▁him ▁about ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁the ▁Fl int ▁plants . ▁He ▁tries ▁to ▁visit ▁Smith ▁at ▁G M ' s ▁headquarters ▁in ▁Detroit , ▁yet ▁he ▁is ▁blocked ▁by ▁building ▁security ▁as ▁Moore ▁hasn ' t ▁made ▁either ▁an ▁appointment ▁for ▁an ▁interview ▁or ▁his ▁intent ions ▁clear . ▁A ▁company ▁sp okes man ▁ex changes ▁contact ▁information ▁with ▁Moore , ▁but ▁ultimately ▁ref uses ▁to ▁grant ▁Moore ▁an ▁interview ▁due ▁to ▁Moore ' s ▁lack ▁of ▁credentials ▁and ▁fear ▁of ▁negative ▁port ray al . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁film , ▁Moore ▁attempts ▁to ▁track ▁down ▁Smith ▁at ▁the ▁Gros se ▁Po inte ▁Y acht ▁Club ▁and ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Athlet ic ▁Club , ▁only ▁to ▁be ▁told ▁either ▁that ▁Smith ▁is ▁not ▁there ▁or ▁to ▁leave ▁by ▁employees ▁and ▁security ▁gu ards . ▁ ▁From ▁there , ▁Moore ▁begins ▁to ▁explore ▁the ▁emot ional ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁plant ▁clos ings ▁on ▁his ▁friends . ▁He ▁inter views ▁Ben ▁Ham per , ▁an ▁auto ▁worker ▁who ▁suffered ▁a ▁nerv ous ▁break down ▁on ▁the ▁assembly ▁line ▁and ▁is ▁res iding ▁at ▁a ▁mental ▁health ▁facility . ▁From ▁here , ▁to ▁the ▁Beach ▁Boys ▁song ▁" W ould n ' t ▁It ▁Be ▁Nice ? ", ▁is ▁seen ▁a ▁mont age ▁of ▁the ▁urban ▁decay ▁en velop ing ▁Fl int , ▁inter sp ers ed ▁with ▁news ▁reports ▁about ▁increasing ▁lay offs , ▁residents ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁move ▁out ▁and ▁rapidly ▁increasing ▁rat ▁inf est ations . ▁Moore ▁also ▁tal ks ▁to