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. Two pop stars, Ricky Martin and Britney Spears, make cameo appearances.
. The distributors expressed unhappiness and suggested potential legal action, but according to the Sunday Herald, Moore's own response was, "I don't have a problem with people downloading the movie and sharing it with people as long as they're not trying to make a profit off my labour".[15] Moore had expressed similar sentiments before the film's theatric release. All statistics and accomplishments courtesy of NFL.com.^[2]. The anti-Moore site moorewatch.com posted a link to a BitTorrent file containing a version of the movie taped at a cinema. ^[3]. In the UK, the film was shown on Channel 4 on January 27, 2005.

Brady finished third in the league in MVP votes for the 2005 season, with Shaun Alexander winning the award. This is especially curious as it has neither been released on DVD officially in Germany yet, nor was it shown on premium channels. Even as his Patriots shifted through a league record 44 starters, including injuries to left tackle Matt Light and center Dan Koppen for the season, the Patriots finished with a 10-6 record and clinched the AFC East for the fourth time in five years. The movie was also shown on basic cable television in Germany and Austria on November 1, 2004 and November 2, 2004. As previously mentioned, Brady finished the regular season with league-leading 4,110 yards passing and 26 touchdowns. Moore later on arranged for simultaneous broadcasts on November 1st at 8:00 PM (EST) on DISH Network, TVN and the Cinema Now website. Looking at his statistics, one sees that the departure of offensive coordinator Charlie Weis, who became head coach of Notre Dame in 2005, did not seem to affect Brady. The two-hour film was planned to be shown as part of the three-hour "The Michael Moore Pre-Election Special" on iN DEMAND, but iN DEMAND backed out in mid-October for "legitimate business and legal concerns." In a statement Michael Moore said he believes iN DEMAND decided not to air the film because of pressure from "top Republican people".

Brady also led the NFL in touchdown passes in 2002-2003 with 28, and total pass yardage in 2005-2006 with 4,110 yards.^[2]. All of these depictions of servicemen have been described by some as contradicting Moore's "final thoughts" segment, where he praises the troops as noble for volunteering and serving America so loyally, wondering out loud if they "will ever trust us again?" However, most footage of American troops was taken from other documentries, including the "heavy metal music" scene from Soundtrack to War. While not known for his outstanding statistics, Brady is seventh all-time in passer rating, posting an 88.5 career mark through the end of the 2005-2006 regular season. By extension, Moore illustrates those who do actually join up as either extremely gullible or as only interested in money and not desirious of serving their country. He has led the most (21) game-winning scoring drives in the 4th quarter or overtime in the NFL since he became a starter. Finally, in the film's segment on the tactics of military recruiters, Moore depicts military personnel as underhanded and deceptive in their efforts to get people to enlist. Brady has extensive experience with pressure situations. Additionally, in footage depicting the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Moore uses footage of Americans blasting heavy metal music from the PA system of their armored vehicles, implying they are immature and bloodthirsty.

Under Tom Brady, the New England Patriots' regular season record is 48-17, and they are 10-1 in the playoffs and 7-0 in overtime. One notable scene, for instance, showed American soldiers raiding an Iraqi home for suspected insurgents, and dealing with the suspect and his family in a particularly harsh fashion. Brady's defenders argue that he is a clutch player. One other major criticism of Moore's film include his depiction of American soldiers during the war, and the seeming incompatibility of these depictions with the overtures of support for them he makes in his conclusion. Brady's fiercest detractors have argued that he is a "system quarterback", and believe that many other quarterbacks would have enjoyed the same level of success playing for the Patriots. He claims that Moore altered the footage in a deceptive and underhanded fashion. Most notably, comparisons are often made with Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts, leading to fierce and bitter controversy. Both of his arms were blown off in the line of duty, and he insists that his description of phantom limb pain used in Moore's film were not meant to imply that he blamed the administration for his wounds or that he disagreed with the mission in Iraq.

This debate has existed and evolved for several years, from arguments over whether Brady was even better than average to current arguments that center on comparing Brady to only a few select and elite quarterbacks. An American serviceman wounded in Iraq and featured in Fahrenheit 911 has also spoken out against Moore and his message. There is considerable debate, both among football fans and sportswriters, as to where exactly Tom Brady ranks in the quarterback pantheon. Glenn Chastain, went further, stating that coastal patrols were not the responsibility of the Oregon State Police, but rather the United States Coast Guard. Despite not playing in the game, Brady was present at Super Bowl XL, as the official coin tosser prior to kickoff. The trooper's commander, Lt. It was the first loss of Brady's playoff career. Furthermore, Kenyon insists his statements to NBC news, although they were eventually used by Moore, did not mean he supported any of Moore's other views on the Bush Administration.

