Michael Douglas Explores The Causes Of Our Political Polarization In “America’s Burning”

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[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY. WE'RE BACK WITH MICHAEL DOUGLAS. ONE SCENE, ONE SCENE GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION. YOU IMPROVISED SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE DO NOT EXPECT BUT YOU BELIEVE IS IMPORTANT AND APPROPRIATE TO THE PERIOD. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED? >> Michael: IT WAS, STEPHEN. I TOOK A LOT OF HEAT FOR IT BUT I DID A LOT OF RESEARCH. NOBODY QUITE BELIEVE THE FACT THAT BEN FRANKLIN WROTE A BOOK ABOUT FARTING. [LAUGHTER] >> Stephen: THIS IS WHAT I HEARD, HE DID WRITE A BOOK ABOUT FARTING. THIS IS TRUE. IT'S CALLED "FART PROUDLY." [LAUGHTER] >> Michael: THAT'S IT. >> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU DO? [MAKING FARTING NOISES] NO, I'M NOT SAYING HOW DID YOU MAKE THE SOUND. I'M CURIOUS. JUST IN THE MIDDLE OF A SCENE? >> Michael: EARLY ON. I FIGURED I WANTED TO SET THE TONE. EIGHT HOURS. THE FIRST HOUR THEY'RE EITHER GOING TO LOVE ME OR HATE ME. GIVE THEM THE RIP. RIP ONE RIGHT NOW. >> Stphen: GOOD FOR YOU. IT'S WHAT STEVE McQUEEN WOULD HAVE DONE. [APPLAUSE] AS I SAID, YOU'RE PRODUCING AND NARRATING THIS NEW DOCUMENTARY CALLED "AMERICA'S BURNING." WHAT IS IT ABOUT? >> Michael: WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NOTICE BUT THINGS ARE KIND OF CRAZY LATELY. >> Stephen: OH, REALLY? >> Michael: I WILL TELL YOU ABOUT THE LAST FEW YEARS AND I JUST WAS, LIKE A LOT OF US, WONDERING WHY HAS EVERYTHING GOTTEN SO ANGRY? WHY IS EVERYTHING SO POLARIZED? WHY? WE ALWAYS HAD A COUPLE OF PARTIES. WE'VE HAD OUR DISAGREEMENTS. EGGING ME ON. THEN MY BROTHER WHO IS OF THE ALTERNATIVE PARTY, AND I HARDLY STARTED SPEAKING TO EACH OTHER. IT WAS ALL GETTING TERRIBLE. OUT OF THE BLUE, FORTUNATELY A VERY BRIGHT GENTLEMAN NAMED DAVID SMICK SENT ME A PROJECT HE HAD WRITTEN AND WAS DIRECTING. THE ISSUES, THE POLAR OPPOSITES COMPETE AND FIGHT. I LOOKED INTO IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS A WONDERFUL PROJECT. DID AN EXCELLENT JOB. WE DID IT. WE GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION. IT'S OPENING ON JULY 12. NEW YORK AND THEN IT'S GOING TO BE OPENING AT OTHER THEATERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. YOU CAN FIND OUT WHERE IT IS. IT'S CALLED "AMERICA'S BURNING." America'sBurningFilm.com. I'M PROUD OF IT. IT'S GRATED A LOT OF DISCUSSION AND BRINGING PEOPLE BACK TO DISCUSS THINGS RATHER THAN TO FIND THE DIFFERENCES. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Stephen: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. "AMERICA'S BURNING" IS IN THEATERS THIS FRIDAY. MICHAEL DOUGLAS, EVERYBODY. WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH CNN'S ABBY PHILLIP.

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