In Collection
#1326
My Rating:
8
Seen It:
Yes
Location:
Book 4
USA / English
| Hugh Grant |
Martin Tweed |
| Dennis Quaid |
President Staton |
| Mandy Moore (II) |
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| Willem Dafoe |
Chief of Staff |
| Chris Klein |
William Williams |
| Mandy Moore |
Sally Kendoo |
| Jennifer Coolidge |
Martha Kendoo |
| Sam Golzari |
Omer |
| Marcia Gay Harden |
First Lady |
| Seth Meyers |
Chet Krogl |
| John Cho |
Ittles |
| Judy Greer |
Accordo |
| Bernard White |
Agha Babur |
| Tony Yalda |
Iqbal Riza |
| Noureen DeWulf |
Shazzy Riza |
| Shohreh Aghdashloo |
Nazneen Riza |
| Jay Harik |
Ali Riza |
| Adam Busch |
Sholem Glickstein |
| Haaz Sleiman |
Mujeheddin Captain |
| Nick Schutt |
Cameraman |
| Lisa K. Wyatt |
Aunt Edna |
| Director |
Paul Weitz |
| Producer |
Kerry Kohansky; Rodney M. Liber; Paul Weitz |
| Writer |
Paul Weitz |
Thinly disguised versions of
American Idol and the Bush presidency collide in the satire
American Dreamz. Bored and self-loathing, Martin Tweed (Hugh Grant,
About a Boy) wants to give his hugely popular reality show
American Dreamz an extra boost by courting political controversy--but suspects he may find personal redemption in the form of scheming contestant Sally Kendoo (Mandy Moore,
Saved!), who manipulates her boyfriend (Chris Klein,
Election) to give herself a vote-winning backstory. Meanwhile, equally desperate to court popularity, the President's chief of staff (Willem Dafoe,
Spider-Man, looking suspiciously Dick-Cheney-esque) gets Tweed to let the President (Dennis Quaid,
The Rookie) be a guest judge on the show. But unbeknownst to all, a privately conflicted terrorist (Sam Golzari) has been selected as a contestant, and his sleeper cell wants him to blow up the President in the final competition. This complicated storyline doesn't quite have the bite it's reaching for; the political edge is particularly blunted--even diehard Republicans are unlikely to be offended. But sharp and funny lines are sprinkled throughout and the cast is uniformly excellent; the relationship between Grant and Moore is oddly touching, and Marcia Gay Harden (
Pollock) makes an amazing First Lady--is this satire, or what we all wish Laura Bush was really like? An uneven movie, but with some delicious tidbits.
--Bret Fetzer
| Edition |
Widescreen Edition |
| Barcode |
025192886324 |
| Region |
0 |
| Release Date |
17/10/2006 |
| Packaging |
Keep Case |
| Screen Ratio |
1.85:1 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Layers |
Single Side, Dual Layer |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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Deleted Scenes
Feature Commentary with Director Paul Weitz and actor Sam Golzari
Dance Dreamz: It's time to move to the beat as choreographer Jennifer Lee breaks down the contestants' dances into fail-proof, easy-to-follow steps.
Center Stage: Sally Kendoo: Mandy Moore is your personal host through the process of becoming a pop princess on the American Dreamz set. |
