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Roger & Me

  • 19891989
  • 1515
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
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Roger & Me (1989)
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After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith... Read allAfter General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith.After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith.

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  • Director
    • Michael Moore
  • Writer
    • Michael Moore
  • Stars
    • Michael Moore
    • Roger B. Smith
    • Rhonda Britton
Top credits
  • Director
    • Michael Moore
  • Writer
    • Michael Moore
  • Stars
    • Michael Moore
    • Roger B. Smith
    • Rhonda Britton
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    • 142User reviews
    • 35Critic reviews
    • 70Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 14 wins

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    Michael Moore
    Michael Moore
    • Selfas Self
    Roger B. Smith
    • Selfas Self
    Rhonda Britton
    • Self - Pets or Meat Ladyas Self - Pets or Meat Lady
    Fred Ross
    • Self - Eviction Deputyas Self - Eviction Deputy
    Kaye Lani Rae Rafko
    • Self (Miss America)as Self (Miss America)
    James Blanchard
    • Selfas Self
    James Bond
    • Selfas Self
    Pat Boone
    Pat Boone
    • Selfas Self
    Anita Bryant
    Anita Bryant
    • Selfas Self
    Karen Edgely
    • Selfas Self
    Bob Eubanks
    Bob Eubanks
    • Selfas Self
    Ben Hamper
    • Selfas Self
    Dinona Jackson
    • Selfas Self
    Timothy Jackson
    • Selfas Self
    Tom Kay
    • Selfas Self
    Correy Lennox
    • High School Studentas High School Student
    Brian MacDonald
    • Video Tour Guideas Video Tour Guide
    Janet K. Rauch
    • Self - Amway Ladyas Self - Amway Lady
    • Director
      • Michael Moore
    • Writer
      • Michael Moore
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    A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith. —Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>
    michiganflint michigandownsizingu.s. industryu.s. economy79 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • The story of a rebel and his mike.
    • Genre
      • Documentary
    • Certificate
      • 15
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      This is the only movie where there has been a successful lawsuit against Michael Moore - filed by former friend Larry Stecco who successfully argued that his portrayal in the movie was not an accurate reflection of his character ("False light invasion of privacy" is the legal term) and won. Stecco was interviewed attending a society fund raising ball and was made out to be a high-society rich pig who partied while people where starving outside. He was actually a lawyer who worked pro-bono for the poorer residents of Flint.
    • Quotes

      [In closing credits]

      subtitles: This film cannot be shown within the city of Flint... All the movie theaters have closed.

    • Crazy credits
      This film cannot be shown within the city of Flint. All the movie theatres have closed.
    • Connections
      Edited from Design for Dreaming (1956)
    • Soundtracks
      Here He Comes, Pat Boone
      Music by Arthur Malvin

      Lyrics by Jerry Seelen

    User reviews142

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    A need to see movie
    I first saw Roger & Me in a school film class and ever since it has always held a place in my top ten list. If a movie could enrage, humor, disgust, and provoke you, this is certainly it. Michael Moore does an excellent job of bringing the issue of corporate downsizing from a numbers game to a human decency level, of which the Rabbit women is clearly representative. But, above all, Roger & Me is a great movie, which you'll leave laughing, but also shaking your head wondering how Roger Smith could do such a thing. But, hey, it made an awesome comedy/documentary didn't it?
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    • Release date
      • April 27, 1990 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Warner Bros.
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • A Humorous Look at How General Motors Destroyed Flint, Michigan
    • Filming locations
      • Detroit, Michigan, USA
    • Production companies
      • Dog Eat Dog Films
      • Warner Bros.
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $160,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $6,706,368
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $80,253
      • Dec 25, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,706,368
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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