Summary:
With gasoline prices approaching $4/gallon, fossil fuel shortages, unrest in oil producing regions around the globe and mainstream consumer adoption and adoption of the hybrid electric car (more than 140,000 Prius' sold this year), this story couldn't be more relevant or important. The foremost goal in making this movie is to educate and enlighten audiences with the story of this car, its place in history and in the larger story of our car culture and how it enables our continuing addiction to foreign oil. This is an important film with an important message that not only calls to task the officials who squelched the Zero Emission Vehicle mandate, but all of the other accomplices, government, the car companies, Big Oil, even Eco-darling Hydrogen as well as consumers, who turned their backs on the car and embrace embracing instead the SUV. Our documentary investigates the death and resurrection of the electric car, as well as the role of renewable energy and sustainable living in our country's future; issues which affect everyone from progressive liberals to the neo-conservative right.
| Runtime: | 92 min |
|---|---|
| Rating: | Rated PG for brief mild language. |
| Production: | Plinyminor |
| Genre: | Documentary |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Nov 14, 2006 |
| Director | Credit |
|---|---|
| Chris Paine | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Chris Paine | Writer |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Martin Sheen | Narrator |
| Mel Gibson | Himself |
| Cast | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alan Cocconi | Himself |
| Alec N. Brooks | Himself |
| Colette Divine | Herself |
| Dave Barthmuss | Himself |
| David Freeman | Himself |
| Ed Begley Jr. | Himself |
| Frank Gaffney | Himself |
| Greg Hanssen | Himself |
| Jim Boyd | Himself |
| John R. Dabels | Himself |
| Phyllis Diller | Herself |
| Reverend Gadget | Himself |
| Tom Everhart | Himself |
| Producer | Credit |
|---|---|
| Alex Gibney | Consulting Producer |
| Dean Devlin | Executive Producer |
| Jason Saville | Line Producer: ev1 Funeral Scene |
| Jeff Steele | Associate Producer |
| Jessie Deeter | Producer |
| Kathy Weiss | Producer: ev1 Running Footage Unit |
| Kearie Peak | Co-Executive Producer |
| Marc Roskin | Co-Executive Producer |
| Natalie Artin | Associate Producer |
| Rachel Olschan | Co-Producer |
| Richard D. Titus | Executive Producer |
| Tavin Marin Titus | Executive Producer |
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