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Playing Columbine (2008)

1h 34m

Running Time

Playing Columbine (2008)

Name: Playing Columbine
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2008-11-07

1h 34m

Running Time

Plot.

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

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Cast & Crew.

Peter Baxter

Self

Ian Bogost

Self - Game Designer, Professor

Jenova Chen

Self - Game Designer

Stephen Colbert

Self (archive footage)

Kevin DiNovis

Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Alum

Brian Flemming

Self - Filmmaker and Slamdance Juror

Tom Fulp

Self - Game Designer and Webmaster

Richard Castaldo

Self - Columbine High School Graduate

Dan Mirvish

Self - Co-Founder of Slamdance

Danny Ledonne

Director

Media.

Details.

Release Date
November 7, 2008

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 34m

Budget
$12,000

Genres
Documentary

Last updated: 2025-03-03

This Movie Is About.

video game

simulator

role playing

lawyer

school shooting

Wiki.

Playing Columbine is a 2008 American documentary film produced and edited by American independent filmmaker Danny Ledonne. The film follows the video game Super Columbine Massacre RPG! in which players experience the Columbine High School massacre through the eyes of the murderers, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold.