Fahrenheit 9/11

Name: Fahrenheit 9/11
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-06-25
Duration: 2 h 3 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Michael Moore, John Conyers, Abdul Henderson, Craig Unger, George W. Bush

Controversy... what controversy?

Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)

Timing: 2:3 (123 min)

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Release date

2004-06-25

Country

Italy, United States

Production

BIM Distribuzione, Dog Eat Dog Films, Fellowship Adventure Group, Questar Entertainment

Genre

Documentary

Budget

$6 000 000

Revenue

$222 446 320

Website

https://michaelmoore.com/movies/fahrenheit-911

Director

Michael Moore

Actors

Michael Moore, John Conyers, Abdul Henderson, Craig Unger, George W. Bush, Saddam Hussein, Osama Bin Laden, Larry King, George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton
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Scenario

Michael Moore

Producer

Michael Moore, Jim Czarnecki, Kathleen Glynn, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein

Operator

Mike Desjarlais

Composer

Artist

Audition

Editing

Christopher Seward
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Short description

Michael Moore's view on how the Bush administration allegedly used the tragic events on 9/11 to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

What's left behind the scenes

Executive Director Michael Eisner sarcastically noted that Moore deliberately inflated a public scandal to attract the attention of film critics at the Cannes Film Festival. In turn, Moore stated that Eisner was simply a coward and feared increased taxes levied on Disneyland and the numerous hotels located in Florida. As is known, Florida Governor Jeb Bush – the younger brother of US President George Bush – harshly criticized in Michael Moore's film.
Following its screening at the Cannes Film Festival, the film received perhaps the longest ovation in the entire history of the film forum. The exact time could not be established, but the media reported a figure of 15 to 25 minutes.
Only the second documentary film has managed to win the main prize of the Cannes Festival – the Palme d'Or. The pioneer in this regard was the film by the famous traveler Jacques-Yves Cousteau, "Monde du silence, Le," in 1956.
Documentary films have never been shown on such a large number of screens before. The first weekend (June 25-27) – 868 screens, the second weekend (July 2-5) – 1725 screens, the third weekend (July 9-11) – 2011(!) screens.
In May 2004, Michael Moore made an official statement that Walt Disney Pictures (owner of distributor Miramax) was hindering Miramax from promoting his latest documentary. Disney representatives, in turn, responded that the decision had been made back in May 2003, and they had advised Miramax to abandon the distribution of the film at that time.
Executive Director Michael Eisner sarcastically noted that Moore had deliberately inflated a public scandal in order to attract the attention of film critics at the Cannes Film Festival. In turn, Moore stated that Eisner was simply a coward and afraid of increased taxes levied on Disneyland and the numerous hotels located in Florida. As is known, Florida Governor Jeb Bush – the younger brother of US President George W. Bush – severely criticized in Michael Moore’s film.
Only the second documentary film managed to win the main prize of the Cannes Festival – the "Palme d'Or". The pioneer in this regard was the film by famous traveler Jacques-Yves Cousteau, “Monde du silence, Le” in 1956.
For the first time, a documentary film topped the list of the weekend's highest-grossing films. Previously, no documentary film had even made it into the top five.
During filming, Moore shot an interview with American contractor Nicholas Berg, who was subsequently kidnapped and killed by Iraqi terrorists, but decided not to include this conversation in the final version of the film. Michael stated that the interview would never be released to the public, as he decided to hand over all the original footage to Berg’s family.
Ray Bradbury, author of the science fiction work “Fahrenheit 451,” expressed his indignation regarding the title of Moore’s film. “He stole my idea,” the distraught writer told the press.
Documentary films have never before been shown on such a large number of screens. The first weekend (June 25-27) — 868 screens, the second weekend (July 2-5) — 1725 screens, the third weekend (July 9-11) — 2011(!) screens.
For the first time, a film that was shown on the fewest screens compared to its competitors topped the box office.
Until recently, the highest-grossing documentary film was considered to be Michael Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine.” In 2002, this film grossed $24 million. “Fahrenheit 9/11” demonstrated this result already in its opening weekend.
