An American Carol

2008
PG-13
1h 23m

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4.0/10

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Kevin P. Farley in An American Carol (2008)

This is the theatrical trailer for An American Carol, directed by David Zucker.

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Farce High-Concept Comedy Parody Satire Slapstick Supernatural Fantasy Comedy Fantasy

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 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 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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IMDb RATING

4.0/10

10K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Jon Voight wrote many of his own lines.

Goofs
Patton speaks dismissively of his portrayal in Patton (1970) ("That Patton was an actor!"). And yet throughout the film Kelsey Grammer speaks in the gruff, gravely voice that George C. Scott used in that picture. In fact, the real historical Patton spoke in a sharp, nasal, and slightly Southern accented voice.

Quotes
Mohammed: It is getting harder and harder to find suicide bombers. And all the really good ones are gone.

Connections
Featured in The Factor: Episode dated 18 September 2008 (2008)

Soundtracks
1968
Written and Produced by Allen Simpson
Additional Lyrics by Lewis Friedman
Performed by Bobbie Bates, Lisa Fredrickson, Marcy Goldman, Sandra Asbury-Johnson,
Brian Michael Jones, Anthony Marciona, Stan Mazin and Allen Simpson

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1/10

Aren't comedies supposed to be, you know, funny?

Some slapstick, mostly the kind of stuff you laughed at when Tom & Jerry did it thirty or forty years ago. Script-wise, it makes 'Goodburger' seem like comic genius. If you loathe Michael Moore, you'll probably find it hysterical. If you watch any network but FOX News, you'll possibly get a chuckle. But if you're just looking to throw away $9, go buy nine scratch-cards and save yourself the hour and half of your life.

I thought it was going to be good farce, going in. I'm no fan of Michael Moore, but it takes some particularly vile cowardice to claim that anyone "hates America" because of their political views. Neither Barack Obama nor John McCain hate America. Joe Biden might accidentally call it the wrong name and Sarah Palin can't locate it on an unmarked world map, but they don't hate it. If the producers were seeking to attract the attention of independent moderates in the election season, they needed to put more work into the humor and less into making their already-fanatical base bark and clap like seals.