Additional information for Fuel, which has a domestic theatrical release set for November 14, 2008. The film is being distributed by Unknown and has not yet been rated. Fuel has a total running time of 112 minutes.
Not Rated
USA
PG
Canada
112min
October 17, 2008
USA
April 03, 2009
USA
September 18, 2009
USA
June 22, 2010
USA
February 04, 2011
Japan
The world is addicted to oil... It's time for an intervention.
Uncovering America's dirty secret
"Fuel" begins by showing us we only only began using oil 150 years ago. It points out that nearly everything we do requires oil. The problems with oil are introduced, and Bush is shown saying "America is addicted to oil".Enter Josh Tickell. Environmental science student, activist, author, film buff, and more than anything, a man with a score to settle. We follow Josh through his formative years, his first science fair project, his education in Germany, and his personal discovery of biodiesel. Josh travels the country in his "Veggie Van", a diesel Winnebago he runs on bildiesel he makes on the road from used fryer oil. He encounters some minor publicity and recognition, and is seen more as an oddity than as a prophet.We learn how Rudolph Diesel, Henry Ford, and John D Rockefeller worked against each other in the early days of the automotive industry to secure their places in the world.We meet Josh's mother. She's sick, as are many others living in places like Louisiana, where oil is refined. Josh interviews a slew of experts, learns that reproductive problems, cancer, and a host of other ailments affect those living in oil producing areas.Josh's travels around the world to talk to oil and foreign policy experts are cut short by news that his family in Louisiana have fallen prey to Hurricane Katrina. He learns that his anger at the oil companies is getting him nowhere, so he goes back on the road and tries to learn more and make new partners. He decides to move far beyond preaching the merits of biodiesel, and spends most of the rest of the film teaching about other alternatives to oil, as well as some old issues like public transportation.Josh goes to New York and contemplates 9/11 and how the events of that day changed our perceptions of the world. He looks at the war, huge gas price swings, and our new state of fear and dependence. New York biodiesel workers show us how we can create green jobs that pay well, help America, and create a deep sense of pride.We meet comissioner James Generro of New York, who is dedicated to weaning his constituents off of oil, and Jay Inslee, the congressman from the first congressional district in Seattle who challenges us to reach like we did during our quest for the moon. Many other celebrities speak from their hearts about the need to embrace change and move forward. None of them point fingers of blame.The film ends by asking us to work toward energy independence, cleaner air, cleaner water, good jobs, responsible auto production AND purchasing, and to become politically active toward those ends. Josh speaks directly to us and reminds us that we have choices, voices, and real power.
Joshua Tickell
Director(s)
Johnny O'Hara
Writer(s)
Daniel Assael
producer
Darius Fisher
producer
John Goldsmith
executive producer
Tina Imahara
associate producer
Robert Little
executive producer
Laura Martorella
associate producer
Gregory McClatchy
co-producer
Janet Morrow
executive producer
Stephen Nemeth
executive producer
H.W. Pausch
co-producer
Greg Reitman
producer
Dale Rosenbloom
producer
Todd Sali
co-producer
Rebecca Harrell Tickell
producer
Kevin Vickery
co-producer
Producer(s)
Ryan Michael Demaree
Edgar Rothermich
Composer(s)
Himself / narrator
Joshua Tickell
Herself - Senator - California
Barbara Boxer
Himself - Founder, Virgin Group
Richard Branson
Himself - President of the United States (archive footage)
George W. Bush
Himself - President of the United States (archive footage)
Jimmy Carter
Herself - Musician / Environmental Activist
Sheryl Crow
Himself - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist
Larry David
Herself - Environmental Activist and Josh's Mom
Deborah Dupre
Josh's brother
Jeremiah Dupre
Himself - President of the United States (archive footage)
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Himself - Owner of Diesel Volkswagen Jetta
Perry Freeze
Himself - Actor / Renewable Energy Advocate
Larry Hagman
Himself - Actor / Environmentalist
Woody Harrelson
Himself - Congressman, Washington
Jay Inslee
Himself - Attorney for NRDC / President, Water Keeper Alliance
Robert Kennedy Jr.
Himself - Senator - New Jersey
Frank Lautenberg
Herself - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist (as Laurie David)
Laurie Lennard
Himself - Musician / Co-Founder, Farm Aid
Willie Nelson
Himself - President of the United States (archive footage)
Ronald Reagan
Himself - Former UN Weapons Inspector in Iraq
Scott Ritter
Herself - Actress / Spokesperson & Chair, School Bus America
Julia Roberts
Himself - Former Comptroller General of the U.S.
David M. Walker
Himself - Musician / Co-Founder, Farm Aid
Neil Young
Fuel
Director Josh Tickell takes us along for his 11 year journey around the world to find solutions to America's addiction to oil...
Director(s)
Writer(s)
producer
Darius Fisher
producer
John Goldsmith
executive producer
Tina Imahara
associate producer
Robert Little
executive producer
Laura Martorella
associate producer
Gregory McClatchy
co-producer
Janet Morrow
executive producer
Stephen Nemeth
executive producer
H.W. Pausch
co-producer
Greg Reitman
producer
Dale Rosenbloom
producer
Todd Sali
co-producer
Rebecca Harrell Tickell
producer
Kevin Vickery
co-producer
Producer(s)
Edgar Rothermich
Composer(s)
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