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The Awful Truth

  • TV Series
  • 1999–20001999–2000
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.2K
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The Awful Truth (1999)
  • Documentary
Activist film director Michael Moore hosts a show where he continues his crusade to expose wrongdoing by the high and mighty.Activist film director Michael Moore hosts a show where he continues his crusade to expose wrongdoing by the high and mighty.Activist film director Michael Moore hosts a show where he continues his crusade to expose wrongdoing by the high and mighty.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
2.2K
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  • Stars
    • Michael Moore
    • Jay Martel
    • Gideon Evans
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  • Stars
    • Michael Moore
    • Jay Martel
    • Gideon Evans
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    • 22User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Michael Moore
    Michael Moore
    • Selfas Self
    24 episodes24 eps • 1999–2000
    Jay Martel
    Jay Martel
    • Correspondentas Correspondent…
    Gideon Evans
    • Announceras Announcer…
    Karen Duffy
    Karen Duffy
    • Correspondentas Correspondent
    Rehya Young
    • Selfas Self
    3 episodes3 eps • 2000
    Ben Hamper
    • Correspondentas Correspondent
    Charlie Siskel
    Charlie Siskel
    • Selfas Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999–2000
    Sal Piro
    • Selfas Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 1999–2000
    Nick McKinney
    • Selfas Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 2000
    Siobhan Gervasi
    • Selfas Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 2000
    Anne Sullivan
    • Selfas Self
    2 episodes2 eps • 2000
    Sally Struthers
    Sally Struthers
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 1999
    Roseanne Barr
    Roseanne Barr
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 1999
    Neil Flynn
    Neil Flynn
    • Head Strikebreakeras Head Strikebreaker
    Conan O'Brien
    Conan O'Brien
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 1999
    Willie Nelson
    Willie Nelson
    • Selfas Self
    1 episode1 ep • 1999
    Andy Richter
    Andy Richter
    • Fatheras Father
    James Carville
    James Carville
    • Self - Former Clinton Campaign Directoras Self - Former Clinton Campaign Director
    1 episode1 ep • 1999
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    • Goofs
      In the Sodomobile piece, there is a diagram of the U.S. showing that Tennesee is a state where sodomy is illegal, yet when Moore and friends arrive in Tennesee, Michael's voice over claims the exact opposite.
    • Connections
      Edited into Bowling for Columbine (2002)

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    Hard to stomach?
    When I was about 15 years old or so, I happened to come across a show on television called "TV Nation." I was completely enthralled by every episode I saw before my local station decided not to continue carrying the show, no doubt in favor of such quality shows as "Friends" or "Touched By An Angel." I thought that "TV Nation" was the best thing to ever happen to television, and I went out and watched as much Michael Moore as I possibly could.

    So when the complete first season of "The Awful Truth" came out on video, I knew I had to watch every episode, probably more than twice. I was completely confident that Moore would once again delight and inform me as he did eight years ago.

    I quite enjoyed the first episode, how to run a Witch Hunt and the invitation to the funeral. I think my favorite episode so far is the Beat The Rich/Soddomobile one-two knockout. Moore has always been brilliant at staging stunts to shock and embarrass.

    But the more I watched the show, the more I noticed: that's all he does. He doesn't really try to change anything, bring any new information to light, or challenge anyone's viewpoints. His documentaries seem to serve as either efforts to upset industrial and capitalist giants or slaps on the back to people of like mindset. "Oh, I'm so glad we're middle class/Liberal/gay-positive, because upper class/Republican/fundamentalist people are so dumb!"

    Being a middle class gay-positive liberal, I enjoyed every single episode of "The Awful Truth"s first season. I just wish it had a little more bite and merit as opposed to being a series of mostly impotent guerilla attacks on people and ideas that deserve more focused attention.

    Many of the segments are difficult to watch, such as the voice-box choir or Moore's awkward conversation with Lucianne Goldberg, and that gives the show merit. If it was a comfortable show to watch all the time, it'd be a Liberal "60 Minutes." Moore gets to focus our attention on the bad points in America, and hints at the possibilities behind our cold impersonal modernity. At this he succeeds: the shock value of correspondents such as Crackers The Crime Fighting Chicken force eyes to focus on problems that everyone knows about but ignores whenever possible. I congratulate the man on a mostly successful effort and hope that he continues his crusade proudly and does not become a caricature of himself in later years. Rating: 8/10.
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    • Release date
      • April 11, 1999 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Awful Truth with Michael Moore
    • Filming locations
      • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • United Broadcasting Inc.
      • Channel 4 Television Corporation
      • Bravo Cable
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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