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Tell Others About This Page By Using This Button "FAHRENHEIT 9/11" (2004) (Michael Moore) (R) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Mild Extreme *Heavy Moderate Extreme Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Mild None None Heavy Heavy Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Heavy Mild Heavy Heavy Heavy QUICK TAKE: Documentary: A look at the Bush Administration and its actions in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the war in Iraq. PLOT: Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore takes a look at the Bush Administration and its actions in the wake of the 9/11 attacks and the war in Iraq. Mixing interviews, news and original footage and various humorous asides, the filmmaker sets out to link the Administration to Saudi and big business interests as well as to the Bin Laden family and Al Qaeda, as well as show the effects of the war in Iraq. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Older teenagers and those interested in politics might, but it doesn't seem too likely that many kids will want to see it. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R For violent and disturbing images and for language. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: MICHAEL MOORE is a documentary filmmaker with an agenda who sets out to raise questions about the Bush Administration's actions regarding the 911 attacks, the war in Iraq and more. PRESIDENT BUSH is the President of the U.S. who's portrayed as an incompetent and/or corrupt leader. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this R-rated documentary. Profanity consists of at least 4 "f" words (some heard in song lyrics), while a handful of other expletives and colorful phrases are uttered. Some brief, sexually related dialogue (about the shape of an erection seen from under a blanket) is present, as is brief, male full frontal nudity of a wound boy. Violence includes real footage of people being killed (a beheading, being obliterated by gunfire), but those are seen from quite a distance. Various bloody, graphic and gruesome war wounds and other related material (charred and dead bodies, including that of children, etc.) are seen in full detail. Some of those scenes and other material (including audio of the 911 attacks on the World Trade Center) may be disturbing to some viewers. Various people have varying degrees of bad attitudes (with some viewers likely viewing the film as having both while others will view the Bush administration as having both), while some drinking and smoking occurs. Tense family material (regarding family deaths) and all sorts of topics to talk about are present. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE We see a photo of a person holding a beer. We see old footage of President Bush with a beer. There's a brief mention of drugs and drug dealers. During a promo for a walk-in home safe, a narrator states that a person could sit in there with their finest Bordeaux. We see a person from the Netherlands lighting up a large pipe (that may or may not be drug related). We see an oversized champagne bottle being opened. Some miscellaneous people have beer at a reception. BLOOD/GORE We see brief footage of a victim from the Oklahoma City bombing who has blood on her head and whatever material (a towel or clothing) she's holding to it. From a very long distance, but still viewable, we see real footage of a public beheading in Saudi Arabia. The executioner is clearly seen hitting a person's neck once and then again, the second time sending the head falling off. We see a man holding a dead and bloody child that he places into the back of a truck containing other dead and bloody war victims. We see a body wrapped in a sheet and an injured or dead child. We see an extremely graphic and large arm wound on an Iraqi boy. We see more footage of various wounded people with varying degrees of bloody and/or graphic wounds (some of them quite bad and a few with bad burns on their faces). We see some dead GIs. We see various wounded and bloody soldiers following an explosion (some are screaming). We see footage of burned/charred bodies, one of which is hit by a stick, others are strung up in the air and another is pulled behind a car. We see more bloody soldiers. We see various amputees in a military hospital (that might be disturbing to some viewers). DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE Some viewers will not like the obvious political agenda behind the film and will view it and the filmmaker as having a bad attitude. Others will view Bush and his staff as being the ones with bad attitudes regarding the events before, during and after the 9/11 attacks and the involvement in Iraq. A person eggs President Bush's limo during his inaugural procession. An Arab man sarcastically states that he's sorry for a woman's husband having to put up with her after she brings up how women are treated in the Arab world. We hear that an undercover agent infiltrated a reportedly benign group called Peace Fresno to check on their actions. We hear that some people turned in a senior citizen for publicly criticizing the Bush Administration (and that the FBI then came calling). Some U.S. soldiers are shown callously talking about playing music to pump them up for killing the enemy. Some American soldiers joke about a captured or dead Iraqi (who's completely beneath a blanket on the ground) being "Ali Baba" and still having a "hard on." We see the erection from beneath the blanket and one soldier jokes about the other touching his "d*ck." A woman sarcastically accuses a mother of a dead American soldier as staging her grief in front of the White House. FRIGHTENING SCENES Scenes listed under "Violence" and "Blood/Gore" may be unsettling, suspenseful or scary to younger viewers and/or those with low tolerance levels for such material. As the screen is completely black, we hear the sound of an approaching airliner and then the sounds of it crashing into the first World Trade Center Tower. We then hear the second hit as well. We then see the horrified reactions of New Yorkers looking up at the sight, lots of papers flying about and then people running away in fear (but we never see the buildings or the planes). From a very long distance, but still viewable, we see real footage of a public beheading in Saudi Arabia. The executioner is clearly seen hitting a person's neck once and then again, the second time sending the head falling off. We see footage of burned/charred bodies, one of which is hit by a stick, others are strung up in the air and another is pulled behind a car. We see terrorists holding some Japanese people hostage, with one holding a large knife to one's neck. GUNS/WEAPONS Bombs (and other explosives)/Machine guns/Tanks/Helicopter Gunships/Fighter Jets/Rocket Launchers/Knife/Sword: Seen/carried and/or used to threaten, wound or kill others. See "Violence" for details. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "Hard on" (sexual), "Sit down and shut up," "Which one of them screwed me?" (nonsexual), "Poor bastards," "Who's your daddy?" "Hell of a shot" and "You damn well bet I am." We see an egg hitting President Bush's limo during his inaugural procession. A miscellaneous person has various tattoos. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) A song has lyrics that include several uses of the "f" word (used with "mother"). PROFANITY At least 4 "f" words (used with "mother"), 1 slang term for male genitals ("d*ck"), 2 asses (used with "hole"), 2 damns, 2 hells, 2 uses of "Oh God" (in subtitles) and 1 use of "Oh my God." SEX/NUDITY We see full frontal nudity of a badly wounded Iraqi boy. Some American soldiers joke about a captured or dead Iraqi (who's completely beneath a blanket on the ground) being "Ali Baba" and still having a "hard on." We see the shape of the erection from beneath the blanket and one soldier jokes about the other touching his "d*ck." SMOKING We see Saddam Hussein with a cigar, while an actress in the Dragnet TV show smokes. We also see a photo of Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia with a cigar. We see footage of a miscellaneous person smoking and then of many cigarettes rolling by in an assembly plant. We see a person from the Netherlands lighting up a large pipe (that may or may not be drug related). TENSE FAMILY SCENES We see a 9/11 widow talking about her life following her husband's death. We see a distraught, older Iraqi woman who's upset about deaths in her family. We see a mother talking about losing her son in Iraq and reading his last letter to her. We then see her as she visits Washington, D.C. and becomes very emotional about what happened. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT The various points and allegations made in the film regarding the Bush Administration. The racism allegations brought up by the film and various House members about the 2000 Presidential election. How a filmmaker can manipulate the facts, footage and more to make his or her point. The allegation that the Bush Administration helped 24 Bin Laden family members leave the U.S. after the 9/11 attacks without questioning and/or detaining them. The allegations of the involvement of Saudi Arabia with the Bush Administration in the events of 9/11 and the war in Iraq. The statement that more than $800 billion of Saudi money is invested in the U.S. The film's notion of the Administration wanting to keep the public in a heightened sense of fear so that it can push its military agenda on them. The Patriot Act. The 9/11 attacks. The allegations that Bush, Ashcroft and others ignored warning signs and reports about a pending terrorist attack in the U.S. before 9/11. We hear that an undercover agent infiltrated a group called Peace Fresno to check on their actions. We hear that some people turned in a senior citizen for publicly criticizing the Bush Administration (and that the FBI then came calling). Why a mother was forced to drink half of her pre-pumped breast milk at an airport security checkpoint, but that anyone can bring up to 4 books of matches and two butane lighters onto flights. The portrayal of Baghdad (before the 2003 U.S. invasion) as a happy place where kids played in the streets, etc. The U.S. military action and presence in Iraq. The view that the military recruits new soldiers in the poorest sections of towns and that poor people are usually the ones who end up serving in the military. The notion that you can't kill someone else without killing part of yourself. We see various amputees in a military hospital (that might be disturbing to some viewers). The comment that the reality of war is not always to defeat the enemy, but to keep society in its current class order. VIOLENCE We see an egg hitting President Bush's limo during his inaugural procession. We then see some cops struggling with some protestors. From a very long distance, but still viewable, we see real footage of a public beheading in Saudi Arabia. The executioner is clearly seen hitting a person's neck once and then again, the second time sending the head falling off. We see nighttime footage of bombs and missiles exploding in downtown Baghdad. We see negative style, black and white footage (from an aerial distance) of machine gun fire obliterating two people. We see footage of a helicopter gunship firing at something. We see a rocket launcher being fired. We see various wounded and bloody soldiers following an explosion (some are screaming). We see footage of burned/charred bodies, one of which is hit by a stick, others are strung up in the air and another is pulled behind a car. We see terrorists holding some Japanese people hostage, with one holding a large knife to one's neck. Reviewed June 22, 2004 / Posted June 25, 2004

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