An American Carol (2008)

Director:

David Zucker

Writers (WGA):

David Zucker (written by) &
Myrna Sokoloff (written by) ...

Release Date:

3 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

WARNING! This movie may be offensive to children, young people, old people, in-the-middle people, some people on the right, all people on the left, terrorists, pacifists, war-mongers, fish mongers, Christians, Jews, Muslims, atheists, agnostics (though you'd have to prove it to them), the ACLU, liberals, conservatives, neo-cons, ex-cons, future cons, Republicans, Democrats, Libertarian, people of color, people of no color, English speakers, English-as-a-second language speakers, non-speakers, men, women, more women, & Ivy League professors. Native Americans should be okay.

Plot:

An anti-American filmmaker who's out to abolish the July Fourth holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to change his perception of the country.

Plot Keywords:

Filmmaker | George Washington | Terrorist | Documentary Filmmaker | Shipping Out

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Dec. 2	7:00 PM	SHOW
Mon. Dec. 7	10:00 AM	SHOW

Cast

Trace Adkins	...	Angel of Death / Trace Adkins
Kevin P. Farley	...	Michael Malone (as Kevin Farley)
Kelsey Grammer	...	General George S. Patton
Chriss Anglin	...	John F. Kennedy
Robert Davi	...	Aziz
Serdar Kalsin	...	Ahmed
Bill O'Reilly	...	Himself
Geoffrey Arend	...	Mohammed
Dennis Hopper	...	The Judge
Jillian Murray	...	Heather
Scott Bailey	...	Celebrity #2
Dana Lyn Baron	...	Speaker 1940's
Mark Vafiades	...	Look out! It's those Christians! (as Mark Basil)
Jon Voight	...	George Washington
Morgan Beck	...	"Free History Term Papers"

Also Known As:

Big Fat Important Movie (UK) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for rude and irreverent content, and for language and brief drug material.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44639) | Australia:M | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mpower Pictures

Trivia:

WILHELM SCREAM: Heard near the end, when one of the sick children falls off of the pier.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Some viewers claimed that Hitler appears to be wearing a "wedding" ring on his left hand during his 1938 meeting with Neville Chamberlain, despite the fact that Hitler was unmarried until the day before his death in April 1945. However, as the custom in Austria and Germany is to wear the wedding ring on the *right* hand it may not be a "wedding" ring at all.

Quotes:

Michael Malone: [John F. Kennedy, George S. Patton and Bill O'Reilly slap Michael Malone]
[to Bill O'Reilly]
Michael Malone: Hey, you're not a spirit!
Bill O'Reilly: I know. I just enjoy slapping you.

Movie Connections:

References American Dreamz (2006)

Soundtrack:

Sweet Home Alabama

Why Isn't This Movie Taken More Seriously?

Uh! Because it's an outrageous lampoon of a group of people who take themselves way too seriously. It's a comedy! The movie is not supposed to be taken seriously. I am amazed at how many people want this movie to succeed or fail because they think that it has some great political significance. This movie is just an outrageous irreverent comedy like Airplane, Hot Shots, Naked Gun, etc. Surely these actors and directors would have been capable of making a serious movie about their politics with serious comments on serious issues if that were their intention. Instead they made a movie that lampoons extreme liberalism with ridiculous characters on both sides of their story. News Flash: Liberals are fair targets for ridicule and humor. You would think that this was a lampoon of a major religion or something the way people are reacting. Look around dudes! There is plenty of conservative lampooning going on out there!

The movie is typical of its type and it is funny. The fact that it lampoons the far left makes it unique and a must see since apparently that type of Hollywood sacrilege is so rare that people don't even know how to react to this movie.

Of course, movies of this type never make a killing at the box office and critics typically hate them. Still there are plenty of warped people (myself included) who love outrageous comedy.

If you are a mad dog liberal you may feel like the USSR is collapsing all over again while watching this movie. If you are a radical conservative you might feel that you are watching a documentary or maybe Best Picture of the Year. If you are a typical American with a warped "Naked Gun" type sense of humor then you are the target of this movie and you will find plenty to laugh at.

I recommend this movie.