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Liberal college-towns favorite filmmaker Michael Moore will make his newest movie “Slacker Uprising” available online for free. The documentary – it’s Michael Moore, what else would it be – follows him on a 62-city tour of the swing states during the 2004 Presidential election and showcases all the excitement and insanity a US Presidential election brings about.

Here’s the trailer.

Moore’s goal four years ago was to convince millions of non-voting “slackers” – mostly between the ages of 18-29 – to give voting a try. Starting out in Elk Rapids, Michigan, in front of an audience of 400, the tour caught on and up to 16,000 slackers each night turned out to see Moore and his entourage of speakers, comedians, and musicians. To further encourage the slackers to show up, Michael Moore offered them a clean change of underwear, Ramen noodles, and a promise that no event would start before noon and no politician would be allowed to speak.

Moore, who has turned the business of documentaries profitable by adding left-wing opinion, a huge dose of sarcasm, and the character Michael Moore into the mix, said that he gives it away for free because of personal reasons. ”I’ve been very blessed and fortunate to have so many people come to my movies over these two decades, I decided why not bypass the studios and the exhibitors and make one that the fans can have for free, as a show of my profound appreciation of their support.”

The film has a budget of over $2 million, and mainly consists of tour footage. Still, that budget is ten times the size of Moore’s first movie “Roger & Me”. He said, the only return he hopes for is the largest turnout of young voters ever at the polls in November. The film is available at slackeruprising.com, Lycos, itunes and amazon. (If you are not accessing the download sites from the US or Canada, you might have to pretend that you are. This article describes how.)

In 2004, the younger generation overwhelmingly voted for John Kerry, with no effect. With the Presidential election in the US this year becoming closer everyday, this time the youth vote could make a substantial difference in the decision for the White House. Maybe that’s why the world premiere of “Slacker Uprising” will take place tomorrow night in Ann Arbor, Michigan, which is one of the hardly contested swing states.