Rollin: The Decline of the Auto Industry and Rise of the Drug Economy in Detroit (2010)
83 min
Artists and journalists love to invoke that holy word of American evil ' Detroit ' whenever they can. After all, what could be cooler than cars, Motown, and murder? And in the aftermath of the recent economic meltdown and auto industry bail-out Detroit has become shorthand for all that ails America. Detroit was once the seat of the greatest economic empire the world has ever seen; the auto industry; but now, Detroit is the face of failure. Failure not of the city's people, but of its leaders and of America itself. 'Rollin' is the true story of the decline of the auto industry and the rise of the drug economy in Detroit.
- Release date
- January 1, 2010
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
- Music
- Nicholas Speed
Cast
- Luke Bergmann as Self - Director of Research, Department of Health and Wellness Promotion, City of Detroit
- Scott M. Burnstein as Self - Author
- Nathaniel Craft as Self - Convicted contract killer
- Dink Dawson as Self - Former drug-dealing youth
- Spencer T. Ellis as Self - Pastor, Citadel of Praise
- Steve Fishman as Self - Defense attorney
- John P. Sutton as Self - Retired DEA agent
- Carl S. Taylor as Self - Professor, Michigan State University
- Charles Gibson as Self - News Anchor
- Coleman Young as Self - Former mayor of Detroit, Michigan
Crew
- Charles Gibson · Archive footage
- Coleman Young · Archive footage
- Alan Bradley · Director
- Alan Bradley · Writer
- Alan Bradley · Producer
- Nicholas Speed · Composer