Brady threw for 346 yards in the game and a touchdown with two interceptions, including one returned 100 yards by Denver cornerback Champ Bailey. The trooper has been quoted, however, as saying that his statements were not meant to imply that the Bush Administration was at fault for Oregon state budget cuts, nor that terrorism was a particular threat to Oregon's coastline. However, on January 14, 2006, the Patriots lost 27-13 against the Denver Broncos at INVESCO Field. This segment was picked up and used by Moore to try and prove his assertion that budget cuts enacted by the Bush Administration, thereby exposing Oregon and its vast coast to terrorist infiltration. In the playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to a 28-3 victory over Jacksonville in the Wild Card Round. The Oregon State Police segment featured a Trooper Andy Kenyon, who was interviewed by NBC news on the detrimental effects of state budget cuts on the operational capabilities of his department. When the Patriots hosted the Atlanta Falcons, Brady achieved a regular season-high rating of 140.3.^[2] It was the fourth highest regular season single-game quarterback rating of Brady's career. The most glaring examples of this manipulation includes footage of interviews with an Oregon State Trooper and an interview with a wounded and an American serviceman wounded and subsequently disabled in Iraq.

Some of the highlights of the season included another game with the Steelers, in which Brady helped lead the team on the game winning drive. Another point of criticism often leveled against Moore is his use of stock footage taken from American newscasters. At 92.3, his 2005-2006 passer rating was the second highest of his career, although he tied his worst interception total (14).^[2] He also rushed for 89 yards and fumbled a career-low 4 times.^[2] Brady and the injured Patriots finished with a 10-6 record and obtained their third straight AFC East title. This contention, it should be noted, has been debunked by a coalition of top American newspapers, including the Washington Post and New York Times, which concluded after a lengthy recount of their own that George Bush would have won, even if the comprehensive recount requested by Gore hadn't been rejected by the US Supreme Court. The results were positive; Brady finished first in the league with 4,110 passing yards and third in the league with 26 touchdowns. Bush had "stolen" the election. Brady also had to adjust to a new center and a new running back: Heath Evans. The letter's new "headline" insisted that Al Gore had won the recount, supporting Moore's premise that George W.

During the 2005-2006 season, the Patriots were forced to rely more on Tom Brady's passing due to injuries suffered by running backs Corey Dillon, Patrick Pass, and Kevin Faulk. The text of the letter was digitally inflated and rearranged, creating the illusion that it was a factual article written by an actual reporter. On February 6, 2005, the Brady-led Patriots won Super Bowl XXXIX for their third NFL championship in four years. Perhaps the most blantant and oft-cited example of Moore manipulating his audience is the use of a letter to the editor from a Florida newspaper during Moore's segment covering the 2000 Presidential election recount in Florida. Against the NFL's best defensive team, Brady recorded a quarterback passer rating of 130.5, his highest of the season.^[2] 2004 also served as Brady's best year statistically; his rating, at 92.6, was a career high.^[2]. Others even contend that Moore's premises and evidence contradict his conclusions. Brady played his best game of the year in Pittsburgh despite requiring IV treatment the previous night when he had a temperature of 103 degrees. Accusations leveled against Moore using deception, propaganda, and even employing outright falsehoods and fabrications to make his point.

In the AFC playoffs, Brady led the Patriots to victories over the Indianapolis Colts and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Moore has been criticized by conservatives and even liberals (such as Christopher Hitchens) for both the content and conclusions of his film. The Patriots also won the AFC East divisional title for the third time in four years. Due to the highly political nature of the film, criticism was inevitable. New England's 14-2 record matched that of the 2003-04 season and equalled the best record ever for a defending champion. [14]. During the 2004-2005 season, Brady helped the Patriots set an NFL record with 21 straight wins dating from the previous year. Bush won Worst Actor, Bush with either Condoleezza Rice or his pet goat won Worst Screen Couple, Donald Rumsfeld won Worst Supporting Actor, and Rice and Britney Spears were both nominated for Worst Supporting Actress, with Spears winning the award.

