An American Carol
| An American Carol | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | David Zucker |
| Written by | David Zucker Myrna Sokoloff |
| Produced by | David Zucker Stephen McEveety John Shepherd |
| Starring | Kevin Farley Kelsey Grammer Jon Voight Dennis Hopper Leslie Nielsen Jillian Murray |
Release date | October 3 2008 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
An American Carol is an upcoming 2008 comedy film that spoofs contemporary culture, particularly Hollywood.[1] The film uses the framework of A Christmas Carol but moves the setting of the story from Christmas to Independence Day. It is written by Myrna Sokoloff and David Zucker who also directed it. The movie stars Kevin Farley (brother of Chris Farley), Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight, Dennis Hopper, Jillian Murray and Leslie Nielsen.[2] The film is in post-production and is set to be released on 3 October 2008.
Plot
Charismatic left-wing activist and filmmaker Michael Malone (a parody of Michael Moore) is campaigning to end the celebration of the Fourth of July. Malone truculently argues to the American people that America's past and present are offensive, and therefore should not be celebrated. Malone is then visited by three ghosts, George Washington, George S. Patton, and John F. Kennedy, who try to make him rethink his view of America. The film was largely funded by Rush Limbaugh and the Republican Party.
Michael Moore's Response
The character Michael Malone is a parody of the American filmmaker, author, and left-wing political commentator Michael Moore. On September 5, 2008 Moore was a guest on Larry King Live and was shown a clip from the film where Malone (while lying down on his bed, drinking a Big Gulp and watching archival footage of JFK's inaugural address) is startled by JFK, who materializes out of Malone's television screen, and confronts him on his misguided views of American History. Moore said that he was vaguely familiar with the film, and then jokingly said he thought it was Viggo Mortensen that would be portraying him. When King asked him his opinion, Moore shrugged his shoulders and said "I hope it's funny"
Cast
- Kevin Farley as Michael Malone
- Kelsey Grammer as General George S. Patton
- Serdar Kalsin as Ahmed
- Robert Davi as Aziz
- Jon Voight as General George Washington
- James Woods as Michael's Agent
- Leslie Nielsen as Himself
- Jillian Murray as Heather
- Dennis Hopper as The Judge
- Kevin Sorbo as Brian Mulrooney
- Travis Schuldt as Josh
- Trace Adkins as Himself/The Spirit of Christmas Future aka The Angel of Death
- Bill O'Reilly as Himself
- Gary Coleman as Slave