An American Carol (2008)

Director:

David Zucker

Writers (WGA):

David Zucker (written by) &
Myrna Sokoloff (written by) ...
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Release Date:

3 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

WARNING! This movie may be offensive to children, young people, old people, in-the-middle people, some people on the right, all people on the left, terrorists, pacifists, war-mongers, fish mongers, Christians, Jews, Muslims, atheists, agnostics (though you'd have to prove it to them), the ACLU, liberals, conservatives, neo-cons, ex-cons, future cons, Republicans, Democrats, Libertarian, people of color, people of no color, English speakers, English-as-a-second language speakers, non-speakers, men, women, more women, & Ivy League professors. Native Americans should be okay.

Plot:

An anti-American filmmaker who's out to abolish the July Fourth holiday is visited by three ghosts who try to change his perception of the country.

Plot Keywords:

Filmmaker | Shipping Out | George Washington | Terrorist | Documentary Filmmaker

Cast

Trace Adkins	...	Angel of Death / Trace Adkins
Brandon Alter	...	He's Much Fatter in Person.
Chriss Anglin	...	John F. Kennedy
Geoffrey Arend	...	Mohammed
Scott Bailey	...	Celebrity 2
Dana Lyn Baron	...	Speaker 1940's
Mark Vafiades	...	Look Out! It's Those Christians! (as Mark Basil)
Morgan Beck	...	"Free History Term Papers"
Julian Berlin	...	Woman at Awards Party
Randall Bosley	...	Mussolini
Joanne Bowland	...	Intern
Cocoa Brown	...	Airport Security Guard 1
Vicki Browne	...	Rosie O'Connell
Mary Castro	...	Hottie
Gary Coleman	...	Bacon Stains Malone
Jeff Corbett	...	Policeman 2
Rebekah Crane	...	Girl Scout
Robert Davi	...	Aziz
Tony X. Deale	...	Security Guard
Nikki Deloach	...	Lily
Susan Deming	...	It's That Michael Malone!
Alexander DiPersia	...	Rehearsal Actor
Chrisanne Eastwood	...	Hippie 2
Kevin P. Farley	...	Michael Malone (as Kevin Farley)
Mell Flynn	...	"Traitor!"
Lisa Fredrickson	...	Singer
Carl De Gersdorff	...	Teddo
Katie Gill	...	Rehearsal Actress
Cameron Goodman	...	Political Aide
Eileen Gonzales	...	Reporter on TV
Camille Grammer	...	I Gave up an Ass Lift for This?
Kelsey Grammer	...	Patton
David Alan Grier	...	Rastus Malone
Allen Lee Haff	...	Airport Security Guard 2 (as Allen Haff)
Mary Hart	...	Entertainment Tonight Host
Joe Hartzler	...	'Marines!' / Sassy Sailor
Jesse Heiman	...	Young Michael Malone
Mark Henderson	...	Minister 2
Paris Hilton	...	Herself
Dennis Hopper	...	Judge
Alaina Huffman	...	Celebrity 1
Benton Jennings	...	Hitler
Serdar Kalsin	...	Ahmed
Jack Kelly	...	You're a Disgrace Protest Yeller
Kaleigh Kennedy	...	Becca / Kaleigh
Coco Leigh	...	Nun on Bus
Zachary Levi	...	Lab Tech 1
Simone Lotter	...	Partygoer 2
Joey Luthman	...	Boy Scout
Brent Lydic	...	Wounded Soldier
Christopher McDonald	...	Lab Supervisor
Rich McDonald	...	Thought You Hated Country Music!
Meghan McEveety	...	Trophy Girl
Brighid McEveety	...	Girl at BBQ
Steve Monroe	...	Airport Passenger 2
Tyler Jacob Moore	...	Marty
Oliver Muirhead	...	Neville Chamberlain
Jillian Murray	...	Heather
Joey Naber	...	Terrorist 2
Leslie Nielsen	...	Osama Bin Nielsen / Grandpa
Durrell Nelson	...	Chaplain
Gail O'Grady	...	Jane Wagstaffe
John O'Hurley	...	Silvano
Bill O'Reilly	...	Himself
Anna Osceola	...	Molly Duncan
David Oved	...	Afghan Prisoner 2
Norman Panto	...	Accordion Player
Lu Parker	...	Reporter 1
Robert Pierce	...	Minister 1
Bill Posley	...	Mose Malone
Amy Povich	...	Airport Passenger 1
Oren Rehany	...	Terrorist on Bike
F. Lee Reynolds	...	Subway Policeman
Simon Rex	...	Himself
Bryant Romo	...	"Sailors!"
Elizabeth Scott	...	I'm Starved.
Evan Sayet	...	Patient in Line
Travis Schuldt	...	Josh
Atticus Shaffer	...	Timmy / Atticus
Sammy Sheik	...	Subway Terrorist
