Synopsis
Terry Jones presents Boom Bust Boom. The result of a meeting between writer, director, historian and Python Terry Jones and economics professor and entrepreneur Theo Kocken. Co-written by Jones and Kocken and featuring John Cusack, Nobel Prize winners Daniel Kahneman, Robert J Shiller and Paul Krugman, the film is part of a global movement to change the economic system through education to protect the world from boom and bust. A unique look at why economic crashes happen, Boom Bust Boom is a multimedia documentary combining live action with animation and puppetry to explain economics to everyone.
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Cast
- Terry JonesSelf
- Dirk BezemerSelf
- John CusackSelf
- George W. BushSelf (archive footage)
- Zvi BodieSelf
- Paul MasonSelf
- James GalbraithSelf
Recommendations
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Village Voice
Jones presents a stark picture of a bifurcated economic system: the real one, in which ordinary citizens struggle; and the financial economy, in which the livelihoods of citizens are leveraged by the wealthy for speculative bets. - 80
The New York Times
A remarkably enjoyable, and sometimes very funny, documentary about a frightening topic. - 75
The A.V. Club
For those who aren’t automatically turned off by the idea of an issue-doc that Schoolhouse Rock-ifies a serious, grown-up subject, Boom Bust Boom is a worthwhile way to spend an hour. - 75
RogerEbert.com
With its frequent use of puppetry and quirky animation, Boom Bust Boom suggests what an old-school episode of “Sesame Street” would’ve played like, had it focused solely on the subprime crash. - 63
Movie Nation
And John Cusack. “One semester at NYU” is all the Internet Movie Database gives him, as far as credentials. But he’s got opinions, especially about the meltdown of 2007-8. And he’s outraged. So anyway. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
A tough sell theatrically despite its merits, the film will rely on Jones' name to reach viewers via home-video outlets.
