Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Director:

Michael Moore

Writer (WGA):

Michael Moore (written by)

Release Date:

25 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

The temperature where freedom burns!

Plot:

Michael Moore's view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Plot Keywords:

Black Man | Dead Children | Mistreatment | Michael Moore | Dead Man

Awards:

26 wins & 12 nominations

Cast

Ben Affleck	...	Himself (archive footage)
Stevie Wonder	...	Himself (archive footage)
George W. Bush	...	Himself (archive footage)
James Baker III	...	Himself - Former Secretary of State (archive footage)
Richard Gephardt	...	Himself - Congressman (archive footage)
Tom Daschle	...	Himself - Senator (archive footage)
Jeffrey Toobin	...	Himself - Author of "Too Close to Call" (archive footage)
Al Gore	...	Himself - U.S. Vice President and Senate President (archive footage)
Condoleezza Rice	...	Herself - National Security Advisor (archive footage)
Donald Rumsfeld	...	Himself (archive footage)
Saddam Hussein	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Bush	...	Himself - Former U.S. President (archive footage)
Ricky Martin	...	Himself (archive footage)
Byron Dorgan	...	Himself - Senator in Subcommittee on Aviation (archive footage)
Osama Bin Laden	...	Himself (archive footage)

Also Known As:

Fahrenheit 911 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violent and disturbing images, and for language.

Runtime:

122 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Arabic

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:18PL | Australia:M | Italy:T | USA:R (certificate #40791) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Iceland:12 (video rating) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Chile:14 | Czech Republic:12 | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Kuwait:(Banned) | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 (theatrical) | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Baghdad, Iraq

Company:

Lions Gate Films

Trivia:

Was nearly disqualified for Oscar consideration because of a July 2004 airing on Cuban television. After this was revealed to be an illegal broadcast from a bootleg disk, the Academy cleared it for eligibility.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: Was it all just a dream?
Al Gore: God bless you, Florida! Thank you!
Narrator: Did the last four years not really happen? Look, there's Ben Affleck. He's often in my dreams. And the Taxi Driver guy. He was there too. And little Stevie Wonder, he seemed so happy... like, like a miracle had taken place. Was it a dream? Or was it real?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Telma demain (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten

THIS IS JOURNALISM...?

Please. I am a card-carrying Democrat, but this movie is just too much to take. I didn't realize that fabrication of facts was considered "praise-worthy" journalism. The only "doc" in this documentary is "doc"tored truths. C'mon, Mr. Moore...do your REALLY expect me to believe that Osama Bin Laden financed the Bush campaign?? If any of the allegations in this movie had any truth, then George Bush would have been impeached two years ago. There are plenty of us who would have made absolute sure that the man was put in jail for life! I must hand it to the forces of free speech, though. 50 years ago, this type of overt, falsified character-assassination would have been considered treasonous. I celebrate the freedom in this country that gives Michael Moore the ability to make his movie and sell it. However, I believe that self-proclaimed journalists have a moral responsibility to put aside there personal hatred in the name of finding the truth, instead of putting aside the truth to promote their hatred. Sometimes the truth may actually change their opinion. Shame on you Michael Moore. You truly bring shame on us liberals.