A gadfly to some; a godsend to others, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore succeeded in ticking off the right and galvanizing the left with his controversial, yet highly entertaining documentaries. Whether he was skewering a president taking a nation to war under false pretenses, challenging the violent nature of American culture or exposing a woefully dismal health care system in the wealthiest country on Earth, Moore managed to spark both enlightened conversation and frothing vitriol with his movies. Though often accused of misrepresenting facts to fit a preconceived notion – something that
Moore doesn't seem particularly relevant these days, but conservatives sure do hate him. Just look at An American Carol, where Chris Farley's brother plays the cleverly disguised "Michael Malone," who is repeatedly hit in the face