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:

Thur. Jan. 7

6:30 PM

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

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

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

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mpower Pictures

Trivia:

The woman who says "I gave up an ass lift for this?" is played by Kelsey Grammer's wife, Camille.

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: Who are these people?
General George S. Patton: They're not people, they're the ACLU!

Movie Connections:

References Stop-Loss (2008)

Soundtrack:

1968

Warning: Shocking Content - An Actual Anti-Liberal Film!

What a shock this is to see: a movie knocking liberals?! This is unheard of in movie annals. It's always the other way around.

The good and the bad: There were some very good, laugh-out-loud poking-fun-at jokes and sight gags in here that made the film worth seeing. Kelsey Grammar was outstanding as "General Patton." I can't say the rest of the cast impressed me that much, including Kevin Farley who played "Michael Malone," a caricature of Michael Moore. In Farley's defense, they wanted his character to be as silly and goofy as you can get and he certainly delivered that! Grammar, however, gets an "A" for his more subtly humorous effort.

Much of the humor is slapstick where someone gets hit or slapped in the face (or worse). That's okay, but after the tenth slap it gets tiring. I also found it, as I always do, offensive to hear little kids use profanity, although I know it was used for shock affect. Still, there are better ways to go for laughs than have eight-year-olds use profanity.

Overall, it was refreshing to hear and see the Left Loonies bashed for a change. Since there were good, patriotic messages, I just wish the film had less "potty" humor. For adults, though, who enjoy an irreverent comedy along the lines of Airplane, The Naked Gun, etc., then, by all means, check it out!