▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁and ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁document ary ▁in ▁American ▁history ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁in ▁its ▁the atr ical ▁run ▁and ▁enjoyed ▁wide ▁critical ▁acc laim . ▁Despite ▁its ▁success , ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁not ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Best ▁Document ary ▁Fe ature ▁Academy ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Re action ▁to ▁the ▁Film ▁▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁company ' s ▁public ▁opposition ▁to ▁the ▁film , ▁its ▁hum orous ▁and ▁buff oon - like ▁port ray al ▁of ▁Roger ▁Smith ▁made ▁it ▁widely ▁popular ▁inside ▁G M ; ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁film ' s ▁release , ▁G M ▁had ▁lost ▁ 8 % ▁of ▁its ▁market ▁share ▁and ▁was ▁taking ▁on ▁significant ▁financial ▁losses , ▁leading ▁many ▁employees ▁and ▁execut ives ▁to ▁become ▁dis ill usion ed ▁with ▁Smith ' s ▁leadership . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Moore ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁Roger ▁& ▁Me ▁with ▁a ▁short ▁document ary ▁called ▁P ets ▁or ▁Me at : ▁The ▁Return ▁to ▁Fl int ▁( 1 9 9 2 ), ▁which ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁P BS ▁show ▁P . O . V . ▁In ▁this ▁film , ▁Moore ▁returns ▁to ▁Fl int ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Roger ▁& ▁Me ▁to ▁see ▁what ▁changes ▁have ▁taken ▁place . ▁Moore ▁revis its ▁Fl int ▁and ▁its ▁economic ▁decl ine ▁again ▁in ▁later ▁films , ▁including ▁The ▁Big ▁One , ▁Bow ling ▁for ▁Columb ine , ▁F ahren heit