God Bless America
January 3, 2011
Plot
On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.
Release Year: 2011
Rating: 6.6/10 (207 voted)
Director:
Bobcat Goldthwait
Stars: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Mackenzie Brooke Smith
Storyline
Loveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and offs the stupidest, cruelest, and most repellent members of society. He finds an unusual accomplice: 16-year-old Roxy, who shares his sense of rage and disenfranchisement.
Cast:
Joel Murray
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Frank
Tara Lynne Barr
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Roxy
Mackenzie Brooke Smith
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Ava
Melinda Page Hamilton
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Alison
Rich McDonald
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Brad
Guerrin Gardner
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Crystal
Kellie Ramdhanie
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Bad Girl #2
Andrea Harper
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Mother
David Mendenhall
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Father
Juliana Acosta
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Press Conference Reporter
Steve Agee
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Crew Member
Iris Almario
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Reporter
Aris Alvarado
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Steve Clark
Carson Aune
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Boy #2
Ellen Baker
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PR Rep for Pop Stars
Taglines:
Taking out the trash, one jerk at a time.
Details
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Release Date: 3 Jan 2011
Filming Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
User Review
Captures our age of narcissism and stupidity
Rating: 10/10
I saw this movie's premiere at the Toronto Film Festival. I loved it.
Bobcat Goldthwait has given us a hilarious comedy that perfectly
satirizes our self-centred, celebrity-obsessed, uncritical age.
Throughout the dark comedy Joel Murray delivers a perfect performance
as one of the last thinking men, who has grown weary of life and
society. In between the action and the comedy, Joel Murray's character
delivers scathing indictments of society that had the Toronto audience
break out into spontaneous applause. Besides being hilarious, this
movie is really an interesting exploration of the insensitivity and
thoughtlessness of modern popular culture. This movie is the antidote
our "reality show," celebrity-obsessed, know-nothing-and-proud-of-it
culture. The film's outlandish violence perfectly captures Horace
Walpole's epigram, "This world is a comedy to those that think, a
tragedy to those that feel." Unfortunately, as the movie points out,
few people are now capable of either thinking or feeling.