An Inconvenient Truth

Ronald Reagan Director: Davis Guggenheim Davis Guggenheim

Overview

Former vice president Al Gore shares his concerns on the pressing issue of global warming in this documentary. A long-time environmental activist, Gore first became aware of evidence on global warming in the 1970s, and since leaving public office he has become a passionate advocate for large- and small-scale changes in our laws and lifestyles that could help alleviate this crisis. An Inconvenient Truth records a multi-media presentation hosted by Gore in which he discusses the scientific facts behind global warming, explains how it has already begun to affect our environment, talks about the disastrous consequences if the world's governments and citizens do not act, and shares what each individual can do to help protect the Earth for this and future generations. An Inconvenient Truth was directed by Davis Guggenheim, a veteran documentary filmmaker who also has an extensive background in episodic television.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/04/2017
UPC:	0032429280503
Original Release:	2006
Rating:	PG
Source:	Paramount
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:36:00
Sales rank:	61,323

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Ronald Reagan	Actor
Michael Brook	Composer
Melissa Etheridge	Composer

Technical Credits

Davis Guggenheim	Director,Executive Producer,Producer
Laurie David	Producer
Lawrence Bender	Producer
Scott Z. Burns	Producer,Producer
Jeff Skoll	Executive Producer
Troy Rackley	Special Effects
Jeffrey Ivers	Executive Producer
Diane Weyermann	Executive Producer
Ricky Strauss	Executive Producer
Laurie Lennard	Producer

Editorial Reviews

Former vice president Al Gore lends an appropriately sober face to the issue of global warming in this arresting documentary. Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim offers a fairly straightforward adaptation of Gore’s well-honed lecture, effectively enhancing it with elaborate graphics. Gore’s data is concise and accessible, thanks in large part to a state-of-the-art, slide-show presentation that includes computer-model charts, photos -- including distressing before-and-after shots of shrunken glaciers and otherwise degraded land masses -- archival footage, and even cartoons that dramatically illustrate the impact of global warming. His alarming point: that manmade pollution has wrought more drastic changes in a few decades than the planet had previously seen since the Ice Age. Not the world’s most natural public speaker or funnyman, the former veep nonetheless makes a compelling case for swift and decisive action.