Abbie Shepherd	...	Trophy Girl at BBQ
Joe Sikorra	...	Policeman (MSG) 1
Jane Park Smith	...	Reporter 2
Kevin Sorbo	...	George Mulrooney
Steve Spiro	...	Cuban Commander
Richard Tanner	...	Village Voter
Peter F. Tegan	...	Stagehand (as Peter Tegan)
Fred Travalena	...	Jimmy Carter
Karri Turner	...	Lab Tech 2
Hiroshi Ueha	...	Tojo
Jenna Vogeler	...	Tiny Tina / Jenna
Jon Voight	...	George Washington
Lee von Ernst	...	Hippie 1
James Woods	...	Agent Grosslight
Lauren Lee Smith	...	Voice of Reason (as Lauren Smith)
Josh Zucker	...	Voice of Reason
Sarah Zucker	...	Voice of Reason
Paul R. Goldberg	...	Cocktail Musician
John T. Hatton	...	Cocktail Musician
Allen Simpson	...	Cocktail Musician / Musician (as Allen H. Simpson)
Joanna Repsold	...	Wedding Guest
Badger Wagstaffe	...	Wedding Guest
Cheryl Baxter	...	Parent
Troy Christian	...	Parent
Nadine Ellis	...	Parent
Laura Fremont	...	Parent
Michael Higgins	...	Parent
Elisabeth Jee	...	Parent
Marilyn Rising	...	Parent
Blane Savage	...	Parent
Marc Oka	...	Parent
Carlton Wilborn	...	Parent
Bobbie Bates	...	Professor
Heather Lea Gerdes	...	Professor (as Heather Gerdes)
Marcy Goldman	...	Professor
Ernest Harden Jr.	...	Professor
Sandra Asbury-Johnson	...	Professor (as Sandra Asbury Johnson)
Anthony Marciona	...	Professor
Stan Mazin	...	Professor
Bubba Dean Rambo	...	Professor
Jerry Trent	...	Professor
Keith Allen	...	Plantation Singer
Fred Braggs	...	Plantation Singer
Eddie Eason	...	Plantation Singer
Jimmy Fisher	...	Plantation Singer
Julio Hanson	...	Plantation Singer
Tyree Mills	...	Plantation Singer
Andre Washington	...	Plantation Singer
Reshma Gajjar	...	Columbia Student '1968'
Christopher Jenkins Holmes	...	Columbia Student '1968'
Brian Jones	...	Columbia Student '1968' (as Brian Michael Jones)
Julianne Waters	...	Columbia Student '1968'
Christy Williams	...	Columbia Student '1968'
Eric Gustafson	...	Musician
David Kogge	...	Musician
Dan Vulovic	...	Musician
Adam Yasmin	...	Musician
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brian F. Durkin	...	US Marine at protest
Andre Alexsen	...	Extra (uncredited)
Lili Asvar	...	Extra (uncredited)
Simone Bargetze	...	Extra (uncredited)
David Black	...	Extra (uncredited)
Susan Brock	...	On-Air Reporter (uncredited)
Amanda Burrill	...	Extra (uncredited)
Jack Chevanty	...	Extra (uncredited)
David Cohen	...	Master Sergeant (uncredited)
Jeff Copas	...	Hippie (uncredited)
Hannah Cowley	...	Award Model (uncredited)
Jacob Crawford	...	Marine #3 (uncredited)
Kristen DeLuca	...	Extra (uncredited)
Nicole Dionne	...	Extra (uncredited)
Tyler Farrell	...	Extra (uncredited)
Andrew Ferguson	...	Extra (uncredited)
Kelly Frazier	...	Young Mother in Airport (uncredited)
Krystal Grenseman	...	Extra (uncredited)
Jen Halperin	...	Hottie (uncredited)
Austin Honaker	...	Extra (uncredited)
Jon Huybrecht	...	Ghost Soldier (uncredited)
Marie Joelyn	...	Extra (uncredited)
Eric Martic	...	Extra (uncredited)
Turk Matthews	...	Extra (uncredited)
Stefan Mavi	...	Extra (uncredited)
Tom McComas	...	Zombie #1 (uncredited)
Thomas A. Miller	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Joe Murray	...	Extra (uncredited)
Shanna Olson	...	Extra (uncredited)
Alex Parlar	...	Hasan Simavi (uncredited)
David Pearl	...	Extra (uncredited)
Marlies Pinto	...	Extra (uncredited)
Tom Poole	...	Juror (uncredited)
Scott C. Roe	...	American Revolution Soldier Ghost (uncredited)
Arne Starr	...	Extra (uncredited)
Tyler Strother	...	Extra (uncredited)
Hannah Telle	...	Extra (uncredited)
Matthew Thane	...	Extra (uncredited)
David M. Tran	...	College Student (uncredited)
Pleasant Wayne	...	Extra (uncredited)
Deanna Webb	...	Ted Kennedy's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Marissa Welsh	...	Extra (uncredited)
Jacob White	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
David Zucker

