‘9/11’ video debuts Oct. 5

Tue., Aug. 17, 2004

Associated Press

President Bush will face a home-video barrage four weeks before the election: “Fahrenheit 9/11,” Michael Moore’s assault on the administration’s handling of the Sept. 11 attacks, debuts on DVD and videotape Oct. 5.

Moore’s initial intention was to have the film out on video shortly before Election Day. But after the documentary debuted to record box-office numbers, distributor Lions Gate had indicated it might continue playing theatrically through the end of the year, potentially delaying the home-video release.

The film has grossed $115 million domestically, the first documentary ever to top the $100 million mark.

Among the DVD extras:

• Deleted footage that includes a scene outside Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, where seven U.S. soldiers have been charged with abusing Iraqi prisoners.

• Coverage of Lila Lipscomb, the mother of a U.S. soldier killed in Iraq, who was featured prominently in “Fahrenheit 9/11” – at the film’s premiere in Washington.

• An examination of the acts and experiences of Arab-American comedians after the Sept. 11 attacks.

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