Bowling for Columbine

Year:

2002

Duration:

120 min

Genres:

Documentary

IMDB rate:

8

Director:

Michael Moore

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 36 wins & 9 nominations

Details

Country: Canada

Release Date: 2002-11-15

Filming Locations: Auburn Hills, Michigan, USA

Earnings

Budget: $4,000,000

Opening Weekend: $209,148 (USA) (13 October 2002)

Gross: $21,244,913 (USA) (11 May 2003)

Cast

Actor

Character

Michael Moore

Himself / Narrator

Salvador Allende

Himself - President of Chile (archive footage)

Jacobo Arbenz

Himself - President of Guatemala (archive footage)

Mike Bradley

Himself - Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada

Arthur A. Busch

Himself - County Prosecutor: Flint, Michigan (as Arthur Busch)

George Bush

Himself (archive footage)

George W. Bush

Himself (archive footage)

Michael Caldwell

Himself - Police Detective

Richard Castaldo

Himself - Columbine Victim

Dick Clark

Himself

Bill Clinton

Himself (archive footage)

Steve Davis

Himself - Deputy Sheriff (archive footage)

Ngo Dinh Diem

Himself - President of South Vietnam (archive footage)

Mike Epstein

Himself - Shopper in Mall

Joe Farmer

Himself - Superintendent of Schools (archive footage)

Denny Fennell

Himself - Home Security Consultant

Barry Glassner

Himself - Author of 'The Culture of Fear' (as Prof. Barry Glassner)

Dick Herlan

Himself - Former Producer of 'Cops'

Charlton Heston

Himself (also archive footage)

Jeremy Hix

Himself - Suspended for Wearing Kilt (archive footage)

Ernest F. Hollings

Himself (archive footage) (as Senator Fritz Hollings)

Jimmie Hughes

Herself - Principal of Buell Elementary School

Saddam Hussein

Himself (archive footage)

Emir of Kuwait

Himself (archive footage)

Amanda Lamante

Herself - Columbine Student

Mary Lorenz

Herself - K-Mart Official

Marilyn Manson

Himself

Daniel Mauser

Himself (archive footage)

Tom Mauser

Himself - Father of Victim

Evan McCollum

Himself - Lockheed Martin Public Relations

Timothy McVeigh

Himself - Oklahoma City Bomber (archive footage)

Carey McWilliams

Himself - Blind Gun Owner (archive footage)

Mohammed Mossadegh

Himself - Prime Minister of Iran (archive footage) (as Prime Minister Mossadeq)

James Nichols

Himself - Brother of Terry Nichols

Terry Nichols

Himself - Oklahoma City Bombing Accomplice (archive footage)

Manuel Noriega

Himself - President of Panama (archive footage)

Tamarla Owens

Herself (archive footage)

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Himself - Shah of Iran (archive footage)

Trey Parker

Himself (archive footage)

Robert J. Pickell

Himself - Sheriff of Flint, Michigan (as Sheriff Robert Pickell)

Augusto Pinochet

Himself - Chilean Dictator (archive footage)

Jeff Rossen

Himself - Fox Reporter (archive footage)

Nicole Schlief

Herself - Columbine Student

David Smith

Himself, Sarah's husband (voice) (archive footage)

Susan Smith

Herself (archive footage)

Matt Stone

Himself

Mark Taylor

Himself - Columbine Victim

Denise Ames

Sexy Girl with Gun (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Ashcroft

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Emma Bunton

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dick Cheney

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Aline Chrétien

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jean Chrétien

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Reginald Denny

Himself - Truck Driver Assaulted During LA Riots (archive footage) (uncredited)

Byron Dorgan

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jeff Doucett

Himself - Man Shot at Airport (archive footage) (uncredited)

R. Budd Dwyer

Himself - Televised Suicide (archive footage) (uncredited)

Leon Errol

Actor in Movie Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)

Mike Fasolo

Corporate Criminal (uncredited)

Sarah Ferguson

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Eric Harris

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Heinrich Himmler

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Adolf Hitler

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Rob Huebel

Corporate Criminal (uncredited)

Brandon T. Jackson

Himself (uncredited)

Daniel V. Jones

Himself - Televised Shotgun Suicide (archive footage) (uncredited)

John Kerry

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dylan Klebold

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Joe Lieberman

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Dennis Morgan

Actor in Movie Clip (archive footage) (uncredited)

Harold Moss

Character in 'A Brief History of the United States of America' (voice) (uncredited)

Maritza Martin Munoz

Herself - Woman Murdered by Ex-Husband on Spanish TV Show 'Ocurrio Asi' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Oliver North

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Emilio Nunez

Himself - Man Who Murdered Ex-Wife on Spanish TV Show 'Ocurrio Asi' (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gary Plauche

Himself - Shooting Jeff Doucett (archive footage) (uncredited)

Prince Andrew

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Prince Charles

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pat Robertson

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Chris Rock

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Donald Rumsfeld

Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jessica Savitch

Herself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

After two years of trying to get an interview with Charlton Heston, Michael Moore was going to give up. Showing up at Heston's house was totally spontaneous--on the way to the airport, a staff member suggested that they buy a "Map to the Stars' Homes" to find the house.

Share this

After Charlton Heston abruptly ended the interview, Michael Moore and his film crew walked down Heston's driveway to find themselves temporarily trapped as the gate closed. Fearing that Heston may have called someone to try and confiscate the interview footage, Moore had his cameraman pass the film through the bars of the gate to staffers waiting outside. Moore then told the staffers to depart immediately with the film. Moore and his crew eventually left Heston's estate without incident.

Share this

This was the highest-grossing documentary until 2004 when Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)--also directed by Michael Moore--made more in its opening weekend than this movie did in its entire run.

Share this

Goofs

As Charlton Heston walks away from Michael Moore in the final interview, the scene cuts repeatedly between Heston (point of view from behind Moore) and Moore (point of view from the stairs directly in front of Moore) holding a photo of the slain Flint, Michigan girl and asking Heston to look at it. When the POV is of Moore holding the photo, there is clearly no cameraman anywhere behind him. The same with the POV of Heston, there is clearly no cameraman anywhere in front of Moore. So the two POVs were not filmed simultaneously as the film implies.

Share this

The film claims that that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold attended a bowling class on the morning of the massacre. This is incorrect as testified in a judicial review.

Share this

A clip of a Godzilla-type monster roaring is shown while showing gun-related death rates for Japan. The clip, however, is from Gorgo, which was a UK production.

Share this

Quotes

Michael Moore: One thing was clear. It still sucked being a teenager. And it really sucked going to school.

Share this

George W. Bush: [Archive press conference] Today the Justice Department did issue a 'Blanket Alert'. It was in recognition of a general threat that we received. This is not the first time the Justice Department has acted like this. I hope it's the last, but given the attitude of the evil-doers, it may not be.

Share this

Michael Moore: [narrating] This is Matt Stone. He grew up in Littleton and has fond memories of Columbine.

Share this

Faq

Q

What are the clips shown during "Happiness Is a Warm Gun?"

A

Share this