Writing credits (WGA)
David Zucker		(written by) &
Myrna Sokoloff		(written by) and
Lewis Friedman		(written by)

Produced by
Mike Ades	....	associate producer
Todd Burns	....	co-producer
Ann Corkery	....	associate producer
Ken Ferguson	....	co-executive producer
Lewis Friedman	....	co-producer
Diane Hendricks	....	executive producer
Kenneth Hendricks	....	executive producer
Stephen McEveety	....	producer
John Shepherd	....	producer
Myrna Sokoloff	....	executive producer
David Zucker	....	producer

Original Music by
James L. Venable

Cinematography by
Brian Baugh		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Vashi Nedomansky

Casting by
Beverly Holloway

Production Design by
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.

Art Direction by
Aaron Haye

Costume Design by
Rachel Good

Makeup Department
Jessica Anderson Crocker	....	makeup artist (as Jessica Anderson-Abbott)
Mark Bautista	....	key makeup artist
Hazel Catmull	....	hair stylist
Zoe Hay	....	makeup artist
Laura Hill	....	makeup artist: daychecking
Elizabeth Hoel	....	key makeup artist
Lucia Mace	....	hair department head
Tania McComas	....	makeup department head
Amy McHale	....	hair stylist
Michael Mosher	....	makeup artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special prosthetics: Jon Voight
Ken Niederbaumer	....	makeup artist
Cynthia P. Romo	....	hair stylist (as Cynthia Romo)
Michele Tyminski	....	key makeup artist
Maria Valdivia	....	hair stylist
Anthony Wilson	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
D. Scott Easton	....	unit production manager
Holly Hagy	....	production supervisor
Daniel Voltz	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paula Case	....	second assistant director
Darin Rivetti	....	first assistant director
Frank Tignini	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Andrew P. Alvarez	....	labor foreman
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master
Jody Bergman	....	additional shopper (2008)
Derek Dean	....	set dresser
James Fernandez	....	on-set dresser
Bryan Hill	....	leadman
John Horning	....	assistant property master
Cindy Ichikawa	....	coordinator
Ilana Iturbe	....	junior set designer
Eric Knight	....	set painter
Robert E. Knight	....	set painter
Kim Lincoln	....	graphic designer
James R. Lord	....	carpenter gang boss
Jared A.J. Muscarella	....	carpenter
Michael Muscarella	....	construction coordinator
Loren Nickloff	....	general foreman
Dennis Richardson	....	carpenter
Graham Robertson	....	set dresser
Steven M. Saylor	....	set designer
Robert Silcock	....	gang boss
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Sara Wilhelmi	....	graphic designer
Kate Fettis	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bastien Benkhelil	....	sound editor
Damon Claus	....	adr assistant: Market Street Sound
Danny Ferraro	....	adr recordist: Market Street Sound
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	supervising sound editor
Mark C. Grech	....	boom operator: additional photography
Charles Hamilton	....	sound recordist
William Jacobs	....	dialogue editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Chris Navarro	....	adr mixer
Matthew Olexiewicz	....	utility sound
Adam Sawelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jamey Scott	....	additional sound designer
Jamey Scott	....	adr recordist
Jamey Scott	....	temp sound mixer
Mark Steinbeck	....	sound mixer
Deron Street	....	assistant sound editor
Zadran Wali	....	adr artist
Ben Wienert	....	boom operator
John Roesch	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects supervisor
Andrew J. Loprino	....	special effects technician
Caius Man	....	special effects technician
Ryan A. Riley	....	propmaker
Parry Willard	....	special effects coordinator
Robert G. Willard	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Rodrigo Armendariz	....	digital compositor
Meliza Fermin	....	digital compositor
Ragui Hanna	....	digital compositor
Kristin Johnson	....	matte artist: Stargate Studios
