Michael Moore to Release New Film for Free

Michael Moore will follow the example set by Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and Neil Young and release his next film online and for free.

Slacker Uprising takes the audience along with Moore as he visits 62 cities attempting to rally young voters to vote before the 2004 election.

It will not be (legally) available for download eternally. Slacker Uprising will be pulled from the Internet after three weeks for North American residents. The film's run begins on Sept. 23, whose release date was announced Friday.

Moore said that his new film will be considered this year's big election movie, as his highly critical Farenheit 9/11 was considered his big election film before the 2004 election.

Slacker Uprising will be the first major picture to be released online, and for free. Jackass 2.5 was available in the same fashion, but that was just left over bits from Jackass 2, so it doesn't count.

As was previously mentioned, many notable acts in the music industry have given their works directly to their fans for free. But, considering how little recording artists make on albums (from a percentage perspective) and how much they make going on tour (Radiohead is the best case of this), giving albums away for free makes sense.

Some may question Moore's strategy, considering that his Sicko ($24 million) and Farenheit 9/11 ($119 million) are two of the three highest grossing documentaries ever. Super Size Me, of course, is in second place.

Justification of Moore's decision comes on the heels of Sicko being leaked online, and downloaded by thousands.