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An American Carol (2008) -- 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.
An American Carol (2008) -- 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.
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Overview

User Rating:
4.6/10   5,089 votes
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Director:
David Zucker
Writers (WGA):
David Zucker (written by) &
Myrna Sokoloff (written by) ...
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Release Date:
3 October 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Fantasy more
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. more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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User Comments:
I Gave it a Chance; Don't Be So Serious more (160 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
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"
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Big Fat Important Movie (UK) (DVD title)
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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

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The woman who says "I gave up an ass lift for this?" is played by Kelsey Grammer's wife, Camille. more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: After Michael Malone is escorted into the concert at that end of the movie he sneaks away as the soldiers are distracted by the fireworks. On the floor you can see they are "trampling" an American flag. This is part of the extended scene which can be found in the DVD's bonus features. more
Quotes:
Michael Malone: Who are these people?
General George S. Patton: They're not people, they're the ACLU!
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Movie Connections:
References The Wizard of Oz (1939) more
Soundtrack:
1968 more

FAQ

How does Michael Moore feel about this movie?
Is this movie based on "A Christmas Carol"?
A Note Regarding Spoilers
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106 out of 207 people found the following comment useful.
I Gave it a Chance; Don't Be So Serious, 3 October 2008
10/10
Author: pfreese from United States

Keep in mind folks, this is just a comedy but it does contain enough messages to anger any ultra-liberal. It won't hurt anyone to watch this movie and even the far left liberals should get a good laugh. You have to admit after watching it that it's a harmless movie and is in good spirit. Those that are left leaning, head this warning, it will bring to light some painfully harsh realities of the problems our American culture is facing within our own borders and how ridiculous some of those ultra left leaning (progressives) are. If you are open minded, do not care about politics and would like to experience the Zucker style of humor, go see it. You'll get to see an angle of things that hasn't come from Hollywood in recent years.

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