Daniel Kumiega	....	visual effects
Christopher D. Martin	....	digital compositor
Anthony Ocampo	....	cg artist
Megan Omi	....	digital compositor
Reid Paul	....	visual effects producer: Stargate Digital
James W. Riley	....	visual effects executive producer
Jon Rosenthal	....	digital effects artist
Ryan Wieber	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Simone Bargetze	....	stunt performer
Troy Lindsay Brown	....	stunt double
Stacey Carino	....	stunts
Monty Cox	....	stunt coordinator
Eddy Donno	....	stunt zombie
Tony Donno	....	stunts
Dennis Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Gary Guercio	....	utility stunts
Jessica Harbeck	....	utility stunts
Michael Hugghins	....	stunt rigger
Steve Hulin	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt performer
Ralf Koch	....	stunts
Mandy Kowalski	....	stunts
Chris LaCentra	....	utility stunts
Nito Larioza	....	stunts
Tom McComas	....	stunt performer
Bob McGovern	....	stunt performer
Becky Ohmes	....	stunt double
Marque Ohmes	....	stunt performer
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunt performer
Josh Ortega	....	stunt double
Andy Owen	....	utility stunts
Steve Rizzo	....	stunt performer
David Rowden	....	stunts
Tim Sabatino	....	stunts
Ann Scott	....	utility stunts
Vladimir Tevlovski	....	stunt performer
Vladimir Tevlovski	....	stunts
Sabine Varnes	....	stunt performer
Omid Zader	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Abramson	....	rigging key grip
Matt Ardine	....	set lighting technician
Kevin Celi	....	digital imaging technician
Alfredo Denila	....	grip
Damon Dulas	....	lighting technician
Ryan Elvira	....	rigger grip
Sam Emerson	....	still photographer
Brandon Flohr	....	grip
Christopher Friel	....	grip
Daniel Alexis Gonzalez	....	lighting technician (as Danny Gonzalez)
Seth Greenwald	....	key grip
Christian Grosselfinger	....	chief lighting technician
Nate Havens	....	first assistant camera
Philip J. Jaffe	....	additional camera assistant
David Kane	....	lighting technician
Mark La Bonge	....	Steadicam operator
Mark La Bonge	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Adam Meltzer	....	lighting technician
Darryl Murchison	....	lighting technician
Ben Peiny	....	grip
Ben Penny	....	grip
Cass Rasmussen	....	lighting technician
Ralph Scherer	....	dolly grip
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator
Steven Douglas Smith	....	director of photography: second unit (as S. Douglas Smith)
Jeff Snyder	....	additional video assist operator
Somsy Vejsiri	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Alfredo Denila	....	additional key grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eleni Handrinos	....	costumer
Miranda Kelley	....	set costumer
Philip Maldonado	....	costumer
Aimee McCue	....	costumer
Gregory B. Peña	....	costume supervisor
Bess Stansell	....	costumer
Monica Vasquez	....	key costumer
Bianca White	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Tony Dustin	....	digital film colorist
Gary Friedman	....	assistant editor
Sherwood Jones	....	assistant editor
Richard Nastasi	....	on-line editor
Aidan Stanford	....	color timer
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Fletcher Beasley	....	composer: additional music
Shawyne Fisher	....	choir coordinator
Andrew Goodloe	....	composer: additional music
Ron James	....	composer: additional music
Thomas Morse	....	music supervisor
Michael Patti	....	composer: additional music
Jamey Scott	....	composer: additional music
Jamey Scott	....	music editor
Jermaine Stegall	....	composer: additional music
Chet Leonard	....	play back (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Nicholas Acquaviva	....	driver
Chris Deguzman	....	driver generator operator
Anthony J. Mignano	....	construction driver
Mike Ortiz	....	transportation
Kirk Roberts	....	driver
Domiciano Rodriquez	....	transportation co-captain
Alana Stelling	....	transportation captain
Larry Stelling	....	transportation coordinator
Paul Veluzat	....	driver

