An outrageous, over-the-top spoof, FDR: American Badass is the untold true story of our country's greatest monster-hunting president!
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| Barry Bostwick | ... | Franklin Delano Roosevelt | |
| Lin Shaye | ... | Eleanor Roosevelt | |
| Bruce McGill | ... | Louis | |
| Ray Wise | ... | Douglas MacArthur | |
| Kevin Sorbo | ... | Abraham Lincoln | |
| William Mapother | ... | Dr. Ellington | |
| Paul Ben-Victor | ... | Mussolini | |
| Keri Lynn Pratt | ... | Marietta Buford | |
| Ross Patterson | ... | Cleavon Buford | |
| Deon Richmond | ... | George | |
| Rob Lathan | ... | Dan Rutherford | |
| Robin Sydney | ... | Missy | |
| Matt Winston | ... | Patrick Sheehan | |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Senator Bronson | |
| Robert R. Shafer | ... | Robby Kreeger | |
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An outrageous, over-the-top spoof, FDR: American Badass is the untold true story of our country's greatest monster-hunting president!
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president | franklin delano roosevelt | wheelchair | werewolf | polio |Taglines:
What has two wheels and kills werewolves? ... This guy.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R For crude and sexual content, pervasive language, some violence and drug use | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
24 September 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
FDR: Un american neînfricat! See more »Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Marietta Buford: They sure are ripe for the picking!
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: I meant your tits.
Marietta Buford: So did I.
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Barry Bostwick, who plays Franklin Roosevelt in this film, also depicted an American president when he played the title role in the TV miniseries George Washington (1984) See more »Goofs
When FDR gets out of hospital there is a crowd, and one of them is a news cinematographer. His big lens is not racked over the camera's film gate aperture. See more »Quotes
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Beautiful melons, Ma'am.Marietta Buford: They sure are ripe for the picking!
Franklin Delano Roosevelt: I meant your tits.
Marietta Buford: So did I.
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The spoof genre is one that most of the time goes horribly wrong. There are some that have worked really well over the years like Airplane, Naked Gun, Scary Movie, and Top Secret, but sadly very few really do much more than just annoy viewers. The latest FDR American Badass is not so much a spoof of other films, but just a silly over the top tale of history and violence. Is it possible that this silly premise could actually deliver a fun film or will it be another of the plain stupid ones that will be forgotten?
FDR American Badass follows Franklin D. Roosevelt as a werewolf hunter tracking down the like of Adolf Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito in his customized wheelchair of death. Let's start by admitting that there is nothing about this idea that is just ridiculous. This isn't the first of the presidents to tackle supernatural creatures, but it is the first to realize how silly it is and dive in head first. This is a really silly, over-the-top dumb film that will entertain if you let it. Barry Bostwick plays up his version of FDR while channeling Roosevelt, with a dash of Burgess Meredith's Penguin from the Batman series. His version is over the top and far from politically correct that really makes this film work. Set in a world that makes little to no sense with characters that seem to fit right in makes this film work. The effects and action are silly and low budget, but if they had done much more than that it just wouldn't work. They clearly knew what this film was and never tried to take itself seriously. Filled with over the top characters, silly make-up effects, a ridiculous storyline and a gaggle of nasty jokes, FDR delivers exactly what it sets out to do and brings the laughs with it.
Make no mistake, this isn't a good movie by any means, it's one that if you can get in on the joke you will have a fun time. This film sports a surprising cast of recognizable actors besides Bostwick including Lin Shaye, Bruce McGill, Ray Wise, Kevin Sorbo, William Mapother, Paul Wilson, Ahmed Best, Deon Richmond. How can any movie not work with Sorbo as Lincoln, Kenny from the Cosby Show, as well as Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito as werewolves?