Happy Face 29 Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 Unfortunately it's only currently available to those of us with a US connection, but obviously good copies will be available at the usual places. "Slacker Uprising" traces Michael Moore's 62-city tour of the swing states during the 2004 Presidential election and records the thrilling - and frightening - response he received across the country. Moore's goal was to convince millions of non-voting "slackers" - mostly between the ages of 18-29 - to give voting a try. Starting out in Elk Rapids, Michigan, in front of an audience of 400, the tour caught on like wildfire with up to 16,000 slackers, each night coming to see Moore and his traveling band of speakers, comedians, and musicians. To encourage the slackers to show up, they were offered a clean change of underwear, free Ramen noodles, and a promise that no event would start before noon and no politician would be allowed to speak. These enticements filled basketball arenas and concert halls every night on the "Slacker Uprising Tour". Along with Moore's appearance, "Slacker Uprising" features live performances or appearances by Eddie Vedder (of Pearl Jam), Roseanne Barr, Joan Baez, Tom Morello (of Rage Against the Machine), R.E.M., Steve Earle, and Viggo Mortensen. Original Score by Anti-Flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 23, 2008 Author Share Posted September 23, 2008 I can't argue, but his polemic is always entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper 0 Posted September 23, 2008 Share Posted September 23, 2008 he's just fightin the machine...as long as they have different political views. he has some good views!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 It's taken him 4 years to come out with this? I'll look forward to his USA-wide tour of Mcdonalds in 2007 due for release in 2056. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Face 29 Posted September 24, 2008 Author Share Posted September 24, 2008 It's taken him 4 years to come out with this? I'll look forward to his USA-wide tour of Mcdonalds in 2007 due for release in 2056. It's only a year since his last film (Sicko). I think this would have come out earlier if Kerry had won in 2004. Since he didn't it's been scheduled to coincide with the current election campaign to motivate as many young voters as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fop 1 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Ah..... so Obama leading this "revolt". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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