With 1:08 left in the fourth quarter and the score tied at 29, Brady engineered a drive to put the Patriots in position for the game-winning field goal. George W. During the game, Brady set the record for most completions by a QB in the Super Bowl (32). The film also won four Razzies, not for its lack of quality but rather as a 'joke' about the "actors". On February 1, 2004, Brady led the Patriots to a 32-29 victory over the NFC champion Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl XXXVIII and was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time. However, the film won other awards such as the People's Choice Award for Favourite Motion Picture, an unprecedented honor for a documentary. In the first two rounds of the playoffs, the Patriots defeated the Tennessee Titans and Indianapolis Colts. The film received no Oscar nominations when they were announced on January 25, 2005.

Statistically, Brady's strongest game of the season was against Buffalo, when he achieved a season-high quarterback rating of 122.9.^[2]. 2." Moore had previously won a Best Documentary Oscar for Bowling for Columbine and noted that in the current situation, the above priorities take precedence to winning a second Oscar and that he would prefer his fellow documentarians to have a chance to win the Oscar themselves. In the 2003-2004 NFL season, after a 2-2 start, Brady led the Patriots to 12 consecutive victories to finish the season and win the AFC East. Moore planned instead to submit and promote his film for the Best Picture Oscar, commenting: "For me the real Oscar would be Bush's defeat on Nov. Brady continues to suffer from shoulder complications, but it has not led to a missed start. On September 6, 2004, Moore announced that, because he was seeking a television airing of Fahrenheit 9/11 prior to the November presidential election, the film would not be submitted for consideration for a Best Documentary Oscar (from which a broadcast within nine months of release would disqualify the film under Oscar rules). Although posting a career-low single-season rating of 85.7, Brady threw for a league-leading 28 touchdown passes, though his 14 interceptions ties his worst total.^[2] Moreover, at Buffalo, Brady threw for a quarterback rating of 147.6, the second highest of his career.^[2] Furthermore, Brady played much of the second half of the season with a shoulder injury, and New England head coach Bill Belichick has since indicated that if the Patriots had made the playoffs, Brady would not have been able to play in the first game due to that injury. It contains Moore's sources for his allegations, audience e-mails about the film, film reviews, articles and political cartoons pertaining to the film.

However the Jets won the division on the third tiebreaker, and the Patriots missed the playoffs. A companion book, The Official Fahrenheit 9/11 Reader, was released at the same time. Tom Brady and the Patriots finished the year at 9-7, tied for the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins for the best record in the division. [13]. Brady was named MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI while throwing for 145 yards and 1 touchdown. About 2 million copies were sold on the first day. The Patriots won the game on an Adam Vinatieri field goal as time expired. In the first days of the release, the documentary broke records for the best-sold documentary ever.

Instead, Brady drove the Patriots offense down the field. presidential election, in order to maximize its political impact. With less than two minutes left in the Super Bowl, and the score tied, sportscaster John Madden said that he thought the Patriots should let the time run out on the clock and look to win the game in overtime. Moore stated that he wanted to release the movie for home viewing prior to the 2004 U.S. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. Fahrenheit 9/11 was released to DVD and VHS on October 5, 2004, an unusually short turnaround time after theatrical release. After defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship Game, the Patriots were considered 14-point underdogs against the NFC champion St. He also gave permission for the film to be downloaded onto personal computers.

Brady, who threw for 312 yards in his first NFL playoff game, led the Patriots back from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit and engineered the winning drive in overtime to beat the Raiders. That issue is moot, anyway, since Moore decided consciously to forego Oscar eligibility in favor of a DVD release of the film — reportedly because he felt that it was more important to spread his message as widely as possible amongst American voters than to win another award. Citing the controversial "tuck rule," where a ball is ruled an incomplete pass after the quarterback starts any forward throwing motion, referee Walt Coleman overturned the decision after reviewing the instant replay, calling the drop an incomplete pass rather than a fumble (some analysts have claimed that Oakland should have been called for "roughing the passer" on that play, as the player who made contact with Brady hit his head; such a call would have rendered the "tuck rule" controversy obsolete). However, soon after that story had been published, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences issued a statement denying this, saying, "If it was pirated or stolen or unauthorized we would not blame the producer or distributor for that." [12] In addition, Wild Bunch, the film's overseas distributor for Cuba, issued a statement denying a television deal had been struck with Cuban Television. During a 2001-2002 divisional playoff game against the Oakland Raiders (played in January 2002), Tom Brady had been ruled as having fumbled on a pass attempt, with Oakland protecting a three-point lead. It had been widely reported that this might affect its Oscar eligibility. He also passed for his third highest single season rating (86.5).^[2]. In Cuba, bootlegged versions of the film were shown in 120 theaters, followed by a prime-time television broadcast by the leading state-run network.

