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Synopsis: At a July 4 barbecue, gramps tells the kids the story of Michael Malone, a documentary filmmaker and Michael Moore look-alike who hates America and wants to abolish July 4th. He refuses to celebrate with his nephew Josh, who's shipping out soon to the Middle East. That night, Michel has a vision of his hero, JFK, who predicts that three ghosts will visit Michael. Sure enough, General Patton, George Washington, and country music star Trace Adkins visit Michael show him the fruits of patriotism, just wars, and pacifism. Meanwhile, Arab terrorists want Malone to help them with a propaganda film. Is he the next Leni Riefenstahl or will he see the light?
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Director(s): David Zucker
Production: Vivendi Entertainment
 
IMDB:
4.3
Metacritic:
20
Rotten Tomatoes:
11%
PG-13
Year:
2008
83 min
$6,960,000
Website
90 Views


- For a documentary. Come on.

I know that.

I gotta do a feature like John Ford.

That man was a true filmmaker.

The sweeping vision, the amazing

panoramas of Monument Valley.

And soldiers were good guys.

But you're leading

a demonstration against our troops.

Oh, right, on the Fourth of July.

- It's not against the troops.

- Oh, save it for your crazies.

Look, Mikey,

this is a fickle town.

See the maitre d' over there, huh?

Used to be recurring on Seinfeld.

Hey, call me. [laughs]

Now, what is this feature

you have in mind?

It's a powerful drama about oppressed

people adrift in a world gone mad.

Hmm!

It's anti-everything-America-stands-for

without being anti-American.

Hmm...

Fascist America?

Comedy, right?

Wow. [sniffs]

Did you bathe today?

No.

[Orchestra playing]

[Announcer] And now,

live from New York City,

it's the MooveAlong. Org Film Awards,

hosted by Paris Hilton and Simon Rex.

And now, here are your hosts,

Paris Hilton and Simon Rex.

We are gathered here tonight

because we all share the same goals:

Redistribution of wealth,

freedom from the chains of materialism,

and, of course, ending world hunger.

- [Applause]

- Finally. I'm starving.

It's our pleasure to present

the most prestigious honor

in documentary film,

the Leni Riefenstahl Award.

[Applause, music]

[Rex] As Germany's most famous

documentary filmmaker,

Leni Riefenstahl

celebrated the incredible rise

of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler,

becoming a tireless promoter

of his campaign for change.

Her pioneering use

of the wide-angle lens

to capture the scope

of massive formations

paved the way for

generations of filmmakers.

Through the creative

manipulation of truth,

she was able to influence history,

demonstrating the power of film.

[Hilton] Although resulting

in the death of over 60 million people,

her place in any cinematic

hall of fame is secure.

And this year's award

for best documentary director goes to...

Michael Malone for

Die, You American Pigs.

[Announcer] This is Michael Malone's

third Moove Along award.

He previously won for his documentaries

Shame On You, America,

- and America Sucks A Big One.

- Oh, OK.

Hey. I try to tell the truth

in my films, and I get attacked...

- [orchestra playing]

- But I'm gonna continue...

Oh. Ha.

Oh. What is that?

Ooh! Ooh!

Get my good side.

That concludes the non-televised

portion of the show.

- [Drum roll]

- Huh?

And now the highlight of the evening:

Best Feature Film Director.

And the award goes to...

[both] George Mulrooney!

For That McCarthy Sure Was Bad.

[Announcer] The heroic story

of newscaster

Edward R. Murrow, who half a century

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