In his official press release, Michael Moore stated: "My film is primarily aimed at the 50 percent of people who never vote. Have they become the elite in that time? Have they become richer? Are they well-educated? No! They are still poor. Who are these 50 percent? They are, first and foremost, the working class, single mothers, uneducated youth, and the overwhelming majority of African Americans."
Michael Moore didn't even try to fight the spread of pirated versions of the film online, because the goal of the film is not to collect as much money as possible, but to educate every potential American voter on the eve of the 2004 US presidential election.
The film was initially given an 'R' rating. Michael Moore tried to convince the MPPA that the film should be seen by 15-year-old teenagers, who in a few years could very well end up in military service in Iraq. He filed a protest, suggesting that the commission soften the rating to 'PG-13'. However, the protest was rejected, and the film was released with an 'R' rating due to "the presence of violent and disturbing scenes in the film, as well as an abundance of profanity."
In May 2004, Michael Moore made an official statement that Walt Disney Pictures (owner of distributor Miramax) was hindering Miramax from promoting his latest documentary. In turn, Disney representatives replied that the decision had been made back in May 2003, and that they had already advised Miramax at that time to waive its distribution duties for the film.
CEO Michael Eisner pointed out sarcastically that Moore had deliberately stirred up a public scandal to attract the attention of film critics at the Cannes Film Festival. In turn, Moore stated that Eisner was simply a coward who feared tax increases on Disneyland and the numerous hotels located in Florida. As is well known, the Governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, is the brother of US President George Bush, who was harshly criticized in Michael Moore's film.
Only two documentary films have managed to win the top prize at the Cannes Festival—the Palme d'Or. The pioneer in this regard was the film by the famous explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, 'The Silent World,' in 1956.
For the first time, a documentary film topped the list of the highest-grossing movies of the weekend. Previously, no documentary film had even managed to break into the top five.
During filming, Moore recorded an interview with American contractor Nicholas Berg, who was subsequently kidnapped and killed by Iraqi terrorists, but he decided not to include this conversation in the final version of the film. Michael stated that the interview would never be released to the public, as he decided to give all the raw footage to Berg's relatives.
Ray Bradbury, author of the sci-fi novel 'Fahrenheit 451,' voiced his indignation regarding the title of Moore's film. 'He stole my idea,' the upset writer told the press.
Never before have documentary films been shown on such an impressive number of screens. The first weekend (June 25-27) — 868 screens, the second weekend (July 2-5) — 1,725 screens, the third weekend (July 9-11) — 2,011(!) screens.
For the first time, a film that was shown on the fewest number of screens compared to its competitors topped the box office.
Until recently, the highest-grossing documentary was considered to be the film study by the same Michael Moore, 'Bowling for Columbine.' In 2002, that film earned 24 million dollars. 'Fahrenheit' achieved this result in its very first weekend of release.
In his official press statement, Michael Moore said: 'My film is primarily aimed at those 50 percent of people who never vote. Have they become the elite in the meantime? Have they become wealthier? Are they well-educated? No! They are still just as poor. Who are these 50 percent? They are, first and foremost, the working class, single mothers, uneducated youth, and an overwhelming number of African Americans.'
Michael Moore did not even attempt to fight the spread of pirated versions of the film on the Internet, because the goal of the film is not to collect the maximum amount of money, but to educate every potential American voter on the eve of the US presidential elections at the end of 2004.
The film was originally given an 'R' rating. Michael Moore attempted to convince the MPPA that the movie should also be seen by 15-year-old teenagers, who in a few years might well end up serving in the military in Iraq. He filed an appeal advising the commission to lower the film's rating to 'PG-13'. However, the appeal was rejected, and the film was released with an 'R' rating due to 'violent and disturbing scenes, as well as pervasive language'.