This Land (2004)

The cut-out heads of George W. Bush and John Kerry alternate singing verses and choruses of a partisan political version of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land." Bush and Kerry trade ... See full summary »

Directors:

Evan Spiridellis, Gregg Spiridellis

Writers:

Evan Spiridellis, Gregg Spiridellis

Stars:

Jim Meskimen

1 win.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jim Meskimen	...	John Kerry / George W. Bush / Howard Dean / Native American / Arnold Schwarzenegger / Bill Clinton (voice)

Storyline

The cut-out heads of George W. Bush and John Kerry alternate singing verses and choruses of a partisan political version of Woody Guthrie's "This Land Is Your Land." Bush and Kerry trade insults ("you're a liberal weenie," "you're dumb as a doorknob") and bragging rights (one's for tax cuts, the other has three Purple Hearts), as the animated backgrounds undercut the egos of both. Cheney, Rumsfeld, Edwards and Dean join their leaders in the choruses, and an American Indian provides counterpoint. Whose land wins out in November? You make the call.

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Plot Keywords:

purple heart | cowboy | native american | presidential campaign | satire | 

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Genres:

Animation | Musical | Comedy | Short

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Details

Official Sites:

JibJab

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Company Credits

Production Co:

JibJab Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

2 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

George Bush: You're a Liberal sissy!
John Kerry: You're a right-wing nut-job!
George Bush: You're a Pinko Commie!
John Kerry: You're dumb as a doorknob!
George Bush: Hey, you got that Botox!
John Kerry: But I still won three Purple Hearts!
George Bush: This land will surely vote for me!

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Connections

Followed by It's Good to Be in D.C. (2004)

User Reviews

This Land is made for you and Me.

I must admit in the past years I've only seen a few good cartoons mostly Disney Animated Films or The Tripelets of Belleville.But however out of all those this is the best.This short is about John Kerry and George Bush having a Rap Battle type sing off by singing to the song This Land.Now there hasn't been a good animated short since A Close Shave(1995) which makes this film the best in 10 years.Unfortunately the idiots working at the Oscars won't probably even bother nominating this due to mocking Bush and Kerry.This has a lot of Funny Moments but I don't want to spoil it so I'll let you see it for yourself.I just hope that somewhere there's an internet Film Awards and that this gets a nomination in it because it is indeed a classic.

Overall 10/10 equals to *****/5