	....	special thanks
Alex Fox	....	special thanks (as Alexander Monti Fox)
Angela Fox	....	special thanks
Cynthia Fox	....	special thanks
Jay Fox	....	special thanks
Johnny Fox	....	special thanks
Mary Fox	....	special thanks
Mayer Fox	....	special thanks
Orianna Fox	....	special thanks
James Gennaro	....	thanks
Jason Gerhardt	....	special thanks
Carrie Getman	....	special thanks
Tim Giblin	....	thanks
Osmin Gonzalez	....	thanks
Richard Gonzalez	....	thanks
Dick Gordon	....	special thanks
Sara Gozalo	....	special thanks
Hunter Gray	....	special thanks
Kirsten Greene	....	special thanks
Trevor Groth	....	special thanks
Bernie Handler	....	special thanks
Mary Handler	....	special thanks
Kevin Hayes	....	special thanks
Vilia Hayes	....	special thanks
Heidi Hemmet	....	special thanks
Joe Henderson	....	thanks
Maurice Hinchey	....	thanks
Jim Hoffer	....	special thanks
Dee Hoffmeister	....	thanks
Gary Hogan	....	thanks
Jerry Horton	....	thanks
Arliss Howard	....	special thanks
Monica Hunken	....	special thanks
Susan Jacobs	....	special thanks
Jerry Johnson	....	thanks
Tim Johnson	....	thanks
Josh Joswick	....	thanks
Daniel Kraus	....	special thanks
Jennifer Krill	....	special thanks
Laura Legere	....	special thanks
Nathan Lemoine	....	special thanks
Jeff Locker	....	thanks
Sandy Long	....	special thanks
Abrahm Lustgarten	....	special thanks
Gerard Manos	....	thanks
Mike Markham	....	thanks
Debbie Maye	....	thanks
Renee McClure	....	thanks
Thomas McGuinn	....	special thanks
Shirley McNall	....	thanks
Lewis Meeks	....	thanks (as Lewis Meeks)
Tara Meixsell	....	thanks
Marsha Mendenhall	....	thanks
Juliann Mesri	....	special thanks
Paul Mezey	....	special thanks (as Paul S. Mezey)
Mo Miah	....	special thanks
Johnny Micou	....	thanks
Charles Morgan	....	thanks
Pete Morton	....	thanks
Nicholas Nersesian	....	thanks
Sheila Nevins	....	very special thanks
Maule Newman	....	thanks
Jeremy Nichols	....	thanks
Ed Nocera	....	special thanks
Barry Pelts	....	thanks
John Pendergrass	....	thanks
Mike Plante	....	special thanks
Richard Plunz	....	thanks
Martina Portratz	....	special thanks
Michele Rafic	....	special thanks
Robert Redford	....	special thanks
Dick Reisling	....	special thanks
Jason Rinker	....	thanks
Paula Roberts	....	thanks
Rick Roles	....	thanks
Bob Sanetta	....	special thanks
Julie Sautner	....	thanks
Frank Smith	....	thanks
John Sommerich	....	special thanks
Judy Sommerich	....	special thanks
Kathy Sommerich	....	special thanks
Vinnie Sommerich	....	special thanks
Morgan Spurlock	....	special thanks
Scott Stringer	....	thanks
Wilma Subra	....	thanks
Victoria Switzer	....	thanks
Steven Tabakin	....	special thanks
Shams Tarek	....	special thanks
Deb Thomas	....	thanks
Geoffrey Thyne	....	thanks
Calvin Tillman	....	thanks
Steven Tollen	....	special thanks
Emily Verellen	....	special thanks
Joanna Wasserman	....	special thanks
James Weaver	....	thanks
Kim Weber	....	thanks
Emily Weidenhof	....	thanks
Claire Wesselman	....	special thanks
Jack White	....	thanks
Mary White	....	thanks
Wally White	....	thanks
Margaret Whitton	....	special thanks
Sharon Wilson	....	thanks
Weston Wilson	....	thanks
Randall Wirth	....	thanks
Roxana Witter	....	thanks
Joyce Wizer	....	thanks
Don Young	....	thanks

Production Companies

• HBO Documentary Films
• International WOW Company

Distributors

• Golden Village Pictures (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Kanibal Films Distribution (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Mongrel Media (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Against Gravity (2011) (Poland) (all media)
• Atypik Films (2010) (France) (all media)
• Dogwoof Pictures (2010) (UK) (all media)
• Festival Films S.L. (2010) (Spain) (all media)
• Front Row Distributors (2010) (United Arab Emirates) (all media)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2010) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Lighthouse Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Mongrel Media (2010) (Canada) (DVD)
• NHK (2010) (Japan) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2010) (Denmark) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2010) (Norway) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (all media)
• Sena (2010) (Iceland) (all media)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Australia:PG (TV rating)

Company:

HBO Documentary Films

Movie Connections:

Featured in 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys (2011) (TV)

Soundtrack:

If I Had You

Keep voting Republican if you want to see more of these films

Throughout this documentary I kept thinking about the endless whining Republicans engage in when they're asked to protect the environment, as if money is vastly more important than anything that's ever existed on the Earth.

These pollution scenarios can be laid at the feet of the Bushes, Cheneys, Limbaughs, Becks, Hannitys, Palins, Blankenships and other greediots who treat nature like a dumping ground, often citing "God's plan" as an excuse. How do people get so sick in the head that they think money is more important than life itself? These are the same parasites who keep claiming that global warming is a hoax, or the ozone hole was never a problem. Will we ever get that garbage out of the human gene pool?

The message in this film is a powerful one, and goes well beyond the specific issue of "fracking" to cover any enterprise that disturbs nature on a large scale. The sheer footprint of drilling operations on the physical landscape is another depressing angle, almost as bad as the water and air pollution. You can easily see these rigs and access roads in satellite photos. The rapidity of their deployment is changing the map daily. Thanks, Bush & Cheney for your "wise use" loopholes that may never be fully closed.

The human flood seems destined to grow until it consumes every possible acre that can satiate gluttony (temporarily). Wind turbines are no exception, even though they wear a "green" mantle. Future plans for endless construction will turn non-industrialized acreage into an old curiosity. That's "progress" by the standard growthist definition. Leave no "productive" land untouched. I can see national parks being ringed by the sights and odors of drilling rigs, leaving no real place to escape to. It's already encroaching on the Tetons.

The only weakness of this documentary was the shaky, often poorly focused camera work, though it worked to exaggerate the grim mood and some of it seemed intentional. Pro cameraman or not, Mr. Fox had guts in making this piece and is to be highly commended.

Still, I was left with the sick feeling that legislation will never fully decontaminate these activities because so many people are basically evil.