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Who killed the electric car? [videorecording] / a Chris Paine film ; a Dean Devlin/Plinyminor production in association with Papercut Films ; written and directed by Chris Paine ; produced by Jessie Deeter ; executive producers, Dean Devlin, Tavin Marin Titus, Richard D. Titus ; consulting producer, Alex Gibney ; co-producers, Kathy Weiss, Rachel Olschan ; co-executive producers, Kearie Peak, Mark Roskin, Stanford R. Ovshinsky.

Brook, Michael, 1952- (composer.). Deeter, Jessie, (film producer.). Devlin, Dean, (film producer.). Gibney, Alex, (film producer.). Kovalenko, Michael, (editor of moving image work.). Olschan, Rachel, (film producer.). Ovshinsky, Stanford R., (film producer.). Paine, Chris, (film director,, screenwriter.). Peak, Kearie, (film producer.). Peterson, Chris A., (editor of moving image work.). Roskin, Mark, (film producer.). Sheen, Martin, (narrator.). Titus, Richard D., 1968- (film producer.). Titus, Tavin Maris, 1971- (film producer.). Wadleigh, Thaddeus, 1964- (director of photography.). Weiss, Kathy, (film producer.). Papercut Films (Firm), (production company.). Plinyminor (Firm), (production company.). Sony Pictures Classics (Firm), (presenter.). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm), (film distributor.).

Summary:

Investigates the development and demise of the fuel-efficient, environment-friendly electric car. Examines the Bush administration's role in the car's being peremptory pulled from production, the influence of the automobile industry and oil interests, and implications for the future of sustainable energy in the United States.

Record details

ISBN: 1424819547
ISBN: 9781424819546
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Widescreen.
Distributor: Culver City, Calif. : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, [2006]
Copyright: ©2006

Content descriptions

General Note:	"158286"--Container. "Sony Pictures Classics." Documentary. Program content: c2006.
Formatted Contents Note:	Special features: Deleted scenes --Jump-starting the future --Meeky Rosie video :"Forever" --Previews.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Thaddeus Wadleigh ; editors, Michael Kovalenko, Chris A. Peterson ; original music, Michael Brook.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Martin Sheen ; interviewees, Joanne Sharpless, Alan S. Lowenthal, Paul Scott, Wally E. Rippel, S. David Freeman, Chelsea Sexton, Alan C. Lloyd, Ed Begley Jr., Peter Horton, Ralph Nader, Greg Hansen.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG (parental guidance suggested) for brief mild language; Canadian home video rating: G.
System Details Note:	DVD; Region 1; widescreen presentation (1.78:1 aspect ratio); mastered in high definition; Dolby digital 5.1.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned. In English with optional French subtitles.