Inspired by Neil Young and Radiohead, Michael Moore testament release his new film online and for free.
The film, Slacker Uprising, follows Moore�s 62-city tour during the 2004 U.S. election to exchange young voters. It testament be available for three weeks as a release download to North American residents beginning Sept. 23.
Moore said he considered cathartic Slacker Uprising theatrically as �Michael Moore�s big election year movie� as he did with 2004�s Fahrenheit 9/11, which was highly critical of U.S. President George W. Bush.
Instead, Moore opted for a symbol of gratitude to his fans as he approaches the twentieth anniversary of his first base film, 1989�s Roger and Me.
�I view it�d be a nice way to celebrate my 20th yr of doing this,� Moore aforesaid. �And likewise help arrive out the vote for November. I�ve been cerebration about what I want to do to facilitate with the election this year.�
The 97-minute long Slacker Uprising testament be the first major film to be released in such a way.
Last December, Jackass 2.5 was streamed online and for free, but that was only a ingathering of remnant material from Jackass 2.
Experimentation in dispersion has been more common in the music industry, where the Internet has damaged traditional business models.
Moore took observance when Radiohead last year released their seventh album, In Rainbows, online with optional pricing. In 2006, Neil Young streamed his anti-war album Living With War for free before its standard release � now a more common practice.
If history is whatsoever measure, Slacker Uprising could have made a adequate sum in theatres. His last two films, Sicko ($24 gazillion US) and Fahrenheit Sept. 11 ($119 1000000) are deuce of the three highest-grossing documentaries ever.�
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