Patriot Act: A Jeffrey Ross Home Movie (2005)

Inspired by the passing of U.S.O. perennial Bob Hope, Friars Club roast-master Jeffrey Ross takes Drew up on an invitation to join the U.S.O. in their ongoing mission - delivering ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeffrey Ross

Writer:

Jeffrey Ross

Stars:

Jeffrey Ross, Jocelyn Aberle, Kate Blekh

Cast

Credited cast:
Jeffrey Ross	...	Himself
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jocelyn Aberle	...	Herself (as Maj. Jocelyn Aberle)
Kate Blekh	...	Herself
Drew Carey	...	Himself
Blake Clark	...	Himself
Eric F. Cooke	...	Himself (as CSM Eric F. Cooke)
Kyle Dunnigan	...	Himself
Andres Fernandez	...	Himself
Larry Gelbart	...	Himself
Bill Hardy	...	Himself (as Lt. Col. Bill Hardy)
Mark Hertling	...	Himself (as Brig. Gen. Mark Hertling)
Kathy Kinney	...	Herself
Rocky La Porte	...	Himself
Peter Mansoor	...	Himself (as Col. Pete R. Mansoor)
Raymond Odierno	...	Himself (as Maj. Gen. Raymond Odierno)

Storyline

Inspired by the passing of U.S.O. perennial Bob Hope, Friars Club roast-master Jeffrey Ross takes Drew up on an invitation to join the U.S.O. in their ongoing mission - delivering punch-lines on the front lines. Having just bought a new camcorder, he travels to Iraq and captures his rare, intimate, and often times hilarious experience on camera. Armed with nothing but that camcorder and some jokes, Ross shoots his own life-changing experience as he travels alongside six other well known comics, entertaining battle weary G.I.'s stationed in some of the most remote parts of the Sunni Triangle.

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Plot Keywords:

uso | joke | iraq | comic | baghdad iraq | 

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Taglines:

The funniest movie ever to come out of Iraq.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 July 2005 (Canada)

Filming Locations:

Baghdad, Iraq

Box Office

Budget:

$400,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

76 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

Drew Carey: Say, is that the soccer stadium where they did all that torture?
Kyle Dunnigan: No. That's the torture stadium where they played soccer.

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Crazy Credits

Just before the credits roll at the end; "Dedicated to soldiers and veterans everywhere" followed by the Peace symbol.

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Connections

References Def Comedy Jam (1992)

User Reviews

Ugly Americans

I am 51 years old and can remember the times Bob Hope took his traveling comedy show to Vietnam. His comedy was clean and sometimes a bit biting, but he never lacked in class. Even though we were opposite on the political spectrum I thought he was a wonderful comedian and I was proud that he risked his life to give the troops a nice sized portion of laughs that were in short supply in the American and allied military troops during that dark time in our history.

It was with such intent that I wanted to enjoy this movie, "Patriot Act." My, how times have changed! The jokes seemed overwhelmingly mean-spirited, one of them comparing the size of the audience to Rosie O'Donnell's private parts. Now is there really any need to go there. As the camera panned over the crowd as that joke fell fairly flat, you could see the puzzled looks on some of the soldier's faces. It seemed to me as if every joke had a political slant to it, as if they were saying "Republicans good. Democrats bad." They didn't need to resort to that. Surely democrats and republicans all have sons and daughters fighting in the war. It's not all black and white, right or wrong. I just don't think it should have been classless entertainment. Every other word out of the comedians mouths seemed to be the "F-bomb." That just lacks imagination. And Drew Carey, a comedian I normally enjoy, was cutting down the Iraqi women, their style of dress, the Iraqi food, their lifestyle. These are the people we are supposed to be helping, Drew, and insulting them is not getting us anywhere. We can't win their hearts and minds by making them the butt end of the jokes. Quit presenting yourselves as the ugly Americans and learn some class, a la Bob Hope.