Themes: Down on Their Luck, Fighting the System, Righting the Wronged
Main Cast: Michael Moore
Release Year: 1992
Country: US
Run Time: 23 minutes
Plot
Following his breakthrough 1989 documentary Roger & Me, Michael Moore revisits his hometown in the 23-minute short film Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint. Unfortunately, he finds things have gotten worse for Flint residents following the loss of 30,000 jobs in the auto industry. Moore pays a visit to Rhonda Britton, the subject in the original film's famous rabbit scene. Since then, she has expanded her rabbit business to include selling rats and mice. Moore also visits Deputy Fred Ross, who now works as a repo man in addition to evicting people from their homes. Pets or Meat was broadcast in 1992 on PBS as part of the P.O.V. series. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
Pets or Meat: The Return to Flint (1992) is a short (23-minute) documentary film that was aired on PBS. It is based on the feature-length film Roger & Me (1989) by Michael Moore. The film's title refers to Rhonda Britton, a Flint, Michigan, resident featured in both the 1989 and 1992 films who sells rabbits as either pets or meat.[citation needed]