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Moore, the Oscar-winning maker of documentaries about guns,
the Iraq war and the U.S. health system, said on Twitter he
would release "Michael Moore in Trumpland" in a free screening
in Manhattan on Tuesday night at one movie theater, followed by
commercial release in theaters in Los Angeles and New York on
Wednesday.
The film's release comes three weeks before the Nov. 8 election.
The film is based on a one-man show, "October Surprise," that
Moore, a vocal critic of the Republican presidential contender,
recently performed in Ohio and shows Moore "dive right into
hostile territory," according to a brief description.
The film is being released as scores of celebrities rally round
Clinton ahead of the Nov. 8 election. More than 30, including
Barbra Streisand, Billy Crystal, Julia Roberts, Helen Mirren and
Lena Dunham, staged a fundraising show on Broadway on Monday
with tickets that sold for up $10,000 each and which was
streamed live online.
Singer Jennifer Lopez and rocker Jon Bon Jovi will play separate
Get Out The Vote gigs in Florida next week on behalf of
Clinton's campaign.
"Iron Man" star Robert Downey Jr. and actors Neil Patrick
Harris, Don Cheadle and Julianne Moore are among those asking
Americans to "save the day" in a social media campaign aimed at
getting people to vote against Republican businessman and former
reality star Trump.
Clinton counts more, and more vocal, celebrity supporters than
Trump, whose backers include Clint Eastwood, Jon Voight, country
singer Loretta Lynn, Kirstie Alley and rapper Azealia Banks.
But fans of celebrities are not necessarily fans of the
candidate they support. Comedian Amy Schumer was booed at her
stand-up show in Florida on Sunday after she attacked Trump and
Republican voters, causing some 200 audience members to walk
out, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant and Piya Sinha-Roy; Editing by
Leslie Adler)
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