Bowling for Columbine

"Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts?"

2002 2h 0m EN

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7.5

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★7.5TMDB · 1,751🍅95%Rotten Tomatoes●72Metacritic★8IMDB · 151,563

DocumentaryDrama

Synopsis

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This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

“Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts?”

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Cast

Michael Moore
Self
George H. W. Bush
Self
George W. Bush
Self
Charlton Heston
Self - NRA President
Jacobo Árbenz
Self - President of Guatemala
Mike Bradley
Self - Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
Dick Clark
Self
Arthur A. Busch
Self - County Prosecutor: Flint, Michigan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Michael Moore
Writers: Michael Moore
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, Germany, United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 8.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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4 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: Canada, Germany, United States of America.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Jeff Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kurt Engfehr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Michael Moore and George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts?".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Moore directs. Jeff Gibbs scores. Kurt Engfehr cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Canada, Germany, United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $4.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 8.9× over at the box office.
3Released 24 years ago.
4International production across 3 countries: Canada, Germany, United States of America.
5Original score by Jeff Gibbs. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kurt Engfehr shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Michael Moore and George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Are we a nation of gun nuts or are we just nuts?".
9IMDB entry: tt0310793 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 16 themes, including "canada", "gun", "homicide", "mass murder".
11Released under 12 different titles around the world.