Production Companies Alliance Atlantis Communications (as Alliance Atlantis), Dog Eat Dog Films, Iconolatry Productions Inc., Salter Street Films International (as Salter Street Films), TiMe Film- und TV-Produktions GmbH, United Broadcasting Inc. (uncredited), Vif Babelsberger Film
Michael Moore: Well, here's my first question. Do you think it's kind of dangerous handing out guns at a bank?
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[describing a toy gun he got for Christmas] Michael Moore: This was my first gun. I couldn't wait to go out and shoot up the neighborhood.
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Michael Moore: Why not use Gandhi's way? He didn't have guns, and he beat the British Empire. John Nichols: I'm not... familiar with that.
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Michael Moore: Now wait a minute... The Constitution says you've got the right to bear arms. What do you think 'arms' means? John Nichols: Well it's not like these... [waves his arms] John Nichols: It means we ought to have handguns if we want to. Michael Moore: What about nuclear weapons? Should you be able to have weapons-grade plutonium? John Nichols: [pauses] ... Well I think that oughta be restricted.
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[Graphic on Canadian news show] Newsperson: New Speedbumps!
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John Nichols: There's a lot of wackos out there.
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Michael Moore: Thank you for not shooting me.
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Michael Moore: What if I had a spear?
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Marilyn Manson: The two by-products of that whole tragedy were, violence in entertainment, and gun control. And how perfect that that was the two things that we were going to talk about with the upcoming election. And also, then we forgot about Monica Lewinsky and we forgot about, uh, the President was shooting bombs overseas, yet I'm a bad guy because I, well I sing some rock-and-roll songs, and who's a bigger influence, the President or Marilyn Manson? I'd like to think me, but I'm going to go with the President. Michael Moore: Do you know that on the day of the Columbine massacre, the US dropped more bombs on Kosovo than any other day? Marilyn Manson: I do know that, and I think that's really ironic, that nobody said 'well maybe the President had an influence on this violent behavior' Because that's not the way the media wants to take it and spin it, and turn it into fear, because then you're watching television, you're watching the news, you're being pumped full of fear, there's floods, there's AIDS, there's murder, cut to commercial, buy the Acura, buy the Colgate, if you have bad breath they're not going to talk to you, if you have pimples, the girl's not going to fuck you, and it's just this campaign of fear, and consumption, and that's what I think it's all based on, the whole idea of 'keep everyone afraid, and they'll consume.'
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Chris Rock: You don't need no gun control. You know what you need? Bullet control. I think all bullets should cost $5000. You know why? If a bullet cost $5000 there'd be no more innocent bystanders.
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Michael Moore: If you were to talk directly to the kids at Columbine or the people in that community, what would you say to them if they were here right now? Marilyn Manson: I wouldn't say a single word to them, I would listen to what they have to say and that's what no one did.
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Michael Moore: One thing was clear. It still sucked being a teenager. And it really sucked going to school.
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[about accusations that he was responsible for Columbine killings] Marilyn Manson: I definitely can see why they would pick me. Because I think it's easy to throw my face on the TV, because in the end, I'm a poster boy for fear. Because I represent what everyone is afraid of, because I say and do whatever I want.
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[Filling out an application for a bank account] Michael Moore: "Have you ever been adjudicated mentally defective? Or have you ever been committed to a mental institution?" Well, I've never been committed to a mental institution. What does that mean, have I "ever been adjudicated mentally defective"? Bank employee: It would be something involved with a crime. Michael Moore: Oh, with a crime. Okay, so if I'm just normally mentally defective but not criminal...
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Michael Moore: The media, the corporations, the politicians... have all done such a good job of scaring the American public, it's come to the point where they don't need to give any reason at all.
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George W. Bush: [Archive press conference] Today the Justice Department did issue a 'Blanket Alert'. It was in recognition of a general threat that we received. This is not the first time the Justice Department has acted like this. I hope it's the last, but given the attitude of the evil-doers, it may not be.
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Charlton Heston: (At an National Rifles Association meeting) I have only five words for you: FROM MY COLD DEAD HANDS!
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Michael Moore: It was the morning of April 20th 1999, and it was pretty much like any other morning in America. The Farmer did his chores. The milkman made his deliveries. The President bombed another country whose name we couldn't pronounce. Out in Fargo, North Dakota, Cary McWilliams went on his morning walk. Back in Michigan, Mrs Hughes welcomed her students for another day of school. And out in a little town in Colorado, two boys went bowling at 6 in the morning. Yes, it was a typical day in the United States of America.
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[last lines] Michael Moore: Yes, it was a glorious time to be an American.
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Michael Moore: Do you like living here? Canadian: I like it very much. [notices his T-shirt that reads "I *heart* NY] Michael Moore: And your T-shirt? Canadian: The T-shirt, too.
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John Nichols: I use the pen, because the pen is mightier than the sword. But you must always keep a sword handy for when the pen fails.
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Michael Moore: In George Bush's America the poor were not a priority. And after September 11th correcting America's social problems took a back seat to fear, panic and a new set of priorities. George W. Bush: [Archive speech] One way to express our unity is for Congress to set the military budget and the defense of the United States as the number one priority, and fully fund my request...
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Michael Moore: In your mind, somebody might break into your house to harm you or your family. What does that person look like? Man wearing 'Fuck Everybody' Cap: You. Michael Moore: Me? Man wearing 'Fuck Everybody' Cap: Her. Michael Moore: Her? Man wearing 'Fuck Everybody' Cap: Him. Michael Moore: Really? Man wearing 'Fuck Everybody' Cap: The camera guy. Anybody. There could be a gun in the camera for all I know.
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Michael Moore: I left the Heston estate atop Beverly Hills and walked back into the real world. To an America living and breathing in fear. Where gun sales are now at an all record high. And where, in the end, it all comes back to 'Bowling for Columbine'.
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Marilyn Manson: When I was a kid growing up, music was the escape. That's the only thing that had no judgments. You know, you put on a record, and it's not going to yell at you for dressing the way you do. It's going to make you feel better about it.
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John Nichols: I sleep at night with a gun under my pillow. Michael Moore: Aw, come on. Everyone says that.
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Michael Moore: [narrating] This is Matt Stone. He grew up in Littleton and has fond memories of Columbine. Matt Stone: Yeah, Columbine, it's just, you know, a crappy school in the middle of a bunch of crappy houses.
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[from a Columbine student video] Student #1: What's your views on high school? Student #2: Uh, I love it. I learn, I get picked on by bastards who hate me, and the principal's a dick.
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Chris Rock: Or if someone has a score to settle, being like, "You know what, I would fucking put a cap in your ass... if I could *afford* it! I'm gonna save up some money, maybe get a second job or something, then you a motherfuckin' dead man!"
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