However, during a mid-season matchup at Indianapolis, Brady passed for a career-high regular season rating of 148.3 in a 38-17 win.^[2] Brady helped bring the Patriots to an 11-5 record and into the playoffs. I think it's quite natural." By refusing to condemn his film's use by Hezbollah, an organization that has been implicated in the killing and kidnapping of American civilians abroad and has been labeled a terrorist organization by the United States and European Union, Moore has been accused of de facto treason by some. ^[2]. Having the support of such an entity in Lebanon is quite significant for that market and not at all controversial. In his first two games, Brady's quarterback rating was low, at 79.6 and 58.7 respectively. Gianluca Chacra, managing director of Front Row Entertainment, the Middle East distributor for Fahrenheit 9/11, has stated, “We can't go against these organizations, as they could strongly boycott the film in Lebanon and Syria. Soon after Brady was named the starting quarterback. In Lebanon, some student members of the group Hezbollah have asked if there was any way they could support the film.

New England lost both the game and Bledsoe. The film has been banned in Kuwait. During that game, Drew Bledsoe suffered internal bleeding after colliding with Jets linebacker Mo Lewis. In certain countries, the film was received as a confirmation of what informed people already knew, but critics still found the film effective because it had managed to cause controversy in the US. This changed on September 23, 2001, when the Patriots were playing against their AFC East division rivals, New York Jets at Foxboro Stadium. The film was a major success in most European countries. After being selected in the 6th round of the 2000 Draft, Brady served as the backup quarterback to Drew Bledsoe. Bush is prohibited by law from running [for presidency] again.".

In the 1999 season, Brady led Michigan in defeating Alabama in an overtime game in the Orange Bowl and threw for 400 yards in that game. The official mourning period is over today and there is a silver lining — George W. The Wolverines won 20 of 25 games when Brady started and shared the Big Ten Conference title in 1998. We're communicators and it's up to us to start doing it now. He was All-Big Ten both seasons and team captain his senior year. They weren't told the truth. Brady battled for the first string quarterback position with Drew Henson and ultimately started every game in the 1998 and 1999 seasons under Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr. Fifty-one percent of the American people lacked information [in this election] and we want to educate and enlighten them.

Since that time, Brady has mentioned Montana as one of his inspirations and an idol^[1] He played college football for, and graduated from, the University of Michigan, sitting on the bench his first two years; including a year as understudy to fellow UM teammate and future NFL quarterback Brian Griese who led the Wolverines to the 1997 National Championship. We want to document it. Born near San Francisco in San Mateo, California, Brady would be regularly taken to see the 49ers play in the 1980s, where he became a fan of quarterback Joe Montana. On November 12, 2004, Moore announced his intention to produce a sequel to the film, to be entitled Fahrenheit 9/11 1/2. In an interview with Daily Variety, he stated, "We want to get cameras rolling now and have it ready in two, three years. . Furthermore, it was hoped that it would give heart to people who disagreed with Bush's policies, but felt their views were being marginalized. Additionally, Brady was Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year in 2005. Nonetheless, Bush's critics hoped that the success of the film was an indication of wide public support for more open debate on the Bush administration's policies.

With the Patriots, Brady has won three Super Bowls and two Super Bowl MVP awards. Despite Moore's energetic campaign in favor of Democratic challenger John Kerry, Bush was re-elected to a second term on November 2, 2004, albeit with a narrower margin of votes than any sitting US president in American history. In the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady was selected by the New England Patriots in the 6th round (199th overall). Bush's chances of re-election. Brady attended the University of Michigan and led Michigan to an Orange Bowl victory in the 1999 season. Partly because of the success of the film, it was widely debated what effect it would have on George W. Brady graduated from Junipero Serra High School, the same school that produced baseball player Barry Bonds and NFL Hall of Famer Lynn Swann. There were also efforts by liberal groups such as MoveOn.org to encourage attendance in order to defy their political opponents' contrary efforts.

