Roger & Me

film by Moore [1989]

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Roger & Me is a 1989 documentary film by Michael Moore that chronicles the devastating effects of unemployment in Flint, Michigan, caused by the closure of two General Motors (GM) factories. The film centers on Moore's attempts to confront GM chairman Roger Smith about the plant closings and their impact on the community.1

The film mixes humor and poignancy to highlight the social and economic consequences of deindustrialization, making it a critical and commercial success. Flint, once a thriving automotive hub, experienced significant decline due to GM's downsizing policies, a situation that became a focal point for national attention.12

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Michael Moore
…Moore filmed his first documentary, Roger & Me (1989), which chronicles the effects of unemployment in Flint due to the closing of two General Motors (GM) factories and the company’s longer-term policy of downsizing. At the centre of the film were Moore’s “in-your-face” efforts to gain an audience with GM’s…
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…Moore filmed his first documentary, Roger & Me (1989), which chronicles the effects of unemployment in Flint due to the closing of two General Motors (GM) factories and the company’s longer-term policy of downsizing. At the centre of the film were Moore’s “in-your-face” efforts to gain an audience with GM’s…
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Flint
…subject of the documentary film Roger & Me (1989), by Flint native Michael Moore. Flint again became the focus of national attention in the 2010s when gross mismanagement of the city’s water supply led to a crisis that left residents exposed to dangerous levels of lead.
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…subject of the documentary film Roger & Me (1989), by Flint native Michael Moore. Flint again became the focus of national attention in the 2010s when gross mismanagement of the city’s water supply led to a crisis that left residents exposed to dangerous levels of lead.
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