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Writer (WGA):
Paul Weitz (written by)
Release Date:
21 April 2006 (USA)
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Tagline:
Imagine a country where the President never reads the newspaper, where the government goes to war for all the wrong reasons, and more people vote for a pop idol than their next President. more
Plot:
The new season of "American Dreamz," the wildly popular television singing contest, has captured the country's attention, as the competition looks to be between a young Midwestern gal (Moore) and a showtunes-loving young man from Orange County (Golzari). Recently awakened President Staton (Quaid) even wants in on the craze, as he signs up for the potential explosive season finale. full summary | full synopsis
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Chief Of Staff
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Contest
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Singing
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Television
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Underrated Satire
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Hugh Grant | ... | Martin Tweed | |
| Dennis Quaid | ... | President Joseph Staton | |
| Mandy Moore | ... | Sally Kendoo | |
| Willem Dafoe | ... | Chief of Staff | |
| Chris Klein | ... | William Williams | |
| Jennifer Coolidge | ... | Martha Kendoo | |
| Sam Golzari | ... | Omer Obeidi | |
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... | First Lady Staton | |
| Seth Meyers | ... | Chet Krogl | |
| John Cho | ... | Frank Ittles | |
| Judy Greer | ... | Deborah Accordo | |
| Bernard White | ... | Agha Babur | |
| Tony Yalda | ... | Iqbal Riza | |
| Noureen DeWulf | ... | Shazzy Riza | |
| Shohreh Aghdashloo | ... | Nazneen Riza |
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American Dreamz (Australia)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexual references.
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107 min
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Certification:
UK:12A |
Ireland:12A |
Australia:M |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) |
Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) |
Singapore:PG |
Germany:6 |
France:U |
Sweden:Btl |
Argentina:13 |
Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) |
Ireland:PG (video rating) |
USA:PG-13 (certificate #42341) |
Iceland:L |
Netherlands:6 |
South Korea:12
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The interior White House scenes were shot on the set of "The West Wing" (1999).
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Continuity: On the tray with the President's breakfast there's a small coffee pot placed right at the middle of the tray, obscuring the reflection of the camera. When the tray enters the President's bedroom, the pot has moved to the side of the tray.
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Quotes:
Martin Tweed:
Jessica, you make me feel like being a better person and I'm not a better person. I'm me.
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Movie Connections:
References As Good as It Gets (1997)
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Soundtrack:
Lez Git Raunchy
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This smart satire about current issues and trends (the Iraq war, reality shows and all that jazz) is one of those sleepers that become cult movies 10 or 20 years after its original release. With an inspired cast that includes Hugh Grant as a cynical, vain TV show host (what were you expectin'?), Dennis Quaid as a dumb president who admires Carmen Electra and needs his chief of staff to think for him all the time (any similarity to real characters is no coincidence), Marcia Gay Harden as the first lady, Willem Dafoe as the chief of staff, and Mandy Moore as a talentless bitch (not even Moore could ruin it - this is, alongside another underrated satire, "Saved!", one of her least crappy performances, perhaps because she's kind of playing herself), and some very quotable lines, the movie tastes like a fast-food Monty Python - witty in spite of all the nonsense. "American Dreamz" may not have a memorable character like, say, Sacha Baron Cohen's "Borat", but it's just as corrosive. Too bad it didn't get the attention it deserved when it came out. Do yourself a favor and go rent it. 7.5/10.