<--A little pocket money for more "Hot Dogs."
Posted on 02/18/2005 11:45:36 AM PST by metalmanx2j
Sept. 11th was a terrible disaster for America - and it hit America hard financially.
But one person who has benefited financially is filmmaker Michael Moore, who parlayed the disaster into a whopping $50 million for himself.
So reports Vanity Fair in its March profile of the liberal documentary maker and his odyssey with the film that trashed President Bush by placing him in a giant conspiracy involving the Saudis, the bin Laden family and Sept. 11th. Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" - which cost $6 million to produce - was a worldwide hit, generating box office sales of more than $200 million.
VF says Moore stands to pocket about a quarter of that gross.
Not bad for a guy who had been collecting unemployment checks of $99 a week just a few years earlier!
After hitting the jackpot, it is no wonder Moore already has plans for another Fahrenheit-style movie for the 2008 election. But currently, his next attack film "Sicko" (a title which may also refer to Moore himself) will focus on the health care industry.
Moore continues to stick to his guns that his "Fahrenheit" helped the Democrats in 2004 and "prevented a Bush landslide."
But many Democrats disagree with that assessment.
Steve Grossman, a former DNC chairman, said Moore's film was "out-and-out propaganda" that appealed to a "deceptively small segment of the Democratic Party and base."
In the end, Grossman suggests, Moore's film may have fueled "the unprecedented turnout" for Bush because "the other side would not allow their president to be trashed by Michael Moore."
But simple greed may have blinded the brilliant filmmaker to good sense.
A former manager, Douglas Urbanski, tells VF that Moore was the "only client I ever fired."
Urbanski says the liberal Moore was obsessively focused on money. "He never had enough money," Urbanski recalled.
Arrogance may have also played a role in Moore's negative political impact with "Fahrenheit."
Urbanski described Moore as "exasperatingly rude."
"We walked out of restaurants because Michael found the service too slow," he remembered.
Moore apparently got caught by his own contradictions. He portrays himself as a likeable everyman, but he's not; he decries corporate greed but he himself is driven by money.
Pollster Frank Luntz summed up why "Fahrenheit" failed so miserable. "His message at the time was very powerful, but the messenger was fatally flawed," Luntz said.
Luntz noted Moore's 2003 comment to a British newspaper - widely reported by NewsMax.com and other web sites. Moore said Americans were "possibly the dumbest people on the planet."
"In this way Moore permanently undermined the message," Luntz concludes.
Among other items about Moore from the VF profile:
Moore once thought he could be the "the biggest star of a sitcom in America." He likened himself to the next Jackie Gleason. "I can be bigger than Jackie Gleason and I don't know why it's not happening ... I am a movie star," Moore said.
Moore secretly admired conservatives for their tactics. "They're stunned that anyone on the liberal side of the fence has the balls to go right at them. Although I am not a liberal," Moore says.
Moore is still angry with Mel Gibson, whose Icon productions backed out of producing "Fahrenheit." Moore claims Gibson backed out of Fahreheit after being threatened with no more invitations to the White House. Gibson's spokesman, Alan Nierob, told VF that Mel has not accepted any invitations from the White House, "so why would he be concerned about not getting one?"
Moore is also miffed with Gibson because TIME magazine wanted to feature both he and Gibson as possible co-Persons of the Year. But Gibson balked at the idea he would sit down with Moore for an interview with TIME.
As for Disney and its CEO Michael Eisner backing out of plans to back "Fahrenheit," Moore sees more conspiracies. He suggested to VF that a Saudi investment in Euro Disney caused Disney to bail on him. Previously, Moore has alleged that Eisner was worried Bush's brother, Fla. governor Jeb Bush, would pull tax breaks that benefits Disney's Florida theme park.
I'll market it on liberal websites and such and watch these losers empty their wallets into my bank account.
But he's not a rich man...
Unbelievable!
His movie helped prevent a Bush landslide?
I guess if Kerry had won, Moore-on would have taken partial credit for the Dems' win.
What an ass!
