The Big One

The Big One (1997)

Protecting the Earth from the scum of corporate America.

The Big One is an investigative documentary from director Michael Moore who goes around the country asking why big American corporations produce their product abroad where labor is cheaper while so many Americans are unemployed, losing their jobs, and would happily be hired by such companies as Nike.

Date of release
1997-09-06
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (88)
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Michael Moore

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: Minnesota

The Big One is a 1997 documentary film written and directed by documentarian filmmaker and activist Michael Moore, and released by Miramax Films. The film documents Moore during his tour promoting his 1996 book Downsize This! around the United States. Through the 47 towns he visits, Moore discovers and describes American economic failings and the fear of unemployment of American workers.

Background

Harvey Weinstein of Miramax bought the distribution rights to The Big One after viewing a screening of the film at the Toronto International Film Festival, promising to dedicate 50 percent of the film's income to the Flint, Michigan agencies named in the film.

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