Freakonomics (film)

Freakonomics: The Movie is a 2010 documentary film based on the book Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. The film had its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2010, with a theatrical release planned for later in the year. Freakonomics is a documentary featuring Steven D. Levitt, a well established economist, and Stephen J. Dubner, a polished writer. This documentary explores human behavior through unique research to say the least. "Cheating teachers, bizarre baby names, self-dealing Realtors, and crack-selling mama’s boys..." are some various topics covered throughout. Freakonomics takes on controversial topics heads on with in depth studies and analysis. ^[2]

Segments

• 1. "A Roshanda By Any Other Name" (Morgan Spurlock's investigation of the possible implication of names in personal development and social advancement).
• 2. "Pure Corruption" (Alex Gibney's exploration of the japanese concept of Yaochō (match fixing) in Sumo wrestling).
• 3. "It's Not Always A Wonderful Life" (Narrated by Melvin Van Peebles and directed by Eugene Jarecki, this segment explores the question of what led to a decline in the urban crime rate in the US during the mid- to late 1990s. The authors of Freakonomics suggest that a substantial factor was the 1973 US Supreme Court case, Roe v. Wade, in the US which permitted people to have legal abortions, leading to more wanted children with better upbringings.)
• 4. "Can You Bribe A 9th Grader To Succeed!" (Rachel Grady documents an experiment to determine the efficacy of paying students to achieve higher grades.)

Cast

• Carl Alleyne as Boyfriend
• Zoe Sloane as Blake
• Adesuwa Addy Iyare as Temptress Mother
• Jade Viggiano as High school girl
• Sammuel Soifer as Jake
• Jalani McNair as Loser
• Andrew Greiche as Jake
• Alyssa Wheeldon as High school girl
• Greg Crowe as Johnny the mechanic
• Hassan Brown as Father
• Kelli Chaves as High school girl
• Amancaya Aguilar as Mercedes
• Kellie Gerardi as Lexus

References

External links

• Official U.S. Site
• Freakonomics at the Internet Movie Database