Fahrenheit 9/11 Opens Nationwide Fridy, June 25th

[Nomad559]

I just recieved this e-mail from Michael Moore

June 4, 2004

Fahrenheit 9/11 Opens June 25

Hey Everyone...

As you may have heard by now, we finally have a distributor in America for "Fahrenheit 9/11." Actually, two of them! Lions Gate Films and IFC Films have agreed to aggressively distribute "Fahrenheit 9/11" in theaters all across the country beginning three weeks from today on Friday, June 25th. We are, needless to say, extremely grateful for their courage (trust me, no matter what the potential box office may be, anyone who has considered taking on this distribution job has also met with a lot of pressure NOT to do it in the past month).

They will open it on a record number of screens for a documentary. There is no stopping it now!

These are great distributors. Jon Feltheimer, the man who runs Lions Gate, was the executive in charge of the company that produced my television series, "TV Nation." And the people at IFC (which owned Bravo) were the same people responsible for funding and broadcasting my other series, "The Awful Truth." So we are in very good hands.

(And, as an added bonus, Lions Gate is a Canadian company. Once again, the Canadians to the rescue! It was also a Canadian company, Salter Street Films, that produced "Bowling for Columbine." I know, it's kinda sad we have to keep depending on our good neighbors to the north. But maybe this is the year we give 'em their Stanley Cup back.)

There's a lot more to tell you -- and I will write to you again over the next few days. I'm in the mood to spill some beans, much to the consternation of certain people. Oh well!

Also, I have posted the trailer for "Fahrenheit 9/11" so that you can get your first glimpse at scenes from the movie--you can check it out at www.fahrenheit911.com.

Thanks for all your wonderful letters of support -- they have meant a great deal to us.

Save the date -- June 25! It's the first summer film where the special effects will be real...

Yours truly,
M-I-C (see ya real soon!)
K-E-Y (why? because they can't kill this friggin' movie!)
M-O-O-R-E

P.S. For our fans in the rest of the world, don't worry -- you already have distributors. And most of you will also be able to see it this summer! Thanks.

[SmileyBoy]

1. No doubt it'll be at the Uptown in Minneapolis.

Probably at the Fargo Theatre too, so I can see it again when I go back to school. :)

[physioex]

2. I have been throwing this thought around...

But is there a way we could get an organization to give out free tickets to this movie. We could all pitch in and give some money. Ofcourse I would pay for my own ticket. The reason I am saying this is because the fudamentalists were giving out free tickets for the Passion of the Christ to promote their cause, shouldn't we?

[Lou_C]

3. Some people can't afford to go to the movies

Can we possibly set something up to help give a free night to poor people in the inner city and poor southern areas?