Revenge of the Electric Car

2011 1h 30m EN

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★7.3TMDB · 43

Documentary

Synopsis

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A sequel to 2006's Who Killed the Electric Car?, director Chris Paine once again looks at electric vehicles. Where in the last film electric cars were dismissed as uneconomical and unreliable, and were under multiple attacks from government, the auto industry, and from energy companies who didn't want them to succeed, this film chronicles, in the light of new changes in technology, the world economy, and the auto industry itself, the race - from both major car companies like Ford and Nissan, and from new rising upstarts like Tesla - to bring a practical consumer EV to market.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Where to watch · US

Cast

Chelsea Sexton
Self
Tim Robbins
Narrator (voice)
Danny DeVito
Self (EV1 Driver)
Stephen Colbert
Self
Elon Musk
Self (CEO, Tesla Motors)
Jon Favreau
Self (Director, Iron Man)
Reverend Gadget
Self - Electric Car Converter (as Greg 'Gadget' Abbott)
Talulah Riley
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Chris Paine
Writers: P.G. Morgan, Chris Paine
Languages: English

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RUNTIME

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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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3 / 7

CINEMA

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Part of the "Electric Car Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 7

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Chelsea Sexton and Tim Robbins and Danny DeVito carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1413496 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Chris Paine directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 15 years ago.
3Part of the "Electric Car Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Chelsea Sexton and Tim Robbins and Danny DeVito carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1413496 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 43 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 90 min · 1h 30m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
IMDB: Revenge of the Electric Car (2011)

Part of

Electric Car Collection

A collection of documentaries covering the birth, death, and resurgence of electric cars in America circa the turn of the 21st century.

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Chris Paine

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Community reviews

What people are saying

rsanek2020-07-27
★ 8/10
You can really see Chris Paine's progress as a director when compared to his previous effort, Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006). The production value here is clearly much higher and overall the film is much more entertaining. I liked having the multiple parallel timelines between Bob Lutz, Ghosn, and Musk. The addition of the independent maker 'Gadget' I felt was a bit weird -- it seemed like originally the idea was to provide an insight into people who didn't want to wait for bigco car company to create electric cars, but through misfortunes to Gadget it really became more of a human interest story. Still, that's a small downside when viewing the film as a whole. Would love to see an updated, 2020 version of this timeline from Paine!

Key crew

Music ConsultantAminé Ramer

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

electric vehicles
electric car
green energy
alternative energy

Release history · US

When it landed

Theatrical2011-10-21

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International titles

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