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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 08/19/2003 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 2 Number of Discs: 2 Run Time: 1 hrs 59 mins Studio: MGM Total Copies: 116 Genres: Culture & Society, Law & Crime, Social Issues

Filmmaker, author, and political activist Michael Moore trains his satirical eye on America's obsession with guns and violence in his third feature-length documentary, which gets its title from a pair of loosely related incidents. On April 20, 1999, shortly before they began their infamous killing spree at Columbine High School in Littleton, CO, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold attended their favorite class, a no-credit bowling course held at a bowling alley near the school, the same bowling alley which would become the scene of a robbery and triple homicide two years later. While pondering these events, Moore humorously considers the link between random violence and the game of ten pins; along the way, Moore calls on the Michigan Militia (and gets to know some of the models for their "Militia Babes" calendar); spends some time with James Nichols, brother of Oklahoma City bombing accomplice Terry Nichols; visits K-Mart's corporate offices with two teenagers injured in the Columbine massacre as they ask the retail chain to stop selling bullets for handguns; investigates the media's role in the American climate of fear and anger; compares crime statistics in the United States with those of Canada (which, despite higher unemployment and a larger number of guns per capita, manages to rack up a small fraction of the homicides committed in the United States), and questions actor and National Rifle Association president Charlton Heston regarding his appearance at a pro-gun rally held in Littleton a few days after the Columbine massacre, and a similar rally in Flint, MI, after a six-year-old boy killed a classmate with a gun he took from his uncle's house. Bowling for Columbine received its first public screening at the 2002 Ann Arbor Film Festival; the film's official premiere took place a few months later at the Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Michael Moore
Charlton Heston
Matt Stone
Marilyn Manson

Michael Moore's award-winning documentary Bowling For Columbine comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Stereo. The fully loaded supplemental materials include a new interview with Moore about his controversial Oscar acceptance speech, footage of Moore speaking to the citizens of Colorado, an interview from the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival conducted by Joe Lockhart, a Moore appearance on The Charlie Rose Show, a teacher's guide, a segment from Moore's television series The Awful Truth, a music video from Marilyn Manson, an introduction from Moore, the original theatrical trailer, and a commentary track recorded by a handful of twentysomethings who worked on the film. They obviously had a great time making the movie, but they offer very little insight into the film itself. It is not unlike listening in on a stranger's class reunion. All in all, this is a strong disc from MGM/UA that should get this film even wider exposure. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide