Roger and me.

A personal and comical account of the tough times of Moore's hometown of Flint, Michigan, the birthplace of General Motors. When GM closed several plants, 35,000 of the 150,000 residents lost their jobs. Moore embarked on a quest to meet with GM chairman Roger Smith to show him what was occurri...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Criterion on demand
Other Authors:	Moore, Michael, 1954 April 23- (Screenwriter), Smith, Roger B., 1925-2007 (Performer), Reagan, Ronald (Performer), Boone, Pat (Performer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[Burbank, CA] : Warner Bros, [2010?]
Subjects:	Smith, Roger B., > 1925-2007. General Motors Corporation. Plant shutdowns > Michigan > Flint. Automobile industry workers > Michigan > Flint. Recessions > Michigan > Flint. Flint (Mich.) > Economic conditions. Documentary films. Usines > Fermeture > Michigan > Flint. Travailleurs de l'automobile > Michigan > Flint. Récessions > Michigan > Flint. Automobile industry workers. Economic history. Plant shutdowns. Recessions. Michigan > Flint.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Swank Digital Campus)

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Summary:	A personal and comical account of the tough times of Moore's hometown of Flint, Michigan, the birthplace of General Motors. When GM closed several plants, 35,000 of the 150,000 residents lost their jobs. Moore embarked on a quest to meet with GM chairman Roger Smith to show him what was occurring in Flint. And in his quest, he profiled life among the resourceful citizenry.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture in 1989.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (streaming video (90 min.)) : sound, color
Audience:	Rating: R.
Production Credits:	Director, producer, screenwriter, Michael Moore.