Michael Moore Hates America
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From Michael Moore's hometown of Flint, MI, to the movie-making capital of the United States, director Mike Wilson's inflammatory documentary travels across the country to hold the controversial Sicko director's allegedly questionable tactics up to the light for closer examination. Wilson is a filmmaker who wants viewers to question what they see and hear in the media, and he's willing to travel thousands of miles in order to highlight why you too should remain skeptical about Moore's motivations as a filmmaker. The result is a meditation on the American dream, and the manner in which diligence and determination can eventually pay off for the folks who aren't willing to let their dreams fade. Additionally, by speaking with such well-known media figures as Penn Jilette and John Stossel as well as a host of highly respected scholars, Wilson highlights how Moore manipulates interviews and statistics to serve his own personal agenda. ~ Jason Buchanan, RoviCast
David Horowitz; John Stossel; Penn Jillette; Albert Maysles; Michael Moore; Bruce Wilson; Mike Wilson; Jerry Taylor; Dinesh D'Souza; Robert Levy; David T. Hardy; Andrew Breitbart; Christopher Ohlsen; Lisa Gaines; JC Watts; Sgt. Peter DamonCredit
Phoshdesign - Animator, Phil Hoeschen - Animator, Maura Flynn - Associate Producer, Mike Wilson - Director, Greg Browning - Editor, Brian Cartmell - Executive Producer, Future Media Entertainment - Composer (Music Score), Levi Seacer, Jr. - Musical Direction/Supervision, Curt Johnson - Musical Direction/Supervision, Robert Ashmun - Musical Direction/Supervision, OMC Music Company - Musical Direction/Supervision, Scott Olson - Cinematographer, Mike Wilson - Cinematographer, Christopher Ohlsen - Cinematographer, Carr Hagerman - Cinematographer, Michael Schaubach - Cinematographer, Klayman Wilson - Cinematographer, Curt Johnson - Producer, Mike Wilson - Producer, Christopher Ohlsen - Producer, Carr Hagerman - Producer, Bradley H. Hillstrom - Producer, Mike Wilson - Screenwriter| Michael Monroe: Rock Like XXXX-Live... (198z Film), Michael Michael Motorcycle! (2002 Film) | |
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Michael Moore Hates America
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Michael Wilson |
| Produced by | Carr Hagerman |
| Written by | Michael Wilson |
| Starring | Andrew Breitbart Peter Damon Dinesh D'Souza Penn Jillette Sandra Froman Michael Moore Michael Wilson |
| Cinematography | Carr Hagerman Christopher Ohlsen Michael Wilson |
| Editing by | Greg Browning |
| Distributed by | HCW Films |
| Release date(s) | 2004 |
| Running time | 125 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Michael Moore Hates America is a documentary film directed by Mike Wilson that criticizes director Michael Moore. It premiered September 12, 2004, in Dallas, Texas, at the American Film Renaissance film festival.[1][2][3][4]
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The movie and its poster are patterned after Moore's film Roger & Me, during which Moore attempts to chase down Roger Bonham Smith for an interview. In this case, Wilson seeks an interview with Moore. Wilson also adopts other aspects of Moore's style in his efforts at satirizing Moore. For instance, Wilson interviews a mix of Americans across the country and well-known figures like conservatives Dinesh D'Souza, David Horowitz and Andrew Breitbart, liberal Albert Maysles and fellow libertarians such as Penn Jillette and Tim Slagle. Wilson revisits some of Moore's shooting locations and subjects from Roger & Me and Bowling for Columbine, and discredits many aspects of Moore's films.[3]
Wilson's main criticism is that Moore misrepresents the truth by (1) staging events and (2) deftly cutting sequences to distort the truth. As an example of (1), Michael Wilson offers the scene in Bowling for Columbine where Michael Moore gets a gun on opening a bank account. An interview with the bank employees suggests that Michael Moore had arranged for the gun to be delivered to the bank ahead of time so he could walk outside with it immediately after opening the bank account. As an example of (2), Michael Wilson offers the scenes in Bowling for Columbine of NRA president Charlton Heston speaking. The scenes are cut together from different speeches; however, in the film they may be construed to be from one speech given shortly after the Columbine shooting at a meeting in Denver.[5]
Wilson acknowledges that he misrepresented the name of the movie on numerous occasions when interviewing individuals for it.
Reception
Rotten tomatoes evaluated 75% positive reviews.[6] Some favored the film's examination of Moore's methods.[4]
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