You could call it, FReepin in the City..or something! lol
In tonight's episode of Open Secret Theater:
Michael Moore is a money-grubbing narcissist.
Duh.
Dang! He recently gave an interview in which he claimed he hadn't made a cent. Of course not, he made 50 million. I wish I could remember who was giving the interview.
and what did Mel Gibson rake in on "Passion"? About 700 million and still growing. Kind of offsets the fat mans glory.
If it was a member of the American press, it's not surprising you can't remember who they were...since you could only see the top of their head.
And then some!!
>>>But he's not a rich man...
Truer words never spoken.
Or "A sucker born every minute."
The guy is delusional. All the hit pieces and fake documents helped Bush. You can only lie about a person so long before no one believes you.
After hitting the jackpot, it is no wonder Moore already has plans for another Fahrenheit-style movie for the 2008 election. But currently, his next attack film "Sicko" (a title which may also refer to Moore himself) will focus on the health care industry.
Michael More doing a movie on the health care industry is like a color blind man doing a film about color movies. Why would anyone listen to a man that is so unhealthy?
No, they are absolutely serious. Scary, isn't it?
More power to him. He's a hell of a snake oil salesman.
Minus his cheeseburger per diem, he's only about $34 million in the hole.
Now I'm not a fan of censorship, but there's a person who needs it terribly, I'm thinking maybe Stalinistic style censorship in his case.
Please shut up Moore, you're an idiot.
Okay, Mikey, your whoring of yourself for the DNC paid off. Now take your money, go to France, and don't look back. And take as many Holly-weenies as you can.
Yep! Do it in Texas!
That's a lot of donuts.
The fat fraud turns out to be a hypocrite. I bet he abuses waitresses too.
"DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM???"
Michael Moore's name and the word "gross" appearing in the same sentence is a perfect fit.
Since he appeals to the stupid, the venal, and the hateful, he should have no problem doubling his money in a year or so.
The only way to shut him up is to educate his audience.
If that's possible.
In size, but he has not a thimble's worth of the talent of The Great One!
He really took those liberals for a ride, huh?
"We walked out of restaurants because Michael found the service too slow," he remembered. I can't help myself with this one. BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA Fatty can't stand to wait for his hotdogs!
Yeah. That and dead people turning out in record numbers to vote.
I love the last 3 paragraphs of the article. In true liberal fashion, it's always somebody else's fault. Moore would be a trillionaire now if it weren't for a bunch of other medling people messing it up. Mikey needs a serious dose of reality. I would suggest sobering up and working a job in the service industry. That'll let him know just how unimportant he is in the world.
I'm sure every penny will go to the poor oppressed losers who made Moore rich by buying his drivel. Oh yeah and $20 of that comes from Osama Bin Laden. Didn't he comment on the film in his latest video.
Yeah, sure Mikey could have been another Jackie Gleason. He's not worthy to be the dirt on the bottom of Jackie's shoes.
He's absolutely correct.
I was no big Bush fan, but seeing Michael Moore and his ilk attack him made me want to put up yard signs and man a phone bank. and that's what I did.
I know $7.00 the sumbutch didnt get.
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!
If Moore's "F-in' 9/11" prevented a Bush landslide, it's only because there are about 58 million Americans who are unthinking, easily-duped, moral sinkholes.
He has a lot of money, but he is still fat, ugly and obnoxious.
I hope he uses it on food (looks like that is what he's doing) and dies from overeating! The only way to rid ourselves of him.
In related news, Krispy Kreme stock skyrockets after billion doughnut order placed.
Wonder what his favorite charities are? Surely he is a generous man. . .
"We walked out of restaurants because Michael found the service too slow," he remembered.Perhaps the addict was going through withdrawl.
-Eric
Soros spent $14 million and Democrats spent $50 million to see this piece of trash -- it really makes me smile because President Bushw was still re-elected. Called pouring money down a [Democ]rat hole....literally.
<--A little pocket money for more "Hot Dogs."
Michael Moore on a shelf next to Mein Kampf, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, and Che Guevara in Amman, Jordan.
Photos by Freeper, danielru
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