Hollywood flick generates political interest
Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Posted: 4:03 AM EDT (0803 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- When is a special-effects-laden disaster film not just a potential summer blockbuster?
The answer seems to be when the subject is global warming.
"The Day After Tomorrow" a big-budget Hollywood movie opening this weekend is already generating political debate and inviting scrutiny because of its plot.
As described by 20th Century Fox promotional material, the movie premise is based on "an abrupt climate change [that] has cataclysmic consequences for the entire planet." Along the way, a paleoclimatologist tries to rescue his child from a field trip to New York City as a sudden Ice Age develops.
Former Vice President Al Gore was to join environmental activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to speak at a public forum about global warming. The Monday night event was sponsored by the liberal-minded political group MoveOn.org.
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