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God Bless America

  • 20112011
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  • 1h 45m
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7.1/10
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Joel Murray and Tara Lynne Barr in God Bless America (2011)
On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.
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On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.
IMDb RATING
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    • Bobcat Goldthwait
    • Bobcat Goldthwait
  • Stars
    • Joel Murray
    • Tara Lynne Barr
    • Mackenzie Brooke Smith
    • Bobcat Goldthwait
    • Bobcat Goldthwait
  • Stars
    • Joel Murray
    • Tara Lynne Barr
    • Mackenzie Brooke Smith
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    • 244User reviews
    • 224Critic reviews
    • 56Metascore
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    Tara Lynne Barr in God Bless America (2011)
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    Joel Murray
    Joel Murray
    • Frank
    Tara Lynne Barr
    Tara Lynne Barr
    • Roxy
    Mackenzie Brooke Smith
    Mackenzie Brooke Smith
    • Ava
    Melinda Page Hamilton
    Melinda Page Hamilton
    • Alison
    Rich McDonald
    Rich McDonald
    • Brad
    Maddie Hasson
    Maddie Hasson
    • Chloe
    Larry Miller
    Larry Miller
    • Chloe's Dad
    Dorie Barton
    Dorie Barton
    • Chloe's Mom
    Travis Wester
    Travis Wester
    • Ed
    Lauren Benz Phillips
    Lauren Benz Phillips
    • Donna
    • (as Lauren Phillips)
    Guerrin Gardner
    Guerrin Gardner
    • Tampon-Throwing Tuff Gurl
    Kellie Ramdhanie
    • Melissa Tuff Gurl
    • (as Kellie Marie Ramdhanie)
    Aris Alvarado
    Aris Alvarado
    • Steven Clark
    Romeo Brown
    Romeo Brown
    • John Tyler
    Sandra Vergara
    Sandra Vergara
    • American Superstarz Judge
    Jamie Harris
    Jamie Harris
    • American Superstarz Judge
    Alexie Gilmore
    Alexie Gilmore
    • Morning Show Host
    James McAndrew
    James McAndrew
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      • Bobcat Goldthwait
      • Bobcat Goldthwait
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    • Trivia
      When Frank is buying the AK-47, the dealer describes it as "The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes." This is the same way Samuel L. Jackson's character describes an AK-47 in the beginning of the Quentin Tarantino film Jackie Brown (1997).
    • Goofs
      When Frank steals his neighbor's car and heads to Virginia, he can be seen driving north on Interstate 81 in Syracuse when he should be going south.
    • Quotes

      Frank: Oh, I get, and I am offended. Not because I've got a problem with bitter, predictable, whiny, millionaire disk jockeys complaining about celebrities or how tough their life is, while I live in an apartment with paper-thin walls next to a couple of Neanderthals who, instead of a baby, decided to give birth to some kind of nocturnal civil defense air-raid siren that goes off every fuckin' night like it's Pearl Harbor. I'm not offended that they act like it's my responsibility to protect their rights to pick on the weak like pack animals, or that we're supposed to support their freedom of speech when they don't give a fuck about yours or mine.

      Office Worker: So, you're against free speech now? That's in the Bill of Rights, man.

      Frank: I would defend their freedom of speech if I thought it was in jeopardy. I would defend their freedom of speech to tell uninspired, bigoted, blowjob, gay-bashing, racist and rape jokes all under the guise of being edgy, but that's not the edge. That's what sells. They couldn't possibly pander any harder or be more commercially mainstream, because this is the "Oh no, you didn't say that!" generation, where a shocking comment has more weight than the truth. No one has any shame anymore, and we're supposed to celebrate it. I saw a woman throw a used tampon at another woman last night on network television, a network that bills itself as "Today's Woman's Channel". Kids beat each other blind and post it on Youtube. I mean, do you remember when eating rats and maggots on Survivor was shocking? It all seems so quaint now. I'm sure the girls from "2 Girls 1 Cup" are gonna have their own dating show on VH-1 any day now. I mean, why have a civilization anymore if we no longer are interested in being civilized?

    • Crazy credits
      The character that tries to buy Roxy at the diner is listed as "The Pancake Eating Pedophile".
    • Connections
      Featured in WhatCulture Originals: 9 Awesome Films That Never Got The Cult Following They Deserved (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Beat the Devil's Tattoo
      Written and performed by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

    User reviews244

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    7/10
    I really wanted to love it
    Instead, I liked it and would gladly watch it again. God Bless America had so much potential. Its first half an hour or so goes as you expect, over the top dark humor with non-stop truth hitting relentless social commentary and then...Roxy walks into the movie. From this point on, unfortunately, without saying much, the movie falls into several paradoxes and loses its focus.

    At its core, GBA is a good social satire with nonstop commentary on the problems with pop culture and society, but on the same coin, the movie tries so hard that it feels like a rant by an angry liberal rather the good satire it initially set out to be. Furthermore, Roxy becomes one of the characters you want dead as the movie goes and her character, along with her and Frank's relationship, appears so idealized and forced, that it just affects the movie for the rest of its running time.

    The good, however, lies in the great shooting scenes, some of the great commentary made by Frank (most of what Roxy says makes you roll your eyes if not question what in the world the movie was going for), the dark humor, the targets for satire, the over the top story, its entertainment, and overall its a solid 9/10 movie but...

    The bad lies in the second act, on Roxy's faulty and forced character, its endless rants between our two main character that makes you want them to kill themselves as the next person on their killing spree, the people targeted (whats wrong with high fives and country music? When did this movie become about taste rather than appropriate satire part?) and so on...it just bit itself in the tail.

    I really wanted to love this movie. I almost did. Instead every time I went to smile and applaud the commentary, something matter of taste or the character discontinuity got in the way...good movie, definitely one everyone should watch, but sadly, for what it could have been and set out to be, very flawed.
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    • agrising
    • Jun 6, 2013

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      • May 31, 2012 (Philippines)
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      • Syracuse, New York, USA
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      • Jerkschool Productions
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