Thomas Edward Brady, Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the National Football League's New England Patriots. Moore credited part of this success to the efforts of conservative groups to pressure theaters not to run the film, conjecturing that these efforts backfired by creating publicity. Brady guest-starred as himself in Family Guy episode "Patriot Games" (first aired January 29, 2006). During the weekend of July 24, 2004, the film passed the $100 million mark in box-office receipts, again an unprecedented amount for a feature-length political documentary. Brady guest-starred as himself in The Simpsons episode "Homer and Ned's Hail Mary Pass" (first aired February 6, 2005). The film was released in France on July 7, 2004 and in the UK on July 9, 2004. In 2002 and 2004, his touchdown-interception ratio was identical (28-14). theatrical run of any other feature-length documentary (including Moore's previous film, Bowling for Columbine).

In his five full seasons as an NFL quarterback, Brady has thrown for either 12 or 14 interceptions per season. Its opening weekend earned more than the entire U.S. Was nominated for the FedEx Air Player of the Year Award with Peyton Manning and Carson Palmer(Winner). and Canada, making it the weekend's top-grossing film, despite having been screened in only 868 theaters (many of the weekend's other top movies played on over 2,500 screens). In the December 12, 2005 Issue of Sports Illustrated, Brady was named Sportsman of the Year; he is the fourth professional football player to receive the honor since the award was created in 1954 and the first professional football player to garner the accolade since 1990. On its opening weekend of June 25–June 27, this film generated box-office revenue of $23.9 million in the U.S. Brady appears in a Visa commercial with his teammates from his offensive line, Brandon Gorin, Tom Ashworth, Russ Hochstein, Matt Light, and Dan Koppen in which the offensive linemen represented Visa's five layers of protection. He also said that, despite the fact that Moore's talent was "not in doubt," he had won the award "for political rather than cinematographic reasons, no matter what the jury said." [11].

Brady is a lifelong Roman Catholic. In comments to the prize-winning jury in 2005, however, Cannes director Gilles Jacob said they should make their decision based on film-making rather than politics — a clear reference to Fahrenheit 9/11. On April 16, 2005, Brady hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live with musical guest Beck. We awarded the art of cinema, that is what won you this award and we wanted you to know that as a fellow filmmaker.'". According to The Smoking Gun as of 2004, Tom Brady is a registered voter, but has not voted in any political election so far. Some of us have no politics. Brady declined to discuss his political views with the media. We are not here to give a political award.

Bush. He also responded to claims that the award was political: "Quentin [Tarantino] whispered in my ear, 'we want you to know that it was not the politics of your film that won you this award. On January 26, 2004, Tom Brady attended the annual State of the Union Address as a guest of President George W. [...] This is not a French award, it was given by an international jury dominated by Americans.". Most completions in a Super Bowl (32 in Super Bowl XXXVIII). Four out of nine were American. 3 Super Bowl victories. Some conservatives in the United States, such as Jon Alvarez of Patriotic Americans Boycotting Anti-American Hollywood (PABAAH), commented [10] that such an award could be expected from "the French" (see Anti-Americanism, Anti-French sentiment in the United States); Moore responded: "There was only one French citizen on the jury.

2 Super Bowl MVP awards. Just like his much-publicized Oscar acceptance speech, Moore's speech in Cannes included some opinionated statements:. 3 Pro Bowls. It was the first documentary to win that award since Jacques Cousteau and Louis Malle's The Silent World in 1956. 73.7 passing attempts per interception in the post-season (lowest rate, NFL history (minimum 250 pass attempts): Bart Starr second with 71 attempts per post-season interception). On May 22, 2004, the film was awarded the Palme d'Or. 5 passes intercepted. After its first showing in Cannes in May of 2004, the film received a 20-minute standing ovation, which Cannes artistic director Thierry Frémaux declared "the longest standing ovation in the history of the festival." (According to French news the standing ovation was over 23 minutes long).

15 passing touchdowns. In April 2004 the film was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 57th Cannes Film Festival. 2493 passing yards (226.6 ypg). The film is also dedicated to "countless thousands" of civilian victims of war as a result of United States military activities in Iraq and Afghanistan. 225 passes completed. The movie is dedicated to Moore's friend who was killed in the World Trade Center attacks on September 11, 2001, and to those servicemen and women from Flint, Michigan, who have been killed in Iraq. 367 passes attempted. President, we agree with you.".

