The Big Fix (2012)

A documentary that examines the April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.

Directors:

Joshua Tickell, Rebecca Harrell Tickell (co-director)

Writer:

Johnny O'Hara

Stars:

Peter Fonda, Amy Smart, Joshua Tickell

Cast

Credited cast:
Peter Fonda	...	Self
Amy Smart	...	Self
Joshua Tickell	...	Narrator
Rebecca Harrell Tickell
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jean-Michel Cousteau	...	Self
Kevin Curole	...	Self
Margaret Curole	...	Self
Gregory Funk	...	Self
Jeff Goodell	...	Self
Chris Hedges	...	Self
Bobby Jindal	...	Self
David Korten	...	Self
Jim McDermott	...	Self
Ed Overton	...	Self - Professor Emeritus Louisiana State University
John Perkins	...	Self

Storyline

A documentary that examines the April 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico following the sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig.

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Plot Keywords:

oil spill | oil industry | british petroleum | bp | big oil | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Omar Mateen appears briefly in this film as a security guard. He would later become infamously known for his role in the Florida nightclub massacre that left 49 people dead in June of 2016.

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Connections

Features Easy Rider (1969)

User Reviews

Better than "Inside Job"

Louisiana is not a state, it's an oil colony. That was one of the core messages of this film, and it's impossible to argue that it's not true after seeing and hearing the evidence.

The history lesson is gripping, the interviews with policy experts and politicians are amazingly informative. The interviews with Gulf residents are touching. The interviewees are all people I'd love to have as friends, and I felt saddened for what has happened to them and continues to happen to them.

The birds, fish and shrimp? They're dead, so their suffering is over, but the people who counted on the Gulf for their survival continue to watch in horror as the damage being done to the Gulf gets worse and the President has approved the issue of more deep water drilling permits.

I'd highly recommend this film to anyone, especially if they think they know what has happened, and continues to happen, in the Gulf.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA France Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 June 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Gulf of Mexico, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Big Picture Ranch, Green Planet Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Black and White Color