SHORT TAKES : GM Rebuffs ‘Roger’ Filmmaker

“Roger & Me” filmmaker Michael Moore once again stalked the elusive quarry of his movie, this time to give General Motors Corp. Chairman Roger Smith a copy of the video.

“He said he hasn’t seen the movie yet and so I figured . . . the video comes out tomorrow, I’ll give him the very first copy of the videotape and he’ll get a chance to see it,” Moore said Tuesday, after GM security guards refused to let him take an elevator to Smith’s office.

GM issued a statement saying Smith was out of town and criticizing Moore’s visit as a publicity stunt.

The film is a tongue-in-cheek documentary about Moore’s attempts to interview Smith about GM plant closings and layoffs in Flint, Moore’s hometown.