Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero (2016)

A wannabe private investigator wins the Green Card lottery and moves to America to pursue his dream only to find himself embroiled in a conspiracy to start the next world war.

Director:

Jonathan Kesselman

Writers:

Maz Jobrani, Amir Ohebsion

Stars:

Maz Jobrani, John Heard, Sheila Vand

2 wins.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maz Jobrani	...	Jimmy Vestvood
John Heard	...	J.P. Monroe
Sheila Vand	...	Leila
Deanna Russo	...	Marcy Monroe
Vida Ghahremani	...	Maman
Marshall Manesh	...	Mehdi the Butcher
Waleed Zuaiter	...	Malek
Matthew Glave	...	Hank Shannity
Navid Negahban	...	Mohammad Mohammad Mohamadi
Sam Golzari	...	Homayoun
Niousha Noor	...	Homeira (as Niousha Jafarian)
Matt Ballard	...	Karl
Chris Williams	...	ICE Agent
Kevin Christy	...	Rick
Michael Panes	...	Docent

Storyline

A wannabe private investigator wins the Green Card lottery and moves to America to pursue his dream only to find himself embroiled in a conspiracy to start the next world war.

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Plot Keywords:

iranian abroad | passport lottery | persian diaspora | iranica | iranian diaspora | 

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Taglines:

Heroes are not born, they are imported.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-MA

User Reviews

Great Comedy! Extremely Underrated!!

Slightly reminded me of Borat movies,but with more class and no gross acts... Which makes this OK for kids too.

I am not Iranian,but I really enjoyed this movie. I think the fact I have some Iranian friends did help to make this movie funnier as I knew a lot about Iranian families.

The joke about chandeliers was one of them :)

There are a lot of gross and not funny comedies these days and this movie was a breath of fresh air. I wish they will make more! All actors were funny and did a good job playing their roles.

A solid 7/10

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official Instagram

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 2016 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jimmy Vestvood - Benvenuti in Amerika

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$60,860, 15 May 2016

Gross USA:

$230,069

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$290,080

Company Credits

Production Co:

Soul Mining Productions, Perfect Nose Productions, Buffalo 8 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Color:

Color