Bowling for Columbine - 2002

This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

120min
2002
15
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating8.0/10

Cast

Charlton Heston profile pictureCharlton HestonSelf - NRA President
Jacobo Árbenz profile pictureJacobo ÁrbenzSelf - President of Guatemala
Salvador Allende profile pictureSalvador AllendeSelf - President of Chile (archive footage)
Prince Andrew profile picturePrince AndrewSelf (archive footage)
Keanu Reeves profile pictureKeanu ReevesNeo (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler profile pictureAdolf HitlerSelf (archive footage)
Ngô Đình Diệm profile pictureNgô Đình DiệmSelf - President of South Vietnam (archive footage)

About Bowling for Columbine

Bowling for Columbine Overview

This is not a film about gun control. It is a film about the fearful heart and soul of the United States, and the 280 million Americans lucky enough to have the right to a constitutionally protected Uzi. From a look at the Columbine High School security camera tapes to the home of Oscar-winning NRA President Charlton Heston, from a young man who makes homemade napalm with The Anarchist's Cookbook to the murder of a six-year-old girl by another six-year-old. Bowling for Columbine is a journey through the US, through our past, hoping to discover why our pursuit of happiness is so riddled with violence.

Age Rating: 15
Runtime: 120min

Extra details

Original Title: Bowling for Columbine
Original Language: English
Budget: $4,000,000.00
Revenue: $35,564,473.00
Directed By: Michael Moore
Production Companies
Vif Babelsberger Filmproduktion GmbH & Co. Zweite KGAlliance Atlantis CommunicationsDog Eat Dog FilmsIconolatry Productions Inc.Salter Street Films InternationalTiMe Film- und TV-Produktions GmbHUnited Broadcasting Inc.