Roger & Me (1989)

Voti degli utenti:

7.5/10   

Regista:

Michael Moore

Sceneggiatore:

Michael Moore (written by)

Data di uscita:

20 dicembre 1989 (USA)

Genere:

Documentario

Slogan:

The story of a rebel and his mike.

Plot:

Director Michael Moore pursues GM CEO Roger Smith to confront him about the harm he did to Flint, Michigan with his massive downsizing.

Plot Keywords:

Michigan | Michael Moore | Flint Michigan | Downsizing | Plant

Premi:

11 wins

Recensioni degli utenti:

Roger Smith was (is?) a buffoon, but...

Cast

Michael Moore	...	Himself
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
James Blanchard	...	Himself
James Bond	...	Himself
Pat Boone	...	Himself
Rhonda Britton	...	Herself ('Pets or Meat')
Anita Bryant	...	Herself
Karen Edgely	...	Herself
Bob Eubanks	...	Himself
Ben Hamper	...	Himself
Dinona Jackson	...	Herself
Timothy Jackson	...	Himself
Tom Kay	...	Himself
Ted Koppel	...	Himself (archive footage)
Correy Lennox	...	High School Student
Brian MacDonald	...	Video Tour Guide
Kaye Lani Rae Rafko	...	Herself (Miss America)
Dan Rather	...	Himself (archive footage)
Janet K. Rauch	...	Herself - Amway Lady
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Fred Ross	...	Himself (eviction deputy)
Barbara Schroeder	...	Herself - Reporter
Robert Schuller	...	Himself (archive footage)
George Sells	...	Himself (local TV news anchor)
Roger B. Smith	...	Himself
Guy Williams	...	Zorro (archive footage)
Steve Wilson	...	Himself
Sue Zelenko	...	Herself
Richard Earl Sawdon	...	Spot welder (uncredited)

Regia di
Michael Moore

Scritto da (in ordine alfabetico)
Michael Moore		written by

Prodotto da
Michael Moore	....	producer
Wendey Stanzler	....	associate producer

Fotografia di
Chris Beaver
John Prusak
Kevin Rafferty
Bruce Schermer

Montaggio di
Jennifer Beman
Wendey Stanzler

Sonoro
Jennifer Beman	....	sound editor
Judy Irving	....	sound

Riprese e attrezzature elettriche
Daniel S. Noga	....	additional cinematographer

Dipartimento editoriale
Adam D. Fleischman	....	assistant editor

Reparto musiche
David Hess	....	composer: song "Speedy Gonzales"
Ethel Lee	....	composer: song "Speedy Gonzales"

Altro personale
Edward Asner	....	additional funding (as Ed Asner)
Frank Moore	....	additional funding
Veronica Moore	....	additional funding
John Pierson	....	producer's representative
Keith Prusak	....	production assistant
Scott Rouse	....	production assistant
Josef Steiff	....	production assistant

Ringraziamenti
Frank Moore	....	special thanks
Veronica Moore	....	special thanks
Ralph Nader	....	special thanks
Barbara Schroeder	....	special thanks (as Barb Schroeder)
Roger B. Smith	....	special thanks

Società di produzione

• Dog Eat Dog Films
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributori

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1992) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Bros. (1990) (UK)
• Warner Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)

Altre società

• General Motors  archival sources
• Wide World Photos  archival sources

Alias:

A Humorous Look at How General Motors Destroyed Flint, Michigan (USA) (subtitle)
Dance Band on the Titanic: Autoworld and the Death of Flint (USA) (working title)
Roger and Me (International: English title) (alternative spelling)
Roger and me, Roger e io (Italy) [it]

Durata:

91 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sonoro:

Mono

Divieti:

Iceland:L | Canada:14A | Finland:S | Norway:11 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Luoghi riprese:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Compagnia:

Dog Eat Dog Films

Curiosità:

In a radio interview, Michael Moore felt this film was a failure, since it did not stimulate any interest in development or investment to the town of Flint.

Citazioni:

Michael Moore: My favorite was the exhibit sponsored by General Motors: a puppet auto worker singing a love song to the robot replacing him on the assembly line. The song was called "Me and My Buddy".

Collegamenti:

Citato in Film Geek (2005)

Colonna sonora:

Talk to Me Baby

Roger Smith was (is?) a buffoon, but...

...Michael Moore should have stuck to the facts. I lived in the Detroit area (Milford, the home of the GM Proving Grounds) from the early 70's until 2002. The 80's were a rough decade for the auto industry.

Roger Smith became Chairman and CEO of GM in January, 1981. The man was an unmitigated disaster. Among some of the things he proposed was the elimination of GM's engineering division (pink slipping everyone). He didn't think that the world's largest automaker needed an in-house engineering capability. Absolutely moronic!

There were several other examples of Roger Smith's buffoonery. The viewing audience would have been better served had Mr. Moore stuck to the facts. There were several items in this film that were either staged or flat-out false (people who never worked for GM getting evicted, Pres. Reagan being quoted out of context, etc.). This is the typical tactic Mr. Moore uses in all his films.

The upshot? Mr. Moore is a gifted filmmaker and able storyteller. Unfortunately, he doesn't let the facts get in the way of the point he's trying to make. There was no shortage of material on what a moron Roger Smith was (is?). Had Mr. Moore kept with the facts, Roger & Me would not just be entertaining, it would have the added benefit of being factual.