PRESS
“The American Ruling Class KO’d me, telling ‘ordinary’ citizens who it is - or what means are used - to run our ‘democratic’ society. The mentor of two of the ‘heirs’ just out of Yale University was Lewis Lapham, the most hip and perceptive editor of all our monthlies. It is an astonishing film — but, more important, tells us who really runs things.” —STUDS TERKEL
“The American Ruling Class feels like a documentary version of The Wizard of Oz, as director John Kirby and Lapham attempt to illuminate the heart of darkness inside the American political-economic machine. What they find ain't pretty.” —MATTHEW HAYS, MONTREAL MIRROR
“A call to arms for everyone to think about how their actions will affect the future in which we live.” —SARAH HUGHES, THE LONDON OBSERVER
“It plays with form, but is populist in outreach, transcending documentary expectations with wit, style, and political savvy.” —PETER WINTONICK, PRODUCER/
DIRECTOR, MANUFACTURING CONSENT: NOAM CHOMSKY AND THE MEDIA
“A brilliant documentary/comedy, part Monty Python, part Michael Moore.” —JOSEPH A. SOARES, PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
“[An] entertaining documentary, The American Ruling Class offers a guided safari through the tribal haunts of the power elite.” —JAMES WOLCOTT, VANITY FAIR
“[A] satirical tour thru the corridors of power with Lewis Lapham... The film takes on our political and financial elites, the top of America’s food chain, but it’s all for a purpose: to remind us of those who are struggling just to make ends meet.” —BILL MOYERS
“Lapham ... with his easy charm and Luciferian tendency to pop up out of nowhere, injects every scene he’s in with sly humor.” —DARRELL HARTMAN, YALE ALUMNI MAGAZINE
“As lethally on-target as a red-tailed hawk’s deadly talons. Quirky, amusing, original, educational, and illuminating, it's like watching a Michael Moore documentary set to show tunes.” —FEMINIST REVIEW
“That unusual animal, the political documentary, with high-wattage star power.” —JOHN ANDERSON, VARIETY
“I know we’re not supposed to have favorites, but I’ve seen this movie twice and I love it.” —JANE ROSENTHAL, COFOUNDER, TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
“A cleverly contemporary social analysis... unforgettably revealing interviews.” —NEW YORK PRESS
“The American Ruling Class feels like a documentary version of The Wizard of Oz, as director John Kirby and Lapham attempt to illuminate the heart of darkness inside the American political-economic machine. What they find ain't pretty.” —MATTHEW HAYS, MONTREAL MIRROR
“A call to arms for everyone to think about how their actions will affect the future in which we live.” —SARAH HUGHES, THE LONDON OBSERVER
“It plays with form, but is populist in outreach, transcending documentary expectations with wit, style, and political savvy.” —PETER WINTONICK, PRODUCER/
DIRECTOR, MANUFACTURING CONSENT: NOAM CHOMSKY AND THE MEDIA
“A brilliant documentary/comedy, part Monty Python, part Michael Moore.” —JOSEPH A. SOARES, PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
“[An] entertaining documentary, The American Ruling Class offers a guided safari through the tribal haunts of the power elite.” —JAMES WOLCOTT, VANITY FAIR
“[A] satirical tour thru the corridors of power with Lewis Lapham... The film takes on our political and financial elites, the top of America’s food chain, but it’s all for a purpose: to remind us of those who are struggling just to make ends meet.” —BILL MOYERS
“Lapham ... with his easy charm and Luciferian tendency to pop up out of nowhere, injects every scene he’s in with sly humor.” —DARRELL HARTMAN, YALE ALUMNI MAGAZINE
“As lethally on-target as a red-tailed hawk’s deadly talons. Quirky, amusing, original, educational, and illuminating, it's like watching a Michael Moore documentary set to show tunes.” —FEMINIST REVIEW
“That unusual animal, the political documentary, with high-wattage star power.” —JOHN ANDERSON, VARIETY
“I know we’re not supposed to have favorites, but I’ve seen this movie twice and I love it.” —JANE ROSENTHAL, COFOUNDER, TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
“A cleverly contemporary social analysis... unforgettably revealing interviews.” —NEW YORK PRESS
“The American Ruling Class feels like a documentary version of The Wizard of Oz, as director John Kirby and Lapham attempt to illuminate the heart of darkness inside the American political-economic machine. What they find ain't pretty.” —MATTHEW HAYS, MONTREAL MIRROR
“A call to arms for everyone to think about how their actions will affect the future in which we live.” —SARAH HUGHES, THE LONDON OBSERVER
“It plays with form, but is populist in outreach, transcending documentary expectations with wit, style, and political savvy.” —PETER WINTONICK, PRODUCER/
DIRECTOR, MANUFACTURING CONSENT: NOAM CHOMSKY AND THE MEDIA
“A brilliant documentary/comedy, part Monty Python, part Michael Moore.” —JOSEPH A. SOARES, PROFESSOR OF SOCIOLOGY, WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY
“[An] entertaining documentary, The American Ruling Class offers a guided safari through the tribal haunts of the power elite.” —JAMES WOLCOTT, VANITY FAIR
“[A] satirical tour thru the corridors of power with Lewis Lapham... The film takes on our political and financial elites, the top of America’s food chain, but it’s all for a purpose: to remind us of those who are struggling just to make ends meet.” —BILL MOYERS
“Lapham ... with his easy charm and Luciferian tendency to pop up out of nowhere, injects every scene he’s in with sly humor.” —DARRELL HARTMAN, YALE ALUMNI MAGAZINE
“As lethally on-target as a red-tailed hawk’s deadly talons. Quirky, amusing, original, educational, and illuminating, it's like watching a Michael Moore documentary set to show tunes.” —FEMINIST REVIEW
“That unusual animal, the political documentary, with high-wattage star power.” —JOHN ANDERSON, VARIETY
“I know we’re not supposed to have favorites, but I’ve seen this movie twice and I love it.” —JANE ROSENTHAL, COFOUNDER, TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL
“A cleverly contemporary social analysis... unforgettably revealing interviews.” —NEW YORK PRESS