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I.O.U.S.A. Overview

"I.O.U.S.A." examines the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens. As the Baby Boomer generation prepares to retire, will there even be any Social Security benefits left to collect? Burdened with an ever-expanding government and military, increased international competition, overextended entitlement programs, and debts to foreign countries that are becoming impossible to honor, America must mend its spendthrift ways or face an economic disaster of epic proportions. Throughout history, the American government has found it nearly impossible to spend only what has been raised through taxes. Wielding candid interviews with both average American taxpayers and government officials, director Patrick Creadon helps demystify the nation's financial practices and policies. The film follows U.S. Comptroller General David Walker as he crisscrosses the country explaining America's unsustainable fiscal policies to its citizens. Creadon interweaves archival footage and economic data to paint a vivid and alarming profile of America's current economic situation. The ultimate power of "I.O.U.S.A." is that the film moves beyond doomsday rhetoric to proffer potential financial scenarios and propose solutions about how we can recreate a fiscally sound nation for future generations.

Production
O'Malley Creadon Productions; Open Sky Entertainment; Peter G. Peterson Foundation;

Cast Names
Robert Bixby; Humphrey Bogart; Warren Buffett; George Bush; George W. Bush; Jimmy Carter; Bill Clinton; Stephen Colbert; Kent Conrad; Ander Crenshaw; Bing Crosby; Douglas Durst; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Gerald Ford; Alan Greenspan; Judd Gregg; Yoni Gruskin; John F. Kennedy; Steve Kroft; George (XVI) Miller; Richard Nixon; Paul O'Neill; Chris Parnell; Ron Paul; Peter G. Peterson; Ronald Reagan; Franklin Delano Roosevelt; Robert Rubin; Donald Rumsfeld; Tim Russert;

Box Office
USD 820,967

Release Date
2008-01-19 (Sundance Film Festival)
2008-04-01 (AFI Dallas Film Festival)
2008-04-03 (Ashland Independent Film Festival)
2008-04-07 (Philly Film Festival)
2008-04-24 (RiverRun International Film Festival)
2008-05-02 (Maryland Film Festival)
2008-05-18 (Jacksonville Film Festival)
2008-08-22 (limited)
2008-10-13 (Indie Memphis Film Festival)

Genres
Documentary;

MPAA Rating [?]
Rated PG for some thematic elements.

Running Time
1 hr. 25 min.

Director
Patrick Creadon

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This movie is really good at scaring you. Some of the projections are absolutely bone-chilling. But it largely overstates the problem — the deficit is currently at a manageable level of 3% of GDP. And we need to run a deficit in this economic downt... read more »

Matt Sherman Washington DC
2:31pm on Thursday, November 13th, 2008

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