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    The Big One Director: Michael Moore Cast: Michael Moore

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    • DVD Release Date: 09/28/2004
    • Original Release: 1997
    • Rating: Rated PG13
    • Sales Rank: 11,030

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    Features

    Closed Caption; Dolby Digital Surround Sound; French and Spanish subtitles; Full-screen; Theatrical trailer

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    Scene Index

    Side #1 --
    1. Cashing Checks [6:38]
    2. Payday [6:26]
    3. Steve Forbes Doesn't Blink [6:15]
    4. Des Moines - Secret Meeting [3:58]
    5. "Rick From Cheap Trick Is Not in Town" [7:16]
    6. Milwaukee - Johnson Controls [7:58]
    7. "Whaddya Got Against Profit?" [3:14]
    8. Madison - Cleaning the Capitol [5:56]
    9. Minneapolis - Prison Labor [8:19]
    10. "What Is Terrorism?" [3:45]
    11. Arrested [7:10]
    12. Cincinnati - Procter & Gamble [2:49]
    13. "The Big One" [6:08]
    14. Mike Meets Nike [8:24]
    15. Meanwhile, Back in Des Moines [1:34]
    16. End Credits [4:40]

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    Comedic documentary filmmaker Michael Moore takes his film crew throughout the U.S. for The Big One, a behind-the-scenes video diary of the promotional tour for his book Downsize This! He appears at several chain bookstores throughout the nation, signing autographs and delivering wicked political commentary to audiences. Along the way, he stops at various small-town parking lots and malls, gathering brief interviews with assorted Americans. Some of his interview subjects include an ex-convict who was hired as cheap labor for TWA airlines while in prison and a group of Borders employees who organize a union. Brief celebrity appearances include Garrison Keillor, Studs Terkel, and Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen. In his typical ambushing fashion, Moore makes several cleverly unexpected visits to people in powerful positions. One attempt finds Moore bringing laid-off working mothers to visit a local government official with the intent of cleaning his office to show that they want a job. In Centralia, IL, Moore visits the Leaf candy company, who plans to move their factories to Mexico, resulting in massive layoffs. The camera crew heads into their administrative offices and attempts to meet with the CEO in witty trademark fashion. Other corporate targets include Johnson Controls, Pillsbury, and, finally, Nike, where CEO Phil Knight grants Moore some dialogue. Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide

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    Big Oneby Anonymous

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    December 10, 2004: In the movie The Big One, Michael Moore and his crew go aroung the country attacking corprate America and selling his book, Downsize This. Weather its handing out a 'Downsizing' award or playing tricks on his manager, Moore nver ceases to entertain. I definately recomend this movie to anyone who feels mistreated by corprate America, or well to just anyone.

    Big Oneby Anonymous

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    July 10, 2004: Moore shows us a side of corporations that we know is there, but don't want to believe. I didn't give it 5 stars because I think that he attacks some of the wrong people is his interviews. THIS was a documentary, not just a commentary like many of the reviews for 'Bowling' said.

    This review was written about the VHS edition.