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  • How to Boil a Frog (2010)
  • TV-G
    88 min | Documentary, Comedy
How to Boil a Frog (2010)
TV-G
88 min | Documentary, Comedy

How to Boil a Frog is an eco-comedy that gives an overview of the Big Mess We're In - environment, energy, economic - and lays out a set of personal solutions that will make your life better and save civilization as a by-product. HTBAF ...See moreHow to Boil a Frog is an eco-comedy that gives an overview of the Big Mess We're In - environment, energy, economic - and lays out a set of personal solutions that will make your life better and save civilization as a by-product. HTBAF chronicles Jon Cooksey's personal, three-year adventure as a filmmaker, activist and, above all, a father driven to make sure his daughter would have a future beyond living on a raft with the last polar bear. HTBAF mixes humor, facts and a sprinkling of experts (in tiny doses) to show how climate change is just one symptom of an even messier problem: overshoot. "Overshoot means too many people using up too little planet," says Cooksey, "so in the end, we either need fewer people, more planets, or we're going to have use less stuff. Or all three. I dib Mars." With its Everyman approach in the style of "Supersize Me", interviews with scientists, journalists and energy experts across North America, HTBAF takes the kind of information that makes most people want to jump off a bridge and makes it into entertainment that just might save your life, and everybody else's too. Written by Teri McArter See less
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Oct 10, 2010 (United States)

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45 cast members
Name Known for
Jon Cooksey
Conductor / Narrator Conductor / Narrator   See fewer
Mark Anielski
Self - Economist Self - Economist   See fewer
Dylan Archambault
Crash Victim Crash Victim   See fewer
Pascal Belanger
Actor / Crying Man Actor / Crying Man   See fewer
Mike Brawan
Self - Pastor Self - Pastor   See fewer
Anita Burke
Self - Sustainability Consultant Self - Sustainability Consultant   See fewer
George W. Bush
Self - Former President (archive footage) Self - Former President (archive footage)   See fewer
Tayla Clarke
Teenager in Nightmare Scenario Teenager in Nightmare Scenario   See fewer
Debbie Cook
Self - ASPO Member Self - ASPO Member   See fewer
Julian Darley
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Yvo de Boer
Self - Climate Change Czar Self - Climate Change Czar   See fewer
Jack Dhaliwal
Dad in nightmare scene Dad in nightmare scene   See fewer
Lauren Donnelly
Wounded Girl in Nightmare Scenario Wounded Girl in Nightmare Scenario   See fewer
Michael Edwards
Police Officer Police Officer   See fewer
Avery Fane
Father - car crash in Nightmare Scenario Father - car crash in Nightmare Scenario   See fewer
Gigi Gaskins
Self - Peak Oil Nashville Self - Peak Oil Nashville   See fewer
Ferrone Gavriel
Police Officer Police Officer   See fewer
Ross Gelbspan
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Charles A.S. Hall
Self - Environmental Scientist Self - Environmental Scientist   See fewer
Rick Harkness
Dad in Nightmare Scenario Dad in Nightmare Scenario   See fewer
Jim Inhofe
Self - Senator (archive footage) (as Sen. James Inhofe) Self - Senator (archive footage) (as Sen. James Inhofe)   See fewer
Greigh Laschuk
Trooper Trooper   See fewer
Rachel Lana Li
Daughter in Nightmare Scenario Daughter in Nightmare Scenario   See fewer
Nicole Lohfink
Victim in Nightmare Scenario (as Nicole Lowan) Victim in Nightmare Scenario (as Nicole Lowan)   See fewer
Carla Mack
Driver - Nightmare Scenario Driver - Nightmare Scenario   See fewer
Moira McDermott
Police Officer in Nightmare Scenario Police Officer in Nightmare Scenario   See fewer
George Monbiot
Self - Author / Journalist Self - Author / Journalist   See fewer
Chris Mooney
Self - Journalist Self - Journalist   See fewer
Beverly Ndukwu
Wounded girl in car crash in nightmare scenario Wounded girl in car crash in nightmare scenario   See fewer
Naomi Oreskes
Self - Science Historian Self - Science Historian   See fewer
Romina Picilotti
Self - Argentinian Environment Minister Self - Argentinian Environment Minister   See fewer
Matt Raitt
Trooper Trooper   See fewer
Alexander Sharp
Son in Nightmare Scenario Son in Nightmare Scenario   See fewer
Sadie Silcock
Accident Victim Accident Victim   See fewer
Matthew Simmons
Self - Energy Expert Self - Energy Expert   See fewer
Tammy Simmons
Self - The Compact Self - The Compact   See fewer
Adam Slamang
Paramedic Paramedic   See fewer
Daniel St. Andrews
Husband in Nightmare Scenario Husband in Nightmare Scenario   See fewer
Chris Turner
Self - Author Self - Author   See fewer
Sheila Watkins
Self - Master Gardener Self - Master Gardener   See fewer
Rex Weyler
Self - Ecologist / Journalist Self - Ecologist / Journalist   See fewer
Harrison Xu
Teenager Teenager   See fewer
Evan Robinson
'This is Insane' Man (uncredited) 'This is Insane' Man (uncredited)   See fewer
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