{news} Ralph Nader documentary: An Unreasonable Man

[David Bedell]

Opened Jan 31 in New York.

http://www.anunreasonableman.com

About the film
January 4, 2007 – 1:15 pm

In 1966, General Motors, the most powerful corporation in the world, sent 
private investigators to dig up dirt on Ralph Nader, an obscure 
thirty-two-year-old public interest lawyer, who had written a book critical 
of one of their cars, the Corvair. The scandal that ensued after the smear 
campaign was revealed, launched Ralph Nader into national prominence and 
established him as the leader of the modern Consumer Movement.

Over the next thirty years and without ever holding public office, Nader 
built a legislative record that rivals any contemporary president. Many 
things we take for granted including seat belts, airbags, product labeling, 
no nukes, even the free ticket you get after being bumped from an overbooked 
flight are largely due to the efforts of Ralph Nader and his citizen groups. 
Yet today, when most people hear his name, they think of the man who cost 
the Democrats the Presidential election. After sustaining his popularity and 
effectiveness over an unprecedented amount of time, he now has become a 
pariah even among former friends and allies.

An Unreasonable Man traces the life and career of Ralph Nader, one of the 
most unique, important, and controversial political figures of our time.

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