Captain Mike Across America (2007)

Director:

Michael Moore

Writer (WGA):

Michael Moore (written by)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

They slept till noon... but still had time to vote

Plot:

Footage from Michael Moore's 60-city tour of college campuses and other venues showcases what the filmmaker calls "the birth of a new political generation." |

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Michael Moore	...	Narrator
Tom Morello	...	Himself
Viggo Mortensen	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Michael Moore's Uprising (USA) (complete title)
Slacker Uprising (USA) (new title)
The Great '04 Slacker Uprising (USA) (working title)
Uprising (USA) (working title)
We Were This Close (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Canada:102 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Canada:PG | UK:12 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Dog Eat Dog Films

Trivia:

Moore decided to make the film available for free download to North America's residents for 3 weeks, starting on September 23, 2008.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "De wereld draait door: (#4.17)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

Hot Water

Even tedious for Moore fans

I'm a rather serious fan of Moore's work and lean heavily liberal in my politics. And even so, this film got tedious and felt very self-serving on Moore's part. There are good parts, no doubt, but did we really need to see him signing autographs and hugging women with "Hug me Michael" signs? What on earth is that besides self-aggrandizement? I can't imagine what he was thinking other than "I need some more filler here."

Michael: We've seen you do better. Much better. And your timing here is very suspect--you are releasing this in the final days of the 2008 election season because you think people will, in their fervor, watch your film for some input about the election. Yet you have little-to-nothing to offer. You're looking four years in the past here while Obama is looking forward. Sure, your message "the young should vote" is currently applicable, but I think Mr. Obama has already done an amazing job of getting that out.

Overall, this is somewhat interesting for us die-hards, but I can't see it being all that captivating for the masses.