NFL record 10-1 in the post-season (12-1 including college). Fool me twice, shame on me." What he came up with combined part of that maxim with the title of The Who song "Won't Get Fooled Again." In the context of the film, Moore is tying the clip back to the beginning of the film to imply Moore's hope that the American public would not be "fooled again." After the clip, Moore is heard saying, "For once Mr. Most consecutive post season wins (college and professional combined): 12. You fool me you can't get fooled again." He was presumably trying to say, "Fool me once, shame on you. NFL record for most consecutive wins in post season: 10 (broke record of Green Bay's Bart Starr). Bush stumbling through the saying: "There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, it's probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. 7-0 in overtime games. The film ends with a clip of George W.

58-20 record as a starter (.744 winning percentage). In the beginning of the documentary, Moore focuses on the 2000 election with footage of a hypothetical Gore victory and in the process states his opinion that the public was fooled. 66 interceptions. Will they ever trust us again?" However, earlier in the film, he asserts that the large proportion of working-class people in the military can be mainly attributed to a lack of other career options. 123 passing touchdowns. And all they ask for in return, is that we never send them into harm's way unless it's absolutely necessary. 18,035 passing yards. It is remarkable — their gift to us.

63.0% completion rate. They offer to give up their lives so that we can be free. 4110 passing yards, (1st in the NFL). They serve so that we don't have to. 14 interceptions. Near the end, tying together several themes and points, Moore compliments those serving in the US military, "I've always been amazed that the very people forced to live in the worst parts of town, go to the worst schools, and who have it the hardest, are always the first to step up, to defend that very system. 26 passing touchdowns (3rd in the NFL). He accosts Congressmen on the sidewalk to give them United States armed forces pamphlets and to urge them to have their children enlist.

92.3 quarterback rating (2nd highest of career). He also comments that only a single Congressman has children serving in Iraq. Highest interception total, season (minumum 2 starts): 14 (2002, 2004, 2005). Upon learning that most members of Congress had not read the USA Patriot Act before passing it, Moore drives around the Capitol in an ice cream truck, reading the statute over a loudspeaker. Lowest interception total, season (minimum 2 starts): 12 (2001 and 2003). As in his other movies, Moore uses humor to enliven his argument. Highest career quarterback rating against a team: Atlanta Falcons (140.4). As she talks with a protester in a tent, they are confronted by a woman who claims that the protester's exhibits are "all staged." Lipscomb asks her if her son's death was staged also.

Highest single-season quarterback rating: 92.6 (2004-2005 season). Toward the end of the film, Lipscomb was shown walking up to the security barrier surrounding the White House, (she had invited Moore's crew to join her on a job conference to Washington, DC.) She expressed her difficulty in coming to terms with the place and in realizing how the decisions made there would ultimately bring about the death of her son. Highest single-game quarterback rating: 148.3 (at Indianapolis, October 21, 2001). Anguished and tearful, she expressed questions about the war's purpose and how that came to take the life of her son. Later in the film, Lipscomb reappears, this time in tears with her family, after hearing of the death of her son, Michael Pederson, who was killed on April 2, 2003, in Karbala. She praised the Army's active recruitment in the low-income town, saying enlistment was a good option for young people to get a start on life.

The Flint segment also focused on a strong war supporter named Lila Lipscomb, who had a daughter in the 1991 Persian Gulf War and now had a son serving in Iraq. The segment showed the techniques and minor flatteries by which they made personal contact with people, asking questions and making suggestions that interests such as music and basketball would be avenues available to pursue through the military. In the economically hard-hit town, Moore explained that Flint's low-income neighborhoods were a prime target of military recruiters, and followed two Marine recruiters in uniform, during the course of actively recruiting young men for enlistment. Like all other Moore films, Fahrenheit 9/11 featured extensive focus on the impact of the Iraq War on Flint.

Moore obtained footage of the preparation for the televised announcement of the Iraq war, where Bush "mugs" for the camera, seconds before uttering "My fellow Americans...". It also shows a business convention where numerous corporate representatives attend and hear a pitch about how much money companies can make through the conflict in Iraq. The documentary touches on other themes as well, discussing reduction in the number of people enlisting in the military because of the war, and US military recruiters using some questionable pledges to get new sign-ups; particularly targeting poorer neighborhoods. Moore's uncensored copy was from 2000, and the restrictions did not take effect until 2003.) Moore contends that Bush's dry-hole oil well attempts were partially funded by the Saudis and, in fact, by bin Laden family money.

