Playing Columbine

Name: Playing Columbine
Released: 2008-11-07
Rating: 6.7

6.7/10 (7)

·2008· 94 min

Director: Danny Ledonne

"A polarizing game, a deadly shooting, a widespread protest. For the first time, it all comes together."

Chronicles the history of the game "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!." The film traces back the 16-bit role-playing game to its inception, through the 2006 shooting at Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a "murder simulator" that "trained" the shooter, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the Slamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entries and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest. Written by tolka

Trailer

Cast

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Peter Baxter

Self

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Ian Bogost

Self - Game Designer, Professor

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Jenova Chen

Self - Game Designer

Stephen Colbert

Self (archive footage)

Kevin DiNovis

Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Alum

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Brian Flemming

Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Juror

Tom Fulp

Self - Game Designer and Webmaster

Dan Mirvish

Self - Co-Founder of Slamdance

In brief

Playing Columbine (2008) is a documentary film. With an average rating of 6.7/10 from 7 votes, it's a solidly rated pick. The film runs 1h 34min. Check current streaming availability in the "Where to watch" section above.

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Playing Columbine runs 94 minutes (1h 34min).

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Playing Columbine has an average rating of 6.7/10 based on 7 viewer votes on TMDB.

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Playing Columbine was released in 2008.