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Monrovia, Indiana

And I had it built right across the street from what I thought was a fire hydrant

And I had it built right across the street from what I thought was a fire hydrant

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And I had it built right across the street
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from what I thought was a fire hydrant.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:43:48
Uploaded
Jun 25, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Civic Film LLC,Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,Corporation for Public Broadcasting,PBS

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Movie Summary

Following the 2016 presidential election, Frederick Wiseman's documentary dissects small-town America to understand how its values impact and influence the political landscape of the nation.
The builder certainly didn't offer that information, that - Monrovia, Indiana 00:17
The builder certainly didn't offer that information, th...
"We've seen these red things sticking up out of the ground - Monrovia, Indiana 00:15
"We've seen these red things sticking up out of th...
It looks like a fire hydrant to me. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:04
It looks like a fire hydrant to me.
So, you know, a rose by any other name is still a rose. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:06
So, you know, a rose by any other name is still a rose.
But, you know, it's a shame that all these people have moved in, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:16
But, you know, it's a shame that all these people have ...
And, again, you're going to have more flush hydrants, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:11
And, again, you're going to have more flush hydrants,
So, you know, here we go, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:12
So, you know, here we go,
It's better than some of the large towns I've been through. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:04
It's better than some of the large towns I've been...
But, unfortunately, they're dependent on a tanker truck. - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
But, unfortunately, they're dependent on a tanker truck...
And as close as some of those houses are in that community, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:09
And as close as some of those houses are in that community,
A half hour of a house burning, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:04
A half hour of a house burning,
You know, so-- - Monrovia, Indiana 00:07
You know, so--
But this thing with having... Monrovia Water Company - Monrovia, Indiana 00:09
But this thing with having... Monrovia Water Company
If you want this town to grow and prosper, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:09
If you want this town to grow and prosper,
People aren't going to move in and be willing to settle down - Monrovia, Indiana 00:11
People aren't going to move in and be willing to settle...
Now, I have heard, of course, - Monrovia, Indiana 00:09
Now, I have heard, of course,
And then they also have a long reach... pole - Monrovia, Indiana 00:15
And then they also have a long reach... pole
And so they can... they can go down with that wrench - Monrovia, Indiana 00:09
And so they can... they can go down with that wrench
And they carry that - Monrovia, Indiana 00:04
And they carry that
Well, I guess there's not - Monrovia, Indiana 00:05
Well, I guess there's not