Other crew
Scott M. Anderson	....	asst. prop master
David Bear	....	production assistant
Lee Boxleitner	....	production assistant
Todd Burns	....	production attorney
Zach Calig	....	assistant: Mr. McEveety (as Zachary Calig)
Ashley Cambers	....	photo double
Jenni Cardone	....	stand-in: jillian murray
Sherice Chandler	....	production accountant
Elena Chernock	....	production assistant
Tony X. Deale	....	production associate
Enayat Delawary	....	adr voice
Tony Didio Jr.	....	armorer
Fahim Fazli	....	adr voice
Vincent Joseph Flaherty	....	armorer
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Kent Hamilton	....	insurance agent
Seth Hauer	....	production assistant
Jake Hicks	....	boat captain
Andrew Hyatt	....	creative executive
Imani Irving	....	accounting clerk
Kristin Johnsen	....	first assistant accountant
Candice Lee	....	production assistant
Shannon Lee	....	production assistant
Victor Licas	....	payroll accountant
Kimberly Lisner	....	production assistant
Anthony Marciona	....	assistant choreographer
Stephen A. Marinaccio II	....	production executive: Mpower Pictures
Eddie Merino	....	key assistant location manager
Mark Padilla	....	world sales executive
Travis Pell	....	production assistant
Kait Pickering	....	production coordinator
Rebecca Poulos	....	script supervisor
Josh Rader	....	development executive
Joanna Repsold	....	assistant: Mr. Shepherd
Dana-Sammee Reyes	....	production intern
F. Lee Reynolds	....	military technical advisor
Michael Rooney	....	choreographer
Garrett Sanson	....	assistant: Kevin Farley
Ryan Sanson	....	production assistant
Christopher Scholl	....	technical advisor: military
Linda Stelling	....	set medic
Martin Usher	....	production assistant
Mike Wagstaffe	....	assistant: Mr. Zucker (as Michael Wagstaffe)
Daniel Veluzat	....	location liaison (uncredited)

Thanks
Thomas R. Baker	....	special thanks
Paul Kampf	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Mpower American Carol Holding
• Mpower Pictures

Distributors

• Vivendi Entertainment (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Earth Star Entertainment (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• I-On New Media (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• SP Films (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• SP Films (2009) (Argentina) (all media)
• Star Channel (2011) (Japan) (TV)
• Vivendi Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Vivendi Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Stargate Digital (visual effects)
• Spectrum Effects

Other Companies

• Air Hollywood  aviation props provider
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Designer Wardrobe Trailers  wardrobe trailer
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Eisner & Frank  production legal
• Film Art  artwork
• North Projects  behind the scenes
• Red Talent and Literary Agency  talent agency and representative
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  hair and make-up trailers
• Westside Media Group  post-production facilities

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MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for rude and irreverent content, and for language and brief drug material

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44639) | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Mpower American Carol Holding

Trivia:

Jon Voight wrote much of his own lines.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The pew in St. Paul's chapel that the Washingtons used during President Washington's 15 months in New York is actually against the north wall. The movie puts it in the middle of the church.

Quotes:

Bacon Stains Malone:Don't you worry Mas'sa Malone we got dem bacon stains out of the upholstry, just like you asked. Take over Lebron, I'll do the limo.

Movie Connections:

References "Entertainment Tonight" (1981)

Soundtrack:

Corazon de Oro

A study in bias

To me, this movie is a fascinating look at bias verses perceived humor.

If you liked at least some of the Naked Gun humor, this movie delivers each minute with jokes that work, and with a large named star cameo in each scene. The humor, the entertaining star appearance, the underlying points that contain elements of truth, is undeniable, unless you are biased. The key here is not to take yourself too seriously. I think conservatives have learned how to laugh at Jay Leno, et. AL., jokes, now it is the liberals time to learn this. But, can they? Personally, I expected some balance-there was none-, and certainly didn't think all the jokes were fair. But like ALL political humor, there is truth and a point in the joke. Being a political joke, I don't expect balance or the whole truth. My gosh, for the last year, I haven't heard a single Obama joke, only jokes slamming his opponents. The lack of balance isn't good for the country.

However, like Rush Limbaugh says--and it is undeniably true-- "I am the balance, so why would my show need to be balanced?", I am not too offended there isn't any balance in the movie; it is the balance.

------- My personal views. It has been learned: never tie your beliefs to a person or party or sect, as they will always let you down and stray from the principles. Thus the flag waving of this movie, I find distasteful, as the total dismissal of every word of your enemies because you disagree with a couple things they say (Rosie joke: she discredits self with stupid arguments, they pan away from her, as she is poster child for the implausible speaker, but in back ground she starts to make sense with a good point. This I found funny, but probably escaped both left and right.) However, I totally am biased that any religion that believes in violence to prove point, only proves their god is so impotent that he requires you to force your point and unable to act himself. Thus I love the humor that points to this.

I would love to see my liberal wife watch this movie, but fear her temper tantrum and knee jerk distaste would kick in and she would not finish the movie and threaten divorce that I suggested it. However, if the movie poked fun at people with an R by their name, she would love it.