2004
Unrated
Immediate Pictures
1 h 8 m

2004
Unrated
Immediate Pictures
1 h 8 m

Summary This documentary examines how a radical fringe of the Republican Party used the trauma of the 9/11 terror attacks to advance a pre-existing agenda to radically transform American foreign policy while rolling back civil liberties and social programs at home. (Media Education Foundation)

Documentary

Directed By: Jeremy Earp, Sut Jhally

2004
Unrated
Immediate Pictures
1 h 8 m

2004
Unrated
Immediate Pictures
1 h 8 m

Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire

Name: Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-09-10
Duration: 1 min 8 s
Rating: 54
Cast: Tariq Ali, Benjamin Barber, Medea Benjamin, Julian Bond, Noam Chomsky

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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Directed By: Jeremy Earp, Sut Jhally

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Mixed or Average Based on 12 Critic Reviews

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New York Daily News

If you're in the mood for a horror movie, this ought to do you.

By Jack Mathews FULL REVIEW

Chicago Sun-Times

The most outspoken and yet in some ways the calmest of the new documentaries opposing the Bush presidency.

By Roger Ebert FULL REVIEW

TV Guide Magazine

Narrated by NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, the film's form is measured, but its message is incendiary.

By Maitland McDonagh FULL REVIEW

The Hollywood Reporter

Another effective civics lesson that, unfortunately, will probably never be seen by the people whose minds it seeks to change.

By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW

New York Post

There's really nothing new here, though, and lacking the drama and humor of "Fahrenheit 9/11," it is even more likely to be preaching to the converted.

By Megan Lehmann FULL REVIEW

Variety

Goes beyond simple Bush-bashing to paint a horrifying portrait of organized U.S. imperialist expansion and public deception stretching back to the early Reagan era.

By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

The A.V. Club

Crude, grating.

By Nathan Rabin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Media Education Foundation

Release Date Sep 10, 2004

Duration 1 h 8 m

Rating Unrated

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Hijacking Catastrophe: 9/11, Fear & the Selling of American Empire

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Tariq Ali

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Benjamin Barber

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Medea Benjamin

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Julian Bond

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Noam Chomsky

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Kevin Danaher

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Mark Danner

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Shadia Drury

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Michael Dyson

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Daniel Ellsberg

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Michael Franti

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Stan Goff

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William Hartung

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Robert W. Jensen

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Chalmers Johnson

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Jackson Katz

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Michael Klare

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Karen Kwiatkowski

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Norman Mailer

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Zia Mian

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