Hollywood Takes on the Left (a right wing movie with right wing Hollywood actors and producers)

Weekly Standard ^ | August 4, 2008 | Stephen F. Hayes

[reaganixonbush]

Hollywood Takes on the Left David Zucker, the director who brought us 'Airplane!' and 'The Naked Gun,' turns his sights on anti-Americanism. by Stephen F. Hayes 08/11/2008

David Zucker is sitting in a high-backed director's chair with his name on it. (I'd always assumed they were just used for effect in movies, but here one was.) Zucker is looking at a monitor showing the inside of an empty New York City subway station. It's actually just a set--a stunning replica of a subway station--and it sits 15 feet to Zucker's right.

The first assistant director breaks the silence.

"Action!"

The set jumps to life. Two young men--both terrorists--enter the station. They are surprised to see a security checkpoint manned by two NYPD officers. "I'll need to see your bag, please," says one of the officers. The lead terrorist glances nervously at his friend and swings his backpack down from his shoulder to present it to the cops. Just as the officer pulls on the zipper, however, a small army of ACLU lawyers marches up to the policemen with a stop-search order. The cops look at each other and shrug their shoulders. "This says we can't search their bags."

The young men are relieved. They smile fiendishly as they walk toward the crowded platform. As the lead terrorist once again slips the backpack over his shoulder, he mutters his appreciation.

"Thank Allah for the ACLU."

Zucker's latest movie, An American Carol, is unlike anything that has ever come out of Hollywood. It is a frontal attack on the excesses of the American left from several prominent members of a growing class of Hollywood conservatives. Until now, conservatives in Hollywood have always been too few and too worried about a backlash to do anything serious to challenge the left-wing status quo.

[reaganixonbush]

Produced by Airplane's David Zucker, with every major conservative actor under the sun. Some actors in it, I never thought would be conservative.

[A message]

Interesting. Wouldn’t be sweet if this movie shatters some box office records.

[wastedyears]

Missing Gary Sinise, Bruce Willis, there’s probably plenty of others.

But I’ll definitely see this when it’s out.

[vbmoneyspender]

Tom O'Malley, president of Vivendi Entertainment, though, dismisses claims that Hollywood is hostile to conservative ideas and suggests that conservatives simply haven't been as interested in making movies. "How come there aren't more socialists on Wall Street?"

There are plenty of socialists on Wall Street. Some of them even get elected to the United States Senate.

[bajabaja]

Some years ago I was a protester along with several others in the Los Angeles area. A lady with a scarf and sun glasses was also a protester. We would hear funny voices coming from her as we used our signs to get passing motorists to honk their horns. It turns out she was a voice artist, and some of the characters she did were recognizable cartoon characters. She did not want her identity known, but did know of another person in her field sympathetic to conservatives. She was very concerned that she not be known to have attended our rally/protest. Glad to see a new generation if Hollyweird.

[Lancey Howard]

(( ping ))

[Hi Heels]

Yeah, a bunch of us protested the Oscars and we’ve done a couple protests at illegal alien centers, and we’ve definitely run across some in the business. But they’re very very quiet about it.

[max americana]

I live in Hollywood, and an “on/off” mbr of the Hollywood GOP. There were mbrs that I met that I couldn’t even believe were that high up in the food chain (we’re talking about execs who greenlight projects), but just like Fight Club, “never talk about Fight Club”. When you’re a minority, you tend to keep your mouths shut and your ears open due to the “tolerant” ones.

[Impy]

Ooo Nikki Deloach.

[Syncro]

Looks to be a great movie.

Plot

Michael Malone (Kevin Farley), a parody of Michael Moore, doesn't support the holiday of the Fourth of July. He doesn't believe that it should be celebrated. He then gets shown the error of his ways through the visits of three ghosts akin to A Christmas Carol.

