Freakonomics (2010)
The highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by renowned economists Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years. Based on the book by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Introduction and transitional segments written and directed by Seth Gordon ; "A roshanda by any other name" written by Jeremy Chilnick and Morgan Spurlock, directed by Morgan Spurlock ; "Pure corruption" written by Peter Bull and Alex Gibney, directed by Alex Gibney ; "It's not always a wonderful life" written and directed by Eugene Jarecki ; "Can a ninth grader be bribed to succeed?" written and directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.
Primary Title
- Freakonomics
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 2 July 2013
Release Year
- 2010
Start Time
- 20 : 30
Finish Time
- 22 : 10
Duration
- 100:00
Channel
- Maori Television
Broadcaster
- Maori Television Service
Programme Description
- The highly anticipated film version of the phenomenally bestselling book about incentives-based thinking by renowned economists Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. Like the book, the film examines human behavior with provocative and sometimes hilarious case studies, bringing together a dream team of filmmakers responsible for some of the most acclaimed and entertaining documentaries in recent years. Based on the book by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. Introduction and transitional segments written and directed by Seth Gordon ; "A roshanda by any other name" written by Jeremy Chilnick and Morgan Spurlock, directed by Morgan Spurlock ; "Pure corruption" written by Peter Bull and Alex Gibney, directed by Alex Gibney ; "It's not always a wonderful life" written and directed by Eugene Jarecki ; "Can a ninth grader be bribed to succeed?" written and directed by Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady.
Classification
- G
Owning Collection
- Television Vault
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Economics--Psychological aspects
- Economics--Sociological aspects
Genres
- Documentary
- Educational
Contributors
- Seth Gordon (Director)
- Morgan Spurlock (Director)
- Alex Gibney (Director)
- Eugene Jarecki (Director)
- Heidi Ewing (Director)
- Rachel Grady (Director)
- Seth Gordon (Writer)
- Morgan Spurlock (Writer)
- Alex Gibney (Writer)
- Eugene Jarecki (Writer)
- Heidi Ewing (Writer)
- Rachel Grady (Writer)
- Freakonomics Movie LLC (Production Unit)
- Morgan Spurlock (Narrator)
- Craig Atkinson (Producer)
- Dan O'Meara (Producer)
- Chris Romano (Producer)
- Chad Troutwine (Producer)
- Chad Troutwine Films (Production Unit)
- Cold Fusion Media Group (Production Unit)
- Green Film Company (Production Unit)
- Human Worldwide (Production Unit)
- Jigsaw Productions (Production Unit)
- Loki Films (Production Unit)
Subjects
- Economics--Psychological aspects
- Economics--Sociological aspects