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Maxed Out: Hard Times, Easy Credit and the Era of Predatory Lenders (DVD)

James D. Scurlock (director)
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Entertainment Weekly, 03/23/2007, p.45, "[The film] presents a more-accurate-than-not vision of a nation that is starting to look like a candidate for rehab, on both an individual and a national level, for its addiction to debt." -- Grade: B

Box Office, 04/01/2007, p.128, "[A]n eye-opening and disturbing excursion into that American minefield of credit and debt..."

Title Note

Theatrical Release: March 9, 2007

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DVD Features:

Keep Case
Widescreen
Audio:
Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
Subtitles - Spanish - Optional

Product Notes

Author and filmmaker James D. Scurlock takes on the powerful financial industry in an insightful and infuriating documentary about credit card debt in America. As he crisscrosses the United States, Scurlock interviews average Americans whose lives have been ruined by predatory financial lenders. His subjects are from all walks of life--everyone from retired widows in the Midwest, to poverty-stricken Southerners, to two college students who commit suicide due to their insurmountable bills. Scurlock exposes the extortionate rates of the credit card companies, and reveals their practice of preying upon the very people who are least likely to be able to pay their debts. His interviews with a Harvard law professor, debt collectors, and self-help "financial gurus" further expose the shocking corruption within the financial system and the toxic ties between the corporations and the United States government.

The subject matter is gripping enough, but Scurlock ups the entertainment value with a pop-music soundtrack and by splicing in archival footage from educational films. MAXED OUT carries an urgent message for the future of America. Scurlock's battle cry is: grab the scissors and destroy your plastic--before it destroys you.

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5 out of 5 stars Maxed Out...Reviewed By David Fox, March 10, 2008
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I was shaking with fright about halfway through this DVD when I had to pause it to take a break. "Maxed Out" is a documentary about credit cards, and the banks that own them.I am educated, but I really went back to school after viewing this. I could go on and on , giving examples of the more salient points of the film like how some Credit Card processers hold back checks until past the due date, just so they can slap you with a $39 fee, and perhaps another $39 for an overlimit fee. Former employees even tell how checks are SHREDDED so fees can be imposed. At first, it was a rental, but after my second viewing I bought several copies. I gave some to friends, one to my adult son, and I donated copies to the area middle and high schools. One of the more effective ways to get a point across is through fear, and this title will scare the hell out of you. You can not miss this film. You must watch it yourself, show it to your spouse, the rest of your family, especially your kids, because thats who the Credit Card companies are targeting. There are some young folks under twenty years old that are so steeped in debt (not counting the student loans), that they will be paying for the rest of their lives. Show this to your grandparents, as they are being enticed with all kinds of shady credit deals. Once again, this is a must-see film, one that I promise will change your life, and the lives around you, no matter what your financial situation. See this before its too late.

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