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Playing Columbine

Playing Columbine (2008)

1h 34m | PG-13

⭐ 6.7 / 10

Chronicles the history of the game "Super Columbine Massacre RPG!." The film traces back the 16-bit role-playing game to its inception, through the 2006 shooting at Dawson College in which the game was singled out by the media as a "murder simulator" that "trained" the shooter, and finally the game's removal from the list of finalists at the Slamdance 2007 Guerrilla Gamemaker Competition - prompting half the entries and a sponsor to pull out of the festival in protest. Written by tolka

Director: Danny Ledonne

Studio: N/A

Genre: Documentary

Video: 720p

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Cast

Peter Baxter

Peter Baxter

as Self

Ian Bogost

Ian Bogost

as Self - Game Designer, Professor

Jenova Chen

Jenova Chen

as Self - Game Designer

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert

as Self (archive footage)

Kevin DiNovis

Kevin DiNovis

as Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Alum

Brian Flemming

Brian Flemming

as Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Juror