Michael Moore to pull a Joss Whedon, distribute next film online for free

by Brad Linder Sep 5th 2008

Filmmaker Michael Moore is giving his next movie, Slacker Uprising, away for free on the internet. The film will be available to stream or download from Blip.tv starting September 23rd. The move is kind of interesting, since Moore's last film, Sicko was leaked online before its theatrical release, and Moore publicly stated he didn't have a problem with the leak.

The difference is that this time, Moore's film will not have a theatrical release. Slacker Uprising, which reportedly cost $2 million to produce, will be available for free for three weeks and will then be distributed on DVD.

This is hardly the first time we've seen artists give content away for free online. Some do it for the free publicity. Others say they do it as a way to thank their fans. In the cases of high profile musicians and TV and film producers like Radiohead, Trent Reznor, Joss Whedon, and Michael Moore, they do it partially because they can afford to do it. But Moore says he simply wants his latest film, which attempts to convince young people to vote (you can probably guess who he'd rather see them vote for), to be seen by as many people as possible.

Tags: michael-moore, online-video, slacker-uprising

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

DiRT said 12:50PM on 9-05-2008

Even for free, no thanks.

T said 1:15PM on 9-05-2008

If I pay for it, will he keep it instead?

Scott said 4:16PM on 9-05-2008

Glad to hear it! He has made some outstanding films, and those of us with at least half a brain recognize the importance of his work. Sadly, though, those whose opinions are easily swayed by loud-mouthed blowhards will never understand the absolute necessity of people like Michale Moore; they just can't (or won't) separate the message from the messenger...

bk said 8:10AM on 9-06-2008

The messenger _is_ the problem because the messenger is disingenuous. His movies are incredibly manipulative. I watched "Bowling for Columbine" expecting a documentary. What I got instead made me very angry. It made me angry because Moore was insulting his audience's intelligence. If you have a point you want to prove, prove it to me, but don't try to trick me into believing it. It was basically thinly veiled propaganda.

jackkerouac said 7:44PM on 9-05-2008

"those of us with at least half a brain recognize the importance of his work. "

Maybe that's your problem - you have half a brain. Moore's film are so full of crap and outright lies that their useless as anything.

jfjb said 9:02PM on 9-05-2008

how can you say that with such a nickname?

Jack Kerouac had more style. His knowledge and respect of the human nature is not reflected in your comment. Perhaps another nom de plume would be more appropriate to your endeavors elsewhere.

Read again, or learn to.

mg said 8:06PM on 9-05-2008

Michael Moore is a moron of the establishment.

Vote Ron Paul and watch Alex Jones, if you're really interested whats going on.

Also McKinney und Kucinich are good people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy2QYoT4LWw
http://www.prisonplanet.com/

ffmepegX said 8:16PM on 9-05-2008

he is bad, just bad, baaaaaad!!!!!

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