Maxed Out
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Per its title, James D. Scurlock's virulently angry muckraking documentary Maxed Out examines the many problems associated with escalating U.S. consumer debt. Scurlock places his weightiest emphasis on the ends of the spectrum rooted in extreme evil (read: abuse) -- such as the capital lenders who wheedle poor farm families into assuming unmanageable loans and college students into placing massive amounts on credit cards. He also touches on the end rooted in extreme tragedy, such as the debtors who sink so far in over their heads that suicide represents the only conceivable out. The film's many interviewees include Harvard University financial analyst Elizabeth Warren (who pontificates on the lucrativeness of high-interest mortgage banking) and born-again Christian radio host Dave Ramsey, who offers difficult on-air advice to the fiscally burdened by drawing on his own experiences as a debtor. ~ Nathan Southern, RoviCredit
Lee Thompson - Associate Producer, Alexis Manya Spraic - Associate Producer, James D. Scurlock - Director, Alexis Manya Spraic - Editor, Benoît Charest - Composer (Music Score), Yolanda Ferraloro - Musical Direction/Supervision, Jon Aaron Aaseng - Cinematographer, James D. Scurlock - Producer, Joe Milner - Sound/Sound Designer, Dane Thomsen - Sound Recordist, Johnny Massena - Sound Recordist, James D. Scurlock - Screenwriter, David Sparrgrove - Graphic Design, David Sparrgrove - Title Design| Max, Mon Amour (1986 Film), Max the Mouse (1989 Film) | |
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This article is about the documentary film. For the actual concept, see Maxed out.
| Maxed Out | |
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 Promotional film poster |
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| Directed by | James Scurlock |
| Produced by | James Scurlock |
| Written by | James Scurlock |
| Starring | Mark Mumma Ronald Reagan Elizabeth Warren Chris Barrett Louis C.K. Dave Ramsey |
| Cinematography | Jon Aaseng |
| Editing by | Alexis Spraic |
| Distributed by | Magnolia Home Entertainment Netflix Red Envelope Entertainment Truly Indie |
| Release date(s) | September 11, 2001 |
| Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (2006) is an independent feature-length documentary film and (2007) book that chronicles abusive practices in the credit card industry.
Written and directed by James Scurlock, the film and book use interviews with creditors, debtors, academics, and others to illustrate its story.[1] The film, premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, USA, in 2006 where it claimed the Special Jury Prize, went on to several film fests including Seattle, Full Frame Documentary, Maui, New Zealand, Milwaukee International, Woodstock, Bergen, Leeds International, Oxford and IDFA (Amsterdam) film festivals. Henry Rollins selected Maxed Out when invited to host a favorite film within Maryland Film Festival 2007. The film was released in movie theaters in select cities in the United States in March 2007 through Magnolia Pictures.
The DVD was released nationally on June 7, 2007, in the joint effort of Magnolia Pictures and Red Envelope Entertainment (a division of Netflix). The book Maxed Out is published by Scribner, a division of Simon and Schuster. It was published in March 2007 in hardcover and in December 2007 in paperback.
Scurlock's purpose for the film and book was to raise awareness of how credit credit and lending issues are affecting society.[1] The main premises of the documentary and book are that banks and other creditors deliberately market to people who are more likely to have problems paying and that the creditors benefit from connections to government, the debt collection industry, and from lawmaker apathy.[2]
The non-profit organization Americans for Fairness in Lending (AFFIL) has organized screenings of Maxed Out around the country as part of its work. AFFIL sustains a formal collaboration with the film.[clarification needed]
References
- ^ a b Singletary, Michelle (2007-03-12). "Maxed out on debt? Help's on way, in a film and a book". The Washington Post.
- ^ Hornaday, Ann (2007-03-11). "Give "Maxed Out" credit". The Washington Post.
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