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    Roger & Me was filmed under the working title A Humorous Look at How General Motors Destroyed Flint, Michigan. Moore and his crew decided after viewing a 15-minute bumper from the film that the depiction of mass unemployment would be too depressing for mainstream audiences, and decided to give it a humorous slant. [11]

  3. Dec 20, 1989 · Roger & Me: Directed by Michael Moore. With Michael Moore, Roger B. Smith, Rhonda Britton, Fred Ross. After General Motors closes its factory in Flint, Michigan, eliminating 35,000 jobs, filmmaker Michael Moore undertakes a quixotic quest to interview General Motors' chairman, Roger B. Smith.

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    • Documentary
    • Michael Moore
    • 1989-12-20
  4. Oct 5, 2023 · Q: Who directed the movie “Roger & Me”? A: “Roger & Me” was directed by Michael Moore. Q: When was “Roger & Me” released? A: “Roger & Me” was released in 1989. Q: Is “Roger & Me” a documentary? A: Yes, “Roger & Me” is a documentary that examines the impact of corporate downsizing on the town of Flint, Michigan.

  5. In 1989, Michael Moore burst onto the American movie-making scene with Roger and Me. The groundbreaking documentary chronicled the efforts of the world's largest corporation, General Motors, as it turns its hometown of Flint, Michigan, into a ghost town.

  6. discussed in biography. In Michael Moore. …Moore filmed his first documentary, Roger & Me (1989), which chronicles the effects of unemployment in Flint due to the closing of two General Motors (GM) factories and the company’s longer-term policy of downsizing. At the centre of the film were Moore’s “in-your-face” efforts to gain an ...

  7. Roger & Me was filmed under the working title A Humorous Look at How General Motors Destroyed Flint, Michigan. Release [] The film had its worldwide premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 1989. It was well received by the Canadian audience with it winning the coveted TIFF People's Choice Award.

  8. A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs. Details the attempts of filmmaker Michael Moore to get an interview with GM CEO Roger Smith.

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