Bowling for Columbine (2002)
Coming Out at 9 October 2002 in theaters.
Documentary, Crime, Drama
Bowling for Columbine is documentary film written, produced, directed, and narrated by Michael Moore. The film explores what Moore suggests are the primary causes for the Columbine High School massacre in 1999 and other acts of gun violence. He focuses on the background and environment in which the massacre took place and some common public opinions and assumptions about related issues. The film also looks into the nature of violence in the United States.
A critical and commercial success, the film brought Moore international attention as a rising filmmaker and won numerous awards, including the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, the Independent Spirit Award for Best Documentary Feature, a special 55th Anniversary Prize at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, and the César Award for Best Foreign Film. The film is considered one of the greatest documentary films of all time.
In Moore’s discussions with various people—including South Park co-creator Matt Stone, the National Rifle Association’s then-president Charlton Heston, and musician Marilyn Manson—he seeks to explain why the Columbine massacre occurred and why the United States’ violent crime rate (especially concerning crimes committed with firearms) is substantially higher than those of other nations.
Director: Michael Moore
Writer: Michael Moore
Stars: Michael Moore, Charlton Heston, Marilyn Manson
Cast:
| Michael Moore | ► | Narrator |
| Salvador Allende | ► | President of Chile (archive footage) |
| Mike Bradley | ► | Mayor of Sarnia, Ontario, Canada |
| Arthur A. Busch | ► | County Prosecutor: Flint, Michigan |
| George Bush | ► | (archive footage) |
| George W. Bush | ► | (archive footage) |
| Michael Caldwell | ► | Police Detective |
| Richard Castaldo | ► | Columbine Victim |
| Dick Clark | ► | |
| Bill Clinton | ► | (archive footage) |
| Steve Davis | ► | Deputy Sheriff (archive footage) |
| Ngo Dinh Diem | ► | President of South Vietnam (archive footage) |
| Mike Epstein | ► | Shopper in Mall |
| Joe Farmer | ► | Superintendent of Schools (archive footage) |
| Denny Fennell | ► | Home Security Consultant |
| Barry Glassner | ► | Author of ‘The Culture of Fear’ |
| Dick Herlan | ► | Former Producer of ‘Cops’ |
| Charlton Heston | ► | |
| Jeremy Hix | ► | Suspended for Wearing Kilt (archive footage) |
| Ernest F. Hollings | ► | (archive footage) |
| Jimmie Hughes | ► | Principal of Buell Elementary School |
| Saddam Hussein | ► | (archive footage) |
| Emir of Kuwait | ► | (archive footage) |
| Amanda Lamante | ► | Columbine Student |
| Mary Lorenz | ► | K-Mart Official |
| Marilyn Manson | ► | |
| Daniel Mauser | ► | (archive footage) |
| Tom Mauser | ► | Father of Victim |
| Evan McCollum | ► | Lockheed Martin Public Relations |
| Timothy McVeigh | ► | Oklahoma City Bomber (archive footage) |
| Carey McWilliams | ► | Blind Gun Owner (archive footage) |
| Mohammed Mossadegh | ► | Prime Minister of Iran (archive footage) |
| James Nichols | ► | Brother of Terry Nichols |
| Terry Nichols | ► | Oklahoma City Bombing Accomplice (archive footage) |
| Manuel Noriega | ► | President of Panama (archive footage) |
| Tamarla Owens | ► | (archive footage) |
| Mohammad Reza Pahlavi | ► | Shah of Iran (archive footage) |
| Trey Parker | ► | (archive footage) |
| Robert J. Pickell | ► | Sheriff of Flint, Michigan |
| Augusto Pinochet | ► | Chilean Dictator (archive footage) |
| Jeff Rossen | ► | Fox Reporter (archive footage) |
| Nicole Schlief | ► | Columbine Student |
| David Smith | ► | Sarah’s husband (voice) (archive footage) |
| Susan Smith | ► | (archive footage) |
| Matt Stone | ► | |
| Mark Taylor | ► | Columbine Victim |
| Damian W. Williams | ► | Rioter Assaulting Reginald Denny (archive footage) |
| Jacobo Árbenz | ► | President of Guatemala (archive footage) |
| Denise Ames | ► | Sexy Girl with Gun (archive footage) |
| John Ashcroft | ► | (archive footage) |
| Emma Bunton | ► | (archive footage) |
| Dick Cheney | ► | (archive footage) |
| Aline Chrétien | ► | (archive footage) |
| Jean Chrétien | ► | (archive footage) |
| Reginald Denny | ► | Truck Driver Assaulted During LA Riots (archive footage) |
| Byron Dorgan | ► | (archive footage) |
| Jeff Doucett | ► | Man Shot at Airport (archive footage) |
| R. Budd Dwyer | ► | Televised Suicide (archive footage) |
| Leon Errol | ► | Actor in Movie Clip (archive footage) |
| Mike Fasolo | ► | Corporate Criminal |
| Sarah Ferguson | ► | (archive footage) |
| Carla Gallo | ► | |
| Eric Harris | ► | (archive footage) |
| John Harris | ► | (voice) |
| Heinrich Himmler | ► | (archive footage) |
| Adolf Hitler | ► | (archive footage) |
| Rob Huebel | ► | Corporate Criminal |
| Brandon T. Jackson | ► | |
| Daniel V. Jones | ► | Televised Shotgun Suicide (archive footage) |
| John Kerry | ► | (archive footage) |
| Dylan Klebold | ► | (archive footage) |
| Joe Lieberman | ► | (archive footage) |
| Dennis Morgan | ► | Actor in Movie Clip (archive footage) |
| Harold Moss | ► | Character in ‘A Brief History of the United States of America’ (voice) |
| Maritza Martin Munoz | ► | Woman Murdered by Ex-Husband on Spanish TV Show ‘Ocurrio Asi’ (archive footage) |
| Oliver North | ► | (archive footage) |
| Emilio Nunez | ► | Man Who Murdered Ex-Wife on Spanish TV Show ‘Ocurrio Asi’ (archive footage) |
| Gary Plauche | ► | Shooting Jeff Doucett (archive footage) |
| Prince Andrew | ► | (archive footage) |
| Prince Charles | ► | (archive footage) |
| Pat Robertson | ► | (archive footage) |
| Chris Rock | ► | (archive footage) |
| Donald Rumsfeld | ► | (archive footage) |
| Jessica Savitch | ► | (archive footage) |
Sources: imdb & wikipedia