Michael Moore interviewed Matt Stone for his 2002 film '' Bowling for Columbine '' . Stone discussed his experiences growing up in the Littleton area and the social alienation that might have contributed to the Columbine High School massacre . Stone , who is a gun-owner himself , said that Moore 's presentation of their interview was fair , but he criticized the director for a short animated segment that followed the interview . The cartoon , which is about the history of guns in the United States , implies that there is a connection between the Ku Klux Klan and the establishment of the National Rifle Association . Matt Stone , who did not have anything to do with that short cartoon , criticized Moore for making the cartoon " very South Park-esque " and argued that Moore deliberately sought to give viewers the incorrect impression that he and Trey Parker had produced the animation , by playing these two completely separate segments consecutively . " We have a very specific beef with Michael Moore . I did an interview , and he did n't mischaracterize me or anything I said in the movie . But what he did do was put this cartoon right after me that made it look like we did that cartoon . " Stone called it " a good reference to what Michael Moore does in films ... he creates meaning where there is none by cutting things together . " The pair responded by depicting Moore in an unflattering light before having his character blow himself up in their 2004 film '' Team America : World Police ''
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