Confirm or deny. Mel Gibson is a co-producer of Fahrenheit 911.

[ShaneGR]

I confirm it. Hollywood.com lists Gibson as coproducer. Prove me wrong!

Discuss the Passion vs. Fahrenheit 911. Are we in the twilight zone?

http://www.hollywood.com/movies/detail/movie/1752477

EDIT:

Cast: Michael Moore , George W Bush


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Director: Michael Moore

Producer: Mel Gibson , Bruce Davey , Jim Czarnecki , Kathleen Glynn , Michael Moore , Jeff Gibbs

Production Credits: Michael Moore , Jeff Gibbs , Kurt Engfehr
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Distributor: Optimum Releasing, Falcom Media Group, Hopscotch Films

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[still_one]

1. I thought the deal fell through?

that is why Moore went with Disney/Mirimax/Weinstein

[ShaneGR]

2. Producer... not distributor...

Producer means you helped fund the making of the film, not its distribution.

http://www.hollywood.com/movies/detail/movie/1752477

Cast: Michael Moore , George W Bush


More Cast >


Director: Michael Moore

Producer: Mel Gibson , Bruce Davey , Jim Czarnecki , Kathleen Glynn , Michael Moore , Jeff Gibbs

Production Credits: Michael Moore , Jeff Gibbs , Kurt Engfehr
More Crew >


Distributor: Optimum Releasing, Falcom Media Group, Hopscotch Films

More Details >

[Wickerman]

3. Gibson isn't listed as producer of any flavor at IMDB.com

http://imdb.com/title/tt0361596/fullcredits


Full Cast and Crew for
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)


Directed by
Michael Moore

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Moore written by

Cast (in credits order)
Michael Moore .... Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically
George W. Bush .... Himself (archive footage)



Produced by
Jim Czarnecki .... producer
Carl Deal .... archival producer
Kurt Engfehr .... co-producer
Jeff Gibbs .... co-producer
Kathleen Glynn .... producer
Monica Hampton .... line producer
Tia Lessin .... supervising producer
Agnès Mentre .... executive producer
Michael Moore .... producer
Bob Weinstein .... executive producer
Harvey Weinstein .... executive producer

[XanaDUer]

4. You beat me to it!

I was just checking that out, and don't see Mel there.

Silent producer?

[ShaneGR]

5. See post edit

He is at Hollywood.com

[Wickerman]

6. I think they have bad data

He very public ally pulled out nearly a year ago. I am not familiar with Hollywood.com but find MID pretty convincing. Guess there needs to be a 3rd source for verification. :shrug:

[Wickerman]

8. Here is a link

http://www.wsws.org/articles/2004/jun2004/fahr-j21.shtml
Moore’s difficulties in getting his film made and into cinemas are by now well known. According to Roger Friedman of Fox News Channel, Mel Gibson’s company Icon Productions was all set to finance Moore’s film, but when the $5 million deal was announced, “Gibson got calls from Republican friends urging him to back out of it right away.”

Miramax, a company owned by Disney, stepped in and financed the documentary. Michael Eisner of Disney, in turn, refused to allow Miramax to distribute the film, claiming that the film’s political content was at odds with the company’s “nonpartisan” stature. Lions Gate and IFC Films then picked up the distribution.

[NYCGirl]

7. He backed out...

Gibson's production company, Icon Films, was originally going to produce Fahrenheit 9/11, but backed out.

Below is an excerpt from full article at http://film.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/Guardian/0,4029,1219240,00.html

Meanwhile wrangling about corporate pressure on Moore goes on. The director claims that Mel Gibson, head of Icon films, was told "don't expect any more invitations from the White House if you fund this film". Gibson made a lot of money with The Passion of the Christ tapping into an international network of Christian cinemagoers. There are millions of anti-Bush people all over the world. The Passion of Michael Moore could yet be a hot ticket.

(Edit for typo)

[Media_Lies_Daily]

9. You're wrong. 3 sites indicate that Gibson has nothing to do with F911...

<http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&id=1808569540&cf=cast>

<http://romanticmovies.about.com/library/weekly/aafahrenheit911cast.htm>

<http://www.festival-cannes.fr/films/fiche_film.php?langue=6002&partie=fictec&id_film=4201423>