(This may have been due to HIPAA restrictions on the release of medical records, in this case the record showing Bath's suspension for not taking an exam. Bath, a Guard friend of Bush's who went on to work as a financial agent for the Saudis and helped channel Saudi money to one of Bush's businesses. The difference between the versions is that the White House blacked out the name of James R. Bush's Air National Guard service record — first the censored copy produced by the White House, then an uncensored copy that Moore had obtained a few years earlier.

Moore shows a Vietnam war-era document of George W. The next scene is of Bush sitting in a Florida classroom, holding a book called Reading Mastery 2, for seven minutes after being told there was a second airplane crash into the World Trade Center. Many of the scenes also depict Bush playing golf with family, fishing, and feeding his dog, and other scenes show him being heckled by reporters over his poor productivity during the time before September 11th. [9].

The figure comes from a Washington Post article that concludes Bush spent "a whopping 54 days at his Texas ranch, 38 days at the presidential retreat at Camp David and four more at his parents' place in Kennebunkport, Maine." Critics dispute this figure as misleading, remarking that it includes visits by foreign dignitaries as vacation time. Bush's ascension to power and alleges a 42-percent vacation rate before September 11, 2001. The film begins with George W. In it, he stated that he was obtaining footage directly from Iraq:.

In April 2004, Moore posted a note on his web site regarding the progress of the film. By contrast, Moore refrained from using the familiar footage of the September 11 attacks, but instead presented a blank screen with only the sounds of the incident, then cut to reactions of onlookers of the attacks. One brief clip shows a public beheading filmed in Jidda, Saudi Arabia. The film also shows US soldiers with amputations and nerve damage.

The film contains numerous graphic clips of military and civilian casualties in the Iraq war, including dead and mutilated bodies, as well as footage of American soldiers deployed to Iraq who use music as a "Soundtrack to War". One of his primary sources for these claims is the book House of Bush, House of Saud by Craig Unger. In this vein, he also examines the government-sponsored evacuation of relatives of Osama bin Laden after the attacks. Although the business connections between the Bush family and various high-ranking Saudis are not disputed, they are not widely known, and Moore has previously alleged that the Bush administration turned a blind eye to Saudi links to terrorist groups, (most of the September 11 hijackers were Saudis).

[7] (See Bush family conspiracy theory.). The links form a relationship spanning three decades, supposedly worth $1.4 billion to the Bush family and their friends and associates. In the film, Moore also describes the links between the Bush family and associated persons, such as prominent Saudi Arabian families, including the Saudi royal family and the family of Osama bin Laden. The film discusses the causes and aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.

. [5] The film has grossed a further $99 million overseas.[6]. box office, and over US$220 million worldwide, an unprecedented amount for a political documentary; Sony reported first-day DVD sales of two million copies, again a new record for the genre. As of January, 2005, the film has grossed nearly US$120 million in U.S.

The film debuted at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival in the documentary film category and was awarded the Palme d'Or (Golden Palm), the festival's highest award, by an international jury (four Americans, four Europeans, and one Asian). [2][3][4]. Moore himself has called it an "op-ed piece" while vehemently defending its factual accuracy. The film has been denounced by some as misleading propaganda, and praised by others as a valuable perspective on the Bush administration's response to 9/11 that the American media have not broadcast.

One of Moore's stated aims in making the documentary was to prevent Bush from being reelected in 2004. political scene." [1] The documentary has another theme of criticizing the American corporate media for being "cheerleaders" for the war in Iraq, and not providing an accurate and objective analysis of what led to the Iraq invasion and the resulting civilian casualties there. The Los Angeles Times described the film as "an alternate history of the last four years on the U.S. Bush and the War on Terrorism.

It presents a critical look at the administration of George W. The film generated a great deal of controversy. It was named after Ray Bradbury's dystopian Science Fiction novel Fahrenheit 451. The film has since been released in 42 more countries and holds the record for highest box office receipts by a general release documentary.

Fahrenheit 9/11 is a high-grossing, award-winning documentary film by American filmmaker and liberal activist Michael Moore, which had a general release in the United States and Canada on June 25, 2004 in the run up to the presidential election.