Capitalism: A Love Story (2009)

An examination of the social costs of corporate interests pursuing profits at the expense of the public good.

Director:

Michael Moore

Writer:

Michael Moore

Stars:

Michael Moore, William Black, Jimmy Carter

4 wins & 14 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
William Black	...	Self
Jimmy Carter	...	Self (archive footage)
Elijah Cummings	...	Self (as Congressman Elijah Cummings)
Marcus Haupt	...	Self
Baron Hill	...	Self
Marcy Kaptur	...	Self
John McCain	...	Self (archive footage)
Michael Moore	...	Self
Stephen Moore	...	Self
Sarah Palin	...	Self (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan	...	Self (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt	...	Self (archive footage) (as Franklin Delano Roosevelt)
Bernie Sanders	...	Self
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Self (archive footage)
Wallace Shawn	...	Self

Storyline

Capitalism: A Love Story examines the impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). The film moves from Middle America, to the halls of power in Washington, to the global financial epicenter in Manhattan. With both humor and outrage, the film explores the question: What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? Families pay the price with their jobs, their homes and their savings. Moore goes into the homes of ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down; and he goes looking for explanations in Washington, DC and elsewhere. What he finds are the all-too-familiar symptoms of a love affair gone astray: lies, abuse, betrayal...and 14,000 jobs being lost every day. Capitalism: A Love Story also presents what a more hopeful future could look like. Who are we and why do we behave the way that we do?

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Plot Keywords:

capitalism | discontent | american culture | global economic crisis of 2008 | plutocracy | 

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Genres:

Documentary | Crime

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some language

Did You Know?

Trivia

When promoting the film, Michael Moore stated that he received a phone call telling him "to cool" it from a Democratic party official regarding the critical segment on Chris Dodd.

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Goofs

Moore mentions emails written by Citigroup to their wealthy clients and claims the emails say America is no longer a democracy; none of the emails actually say this.

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Quotes

Michael Moore: I refuse to live in a country like this, and I'm not leaving.

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Crazy Credits

After Moore asks the audience to rise up with him, the screen shows: "To find out how much you're worth to your boss dead go to www.deadpeasants.biz"

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Connections

Featured in The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Alice in Wonderland/Stolen/Brooklyn's Finest (2010)

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Soundtracks

Il Bidone
Music by Nino Rota
Courtesy of CAM S.R.L.

User Reviews

What you're not supposed to know

Michael Moore has never been objective. No documentary maker ever was. When you chose a subject, you've already taken some kind of position and Moore doesn't try to hide what he thinks.

And he shows us worker's families being driven from their homes and brokers making profit on it. He shows business companies taking life insurances on their employed and taking all the money when the employed dies. He says that the Congress is in the hands of Wall Street and especially Goldman and Sachs. There are more examples.

The interesting question is why Michael Moore is so alone making these kind of films in the US. The answer is probably that the investors don't want him or anybody else to do them. They want to go on, treating the American people in the most terrifying ways. And since money seems to decide so much in that country, such films are very seldom made. But you're not supposed to know.

Details

Official Sites:

Michael Moore Official Website

Country:

USA

Language:

English Russian Spanish

Release Date:

2 October 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

The New Movie

Filming Locations:

Chevrolet Plants, Flint, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$231,964, 27 September 2009

Gross USA:

$14,363,397

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,436,509

Company Credits

Production Co:

Overture Films, Paramount Vantage, The Weinstein Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

127 min 105 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1