Heating up politics - Film - www.theage.com.au

Heating up politics - Film - www.theage.com.au: "Republicans initially dismissed the movie Fahrenheit 9/11 as a cinematic screed that would play mostly to inveterate Bush bashers.
Four weeks and $A132 million ($US94 million) later, it is still pulling in moviegoers at 2000 theatres around the country, making Republicans nervous as it settles into the American mainstream.
'I'm not sure if it moves voters,' Republican party consultant Scott Reed said, 'but if it moves three or four per cent it's been a success.'
Two senior Republicans closely tied to President George Bush's White House said the movie from director Michael Moore is seen as a political headache because it has reached beyond the Democratic base.

Still, Fahrenheit 9/11 is likely to gain an even wider audience when it's released on home video in the weeks before election day.

The Gallup survey found that nearly half of the Republicans and independents who expect to see the film said they were likely to view it on video."


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