John Stossel Movies
Writer-director Eric Chaikin's feature-length documentary A Lawyer Walks Into A Bar. . . offers a witty, seriocomic look at myriad aspects of the American legal process and judicial system. It hones in on six individuals, all prospective attorneys at the time of the film's production, and follows them through trials and travails as they approach and take the formidable bar. Chaikin then uses the subjects' stories as springboards to broader digressions on U.S. litigation. The film features a myriad of celebrity guest appearances, from both well-respected attorneys and entertainers. Participants include: attorneys Alan Dershowitz, Mark Lanier and Joe Jamail; comics Eddie Griffin and Michael Ian Black; TV commentators John Stossel and Nancy Grace, and many others. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
From Michael Moore's hometown of Flint, MI, to the movie-making capital of the United States, director Mike Wilson's inflammatory documentary travels across the country to hold the controversial Sicko director's allegedly questionable tactics up to the light for closer examination. Wilson is a filmmaker who wants viewers to question what they see and hear in the media, and he's willing to travel thousands of miles in order to highlight why you too should remain skeptical about Moore's motivations as a filmmaker. The result is a meditation on the American dream, and the manner in which diligence and determination can eventually pay off for the folks who aren't willing to let their dreams fade. Additionally, by speaking with such well-known media figures as Penn Jilette and John Stossel as well as a host of highly respected scholars, Wilson highlights how Moore manipulates interviews and statistics to serve his own personal agenda. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1994
ABC news reporter John Stossel takes a look at many of today's societal fears and tries to help viewers decide for themselves whether or not the media improperly frightens viewers in ways that influence the choices they make in their lives each day. He focuses on such topics as what really happened at Love Canal in regard to cancer cases and whether crime coverage is so overdone that people have become overly fearful of moving about in their own communities. The media's handling of other environmental issues and "runaway technology" are also examined. ~ Elizabeth Smith, Rovi
- 1994
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ABC special new correspondent John Stossel explores the phenomenon of the "victim's movement" in the modern society from three different angles in this video that challenges viewers to explore who is really to blame for life's failures. Beginning with litigious victims who attempt to take advantage of the government and legal system to remedy their woes and moving on to explore the inadvertently damaging effects of the broad-reaching Americans With Disabilities Act, and an exploration of the racial implications of victimization as interpreted by African Americans. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 1992
This is an ABC News documentary which is hosted by John Stossel and which explores the joys and sorrows of raising children in today's society. ~ Tana Hobart, Rovi
