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| − | '''''An American Carol''''' is a movie by director David Zucker released on October 3, 2008. It is a rare comedy made in Hollywood by conservatives, for conservatives. It is a gag-filled lampoon of [[liberal]]s about a cynical, Anti-American “Hollywood” documentary filmmaker leading a slapstick campaign to abolish the [[Fourth of July]]. It stars Kevin Farley, brother of the late [[Chris Farley]], as a scruffy [[Michael Moore]] parody named Michael Malone. ''An American Carol'' mixes the narrative of Charles Dickens's ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' with Fox News fodder<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007040324/http://newsmax.com/insidecover/american_carol/2008/10/03/137000.html |title='An American Carol' Lampoons the Left |work=[[Newsmax]] |date=October 3, 2008 }}</ref>. Many highly recognized Hollywood actors star in the film including [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[Dennis Hopper]], [[Jon Voight]], Robert Davi, and Leslie Nielsen with Cameo appearances by [[Bill O'Reilly]], James Woods and [[Paris Hilton]]. | + | '''''An American Carol''''' is a movie by director David Zucker released on October 3, 2008. It is a rare comedy made in Hollywood by conservatives, for conservatives. It is a gag-filled lampoon of [[liberal]]s about a cynical, Anti-American “Hollywood” documentary filmmaker leading a slapstick campaign to abolish the [[Fourth of July]]. It stars Kevin Farley, brother of the late [[Chris Farley]], as a scruffy [[Michael Moore]] parody named Michael Malone. ''An American Carol'' mixes the narrative of Charles Dickens's ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' with Fox News fodder.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007040324/http://newsmax.com/insidecover/american_carol/2008/10/03/137000.html |title='An American Carol' Lampoons the Left |work=[[Newsmax]] |date=October 3, 2008 }}</ref> Many highly recognized Hollywood actors star in the film including [[Kelsey Grammer]], [[Dennis Hopper]], [[Jon Voight]], Robert Davi, and Leslie Nielsen with Cameo appearances by [[Bill O'Reilly]], James Woods and [[Paris Hilton]]. |
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| | Besides spoofing [[Michael Moore]], ''An American Carol'' roasts [[jihad]]ists, [[Rosie O'Donnell]], college professors, [[Neville Chamberlain]], [[Adolf Hitler]], President [[Jimmy Carter]], chanting protesters and the [[ACLU]]. Zucker co-wrote the film with Myrna Sokoloff and Lewis Friedman. Zucker directed the previous hit comedies ''Airplane!'', ''The Naked Gun'' and ''Scary Movie 3'' & ''4''. | | Besides spoofing [[Michael Moore]], ''An American Carol'' roasts [[jihad]]ists, [[Rosie O'Donnell]], college professors, [[Neville Chamberlain]], [[Adolf Hitler]], President [[Jimmy Carter]], chanting protesters and the [[ACLU]]. Zucker co-wrote the film with Myrna Sokoloff and Lewis Friedman. Zucker directed the previous hit comedies ''Airplane!'', ''The Naked Gun'' and ''Scary Movie 3'' & ''4''. |
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| − | As is common with movies that have a conservative view, the movie was given a 14% approval rating on rottentomatoes.com by selected movie critics with an average rating of 3.3 out of 10<ref name=tomatoes>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_american_carol/?name_order=asc |title=T-meter critics |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>, Rotten Tomatoes</ref> Audiences, however, have a 75% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.3 out of 10<ref name=tomatoes />, Such a strong difference between the critics and the movie going public is also common. | + | As is common with movies that have a conservative view, the movie was given a 14% approval rating on rottentomatoes.com by selected movie critics with an average rating of 3.3 out of 10,<ref name=tomatoes>{{cite web |url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_american_carol/?name_order=asc |title=T-meter critics |work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> Rotten Tomatoes</ref> Audiences, however, have a 75% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.3 out of 10,<ref name=tomatoes /> Such a strong difference between the critics and the movie going public is also common. |
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| − | [[Category:movies]] | + | [[Category:Movies]] |
| − | [[Category: Greatest Conservative Movies]] | + | [[Category:Greatest Conservative Movies]] |