Bowling for Columbine
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| Directed by | Michael Moore |
| Produced by | Michael Moore Kathleen Glynn Jim Czarnecki Charles Bishop Michael Donovan Kurt Engfehr |
| Written by | Michael Moore |
| Narrated by | Michael Moore |
| Music by | Jeff Gibbs |
| Edited by | Kurt Engfehr |
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United Artists Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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119 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $4 million |
| Box office | $58 million |
Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 American 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 violence with guns. Moore 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. It is now considered one of the greatest documentaries 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 heavy metal 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.
The film's title refers to the story that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold—the two students responsible for the Columbine High School massacre—attended a school bowling class at 6:00 AM on the day they committed the attacks at school, which started at 11:17 AM. Later investigations showed that this was based on mistaken recollections, and Glenn Moore of the Golden Police Department concluded that they were absent from school on the day of the attack.
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