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Roger & Me is a 1989 American documentary film written, produced, directed by, and starring Michael Moore, in his directorial debut. Moore portrays the regional economic impact of General Motors CEO Roger Smith 's action of closing several auto plants in his hometown of Flint, Michigan , reducing GM's employees in that area from 80,000 in 1978 ...
Dec 19, 2014 · Michael Moore's Roger & Me at 25: Still the Best Movie About the U.S. Economic Collapse Why you should re-watch the 1989 documentary about corporate greed. By Stephen Marche Published:...
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Picked by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association as the Best Documentary of 1989, this mordantly funny piece of investigative journalism centers on the near-total economic collapse of filmmaker Michael Moore's home town of Flint, Michigan, in the 1980s--after General Motors closed its once-thriving auto plants, laying off 35,000 workers ...
Summaries. 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. A documentary about the closure of General Motors' plant at Flint, Michigan, which resulted in the loss of 30,000 jobs.
Dec 3, 2014 · FLINT, MI -- It's been 25 years since Michael Moore introduced the world to his take on Flint, GM and corporate responsibility through his first documentary, "Roger & Me." The film, which...
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.
Ex-journalist Michael Moore demands answers when General Motors suddenly closes the doors of all its auto plants in the Flint, Michigan, the city where he grew up. With over 30,000...
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