- Release date: 2008
- Runtime: 83 min
- Genre: Comedy
- Starring: Trace Adkins, Kevin P. Farley, Kelsey Grammer, Chriss Anglin ... See all
- Director: David Zucker
- 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.
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star-telegram.com
No matter who wins this cultural crossfire, Zuckers movie is revolutionary.
Malone, brilliantly played by Farley, has joined forces with a left-wing group, MoveAlong.org, to ban the Fourth of July.
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| Sep 30, 2008Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
David Zucker has said many times that if AN AMERICAN CAROL doesn't do well, his career is over.
The comedy here is about as edgy as a Comedy Central roast of Gallagher.
Even with this short running time, the film's laugh quotient is near zero.
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Moviecrypt
There are two faces of this film: the film's entertainment value and also its obvious conservative agenda.
You don't have to be a right-wing conservative political enthusiast to enjoy this pro-military mockumentary; audiences might even enjoy a few additional self-inflicted jabs if they're not.
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newsblaze.com
Only folks who fall into the latter category are apt to appreciate An American Carol
Narrated by Leslie Nielsen in a series of flashbacks shared with a group of attentive youngsters gathered around a picnic table, the story unfolds in post 9/11 Afghanistan.
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| Oct 06, 2008Los Angeles Times
But given that this supremely silly satire directed by "The Naked Gun's" David Zucker (from a script he wrote with Myrna Sokoloff and Lewis Friedman) plays more like something slapped together to beat an expiration date, it's hard to get too worked up about it. ... Full Review
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Complexity at the multiplex
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2008-11-01
Political Movies
post-gazette.com –
2008-10-31
Americans typically turn to cinema as a way to escape the stress and monotony of their daily lives, but what impact do these films have on the way we think and view the world? ... Full Article
'An American Carol' lampoons the left
post-gazette.com –
2008-10-21
'An American Carol' lampoons the left
sun-sentinel.com –
2008-10-17
Politics at the movies
sltrib.com –
2008-10-16
Could a screenwriter have devised a story line with as many plot twists, surprise developments and fascinating characters as the 2008 presidential campaign has provided us? ... Full Article

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