You're Welcome America: A Final Night With George W. Bush (2009)

It's time for change in America--but not without a few parting words from former President George W Bush. Here's your chance to discover the man behind the myth as HBO presents Will Ferrell... See full summary »

Director:

Marty Callner

Writer:

Will Ferrell

Stars:

Will Ferrell, Michael Delaney, Pia Glenn

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Will Ferrell	...	George W. Bush
Michael Delaney	...	Dr. Scott Blumeth
Pia Glenn	...	Condoleezza Rice
Adam Mucci	...	Pilot
Patrick Ferrell	...	Jerry - Secret Service Agent

Storyline

It's time for change in America--but not without a few parting words from former President George W Bush. Here's your chance to discover the man behind the myth as HBO presents Will Ferrell in a performance of his heralded one-man Broadway show.

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Plot Keywords:

president | american president | stand up | one man show | politics | 

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Taglines:

- *** A Final Night with George W Bush ***

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

HBO - Synopsis Official Site - HBO

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 2009 (Spain)

Also Known As:

You're Welcome America

Filming Locations:

Cort Theatre - 138 West 48th Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Funny Business Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the 'nickname' section of the show, the woman who is a Shakespeare scholar is seated next to Ed Norton and the woman who's a tennis coach is seated next to Adam Levine of Maroon 5. Also, at the beginning of the show, you can see Kevin Kline in the audience.

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Quotes

[first lines]
George W. Bush: That was weird. When the pilots of Marine One said they were going to drop me off in New York City, I thought they were joking. I said, "Sure. Y'know, while you're at it, why don't you drop me off in the faggy Theater District?" And guess what, they did! So the joke's on me. But let me be clear about something - I'm just kidding, okay? I don't think theater's faggy. Except for "Cats." and "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change." Yeah, that one's queer and Yiddishy. You know, if ...

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Connections

References Dancing with the Stars (2005)

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Soundtracks

Satan is Real
Composed by Charlie Louvin and Ira Louvin
Performed by The Louvin Brothers
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film and Television Music

User Reviews

Quite a good performance

It is really hard for me to judge this movie because it is politically charged, historically educational, and a rather scattered collection of lewd and extreme segments, all at once. The first two thirds were excellent and I laughed really hard and often. Much of what Farrel says about G.W. is both shocking and true, so there is some really valuable recent history delivered in a very entertaining way. No small feat. Some of the information was even shocking to learn and I had to look it up and always found that he was correct. I haven't looked up everything but I would bet that nearly everything he says that wasn't obviously a joke is completely true. The movie is very valuable for anyone who doesn't know much about G.W. or misremembers or just plain forgot.

Even though the first two thirds has some really hilarious parts, it is shot through with some serious material which I did not mind. The performance takes an abrupt and very serious turn for the final third. I was OK with that too but was sad that most of the laughs were gone. Still, I thought the latter material dragged on far too long. So if you don't watch the whole thing that is perfectly OK. Just know that the wrap-up and interaction with the audience at the end is precious.

You will either love this movie or love to hate it, so either way you win!