Continuity mistake: The speech that Moore claims/shows then NRA president Charlton Heston giving in Colorado is actually several speeches edited into one. Note how Heston's clothing changes between cuts during this speech.
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
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Directed by: Michael Moore
Starring: Charlton Heston, Michael Moore, Jacobo Arbenz, Marilyn Manson, Mike Bradley, Salvador Allende
Genres: Crime, Documentary
Factual error: The site identified as the Rocky Flats nuke weapons plant, NW of Denver, is not Rocky Flats.
Marilyn Manson: When I was a kid growing up, music was the escape. That's the only thing that had no judgments. You know, you put on a record, and it's not going to yell at you for dressing the way you do. It's going to make you feel better about it.
Question: What is the song that is playing in the background when the recording of the teacher phoning the authorities is playing? It continues throughout the filming of Columbine School.
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Answer: The song sounds very much like an acoustic guitar version of "Beecher's Lament" by Jeff Gibbs, who is credited with composing all original music for the film, including this song. A beautiful, haunting piano dominated version of this song appears on his only CD "Reflections". The song can be sampled at Jeff Gibb's web page. Link provided http://www.jeffgibbs.com/music.shtml.
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