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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' "A Christmas Carol" with Fox News fodder.<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/american_carol/2008/10/03/137000.html American Carol' Lampoons the Left] NewsMax, 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' "[[A Christmas Carol]]" with Fox News fodder.<ref>[http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/american_carol/2008/10/03/137000.html American Carol' Lampoons the Left] NewsMax, 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]].  

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'.

==Box Office performance==

==Box Office performance==

''An American Carol'' was shown on 1,639 screens during its opening weekend and made $3.6 million; an average of $2,231 per screen. In its second week, that figure dropped to $861 per screen. The movie's budget was $20 million. In contrast, [[Bill Maher]]'s 2.5 million dollar documentary, ''[[Religulous]]'', made $3.5 million in its first week, but it was shown on only 502 screens; an average of $6,792 per screen. <ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2008&wknd=40&p=.htm Weekend Box Office results for October 3-5]</ref>

''An American Carol'' was shown on 1,639 screens during its opening weekend and made $3.6 million, a disappointing return that did not match expectations.

==Movie Reviews==

==Movie Reviews==

The movie currently has a 14% approval rating on rottentomatoes.com, meaning that only 14% of reviewers gave the movie a positive review. Critics give the movie an average rating of 3.3 out of 10.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_american_carol/?name_order=asc T-meter critics], Rotten Tomatoes</ref> Audiences, however, have a 75% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.3 out of 10.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_american_carol/reviews_users.php RT Community], Rotten Tomatoes</ref>

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>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_american_carol/?name_order=asc T-meter critics], Rotten Tomatoes</ref> Audiences, however, have a 75% approval rating, with an average rating of 7.3 out of 10.<ref>[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/an_american_carol/reviews_users.php RT Community], Rotten Tomatoes</ref> Such a strong difference between the critics and the movie going public is also common.