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An American Carol (2008)

Director: David Zucker

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From Time Out New York

Watching Michael Moore get bitch-slapped by JFK is one of the few redeeming pleasures in David Zucker’s right-wing comedy, which reduces humor to a patriotic duty and claims to be wildly irreverent (exempting the military, conservative pundits, American heroes and the Ten Commandments, of course). The gaseous Moore (here caricatured as “Michael Malone” and played by Chris Farley’s brother Kevin) is an easy and deserving target, but branding any dissent against post-9/11 abuses of executive authority as traitorous just seems, well, laughable.

Author: Stephen Garrett 2008-10-07 19:19:15

Time Out New York Issue 680: October 9 - 15, 2008

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  • Ms. J said...
    Posted on Oct 10 2008 09:00 Of course the official critic did not like it- he/she is no doubt a far left hollywood type. My wife and I enjoyed the flick
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  • GARY said...
    Posted on Oct 10 2008 08:57 We laughed out loud
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  • sara said...
    Posted on Oct 10 2008 08:55 FUNNY MOVIE
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Cast & crew

Director: David Zucker

Cast: Kevin Farley, Kelsey Grammer, Trace Adkins, Brandon Alter, Chriss Anglin, James Woods, Dennis Hopper, Robert Davi, Leslie Nielsen full cast

Rated: PG-13

Duration: 87 mins

US Release: Oct 3 2008


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