Film Connections
Harris mentioned the murder-themed film Natural Born Killers in his journal, referring to the "holy April morning of NBK". "NBK" was used as a code name for the attack by both, who were great fans of the film.
Harris and Klebold were portrayed as Daniel Lynn and Dara McDermott in the film Heart of America; Alex and Eric in the film Elephant by Gus Van Sant; Cal Gabriel and Andre Kriegman in Zero Day by Ben Coccio; Derwen and Derrick in Duck! The Carbine High Massacre by William Hellfire and Joey Smack; Chance and Will in American Yearbook by Brian Ging; an unnamed shooter in Home Room; Devon Browning in The Only Way; and as Ben Harris in April Showers.
In 2002, the documentary film Bowling for Columbine was written, directed, produced, and narrated by Michael Moore, a filmmaker from Michigan. It focuses heavily on a perceived American obsession with handguns, its grip on Jefferson County, Colorado, and its role in the shooting.
In 2004 the Columbine High School massacre was dramatized on Zero Hour, with the killers being portrayed by Ben Johnson (as Eric Harris) and Josh Young (as Dylan Klebold).
In 2007, the massacre was documented in an episode of The Final Report.
Read more about this topic: Eric Harris And Dylan Klebold
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