Cast

• Kevin Farley as Michael Malone
• Kelsey Grammer as General Patton
• Robert Davi as Aziz
• Jon Voight as General Washington
• Leslie Nielsen as Himself
• Dennis Hopper as The Judge
• Kevin Sorbo as George Mulrooney
• Travis Schuldt as Josh
• Trace Adkins as Himself/The Spirit of Christmas Future aka The Angel of Death
• Bill O'Reilly as Himself

[BBell]

Nick Rivers up!

[paudio]

It seems funny... but why revealed the jokes already? Big part of Zucker’s type of comedy is the surprise...

[4woodenboats]

Until Trey & Matt come up with a sequel to Team America, this'll have to do.

Lily, there's a very long article attached to this. I read the 1st 1/2, would you please read the 2nd?

[Shelayne]

From the article:

Zucker and Friedman poked fun of the know-nothing culture of antiwar protests. During a rally at Columbia University, students chant: "Peace Now, We Don't Care How!" Some of their protest signs are ones you'd find at any antiwar rally. Some are not. "9/11 Was an Inside Job," "Kick Army Recruiters Off Campus!" "End Violence--War Is Not the Answer!" "End Disease--Medicine Is Not the Answer!" "It's Too Dark Outside, The Sun Is Not the Answer!" "Overpopulation--Gay Marriage Is the Answer!"

I'm thinking that alot of libby-lib's heads are going to explode. Oh, darn.

[karnage]

Thanks for the ping. This movie is definitely worth the complete support of everyone at FR.

[Shelayne]

alot = a lot

Sheesh.

[Gondring]

"I try to talk to my friends on the left and they just don't get it. Most of them have never even heard of Sayyid Qutb. How can you have an intellectual discussion about the war we're in without knowing who Sayyid Qutb is?"

Exactly.

This country has become SO ignorant.

Anyone who doesn't know about Qutbism should be ashamed to show his face, after 7 years of war.... (of course, we have one presidential candidate who might know too much of Sayyid Qutb!)

[SolidWood]

Oh goody! I look forward to this! Yay! Note that David Zucker also made EXCELLENT political ads for the Conservative cause during the mid-term elections!

[DGHoodini]

It’s quite possible..Republicans are hungry for a movie that doesn’t shove LeftoPervist Defeatocrap self loathing down their throats, and Lefgfties are going to want to see how they are being portrayed, when there are no HollyPerv fake jew Mafia freaks running the show.

[SolidWood]

The best thing: timing of the film's release--October 3

Finally after a long time of largely abstaining from cinema I can bring my whole family to the movies again.

[smedley64]

Great read. Thanks for posting it. I haven’t been to a movie in years and years, but I just might go see this one. I’m a big fan of the two “Airplane” movies, and “the Naked Gun” movies to a lesser extent. That this movie will be specifically poking fun at the left gives me reason enough to see it, not to mention supporting the few conservatives in the business, which are often treated like diseased lepers by most of the communists that have taken over Hollywood and churn out stinker after stinker all in an effort to promote their idiotic agenda.

[SolidWood]

Heads-up for some FRiends

[Recovering_Democrat]

AWESOME!!

[Allegra]

Interesting. Wouldn’t be sweet if this movie shatters some box office records.

I'd love that. Especially since all of Hollywood's recent anti-war movies have tanked.

[Allegra]

The best thing: timing of the film's release--October 3

I hope it's still in theaters when I come home in November. I'll happily pay top dollar to see that one and to support it.

[DGHoodini]

Doesn’t the armed forces still get first run movie privileges for on base theaters? You could possibly see it before any of us. :)

[Allegra]

Doesn’t the armed forces still get first run movie privileges for on base theaters? You could possibly see it before any of us. :)

When I lived in Italy as a teenager (military brat), we did.

In the war zones...not so much. We can get $3 bootleg DVDs of first runs, but I want to make sure I pay to see this one so the movie producers reap the benefits. If it DOES pop up on our base theater, I'll be there with bells on! :)

[gwilhelm56]

**Some actors in it, I never thought would be conservative.**

Ahhhhh! I’m so glad to see that “I’m not the only one!!”
Not only are some actors Conservative, we’re also FREEPERS. For the longest time I thought I was only one of a few.
Episode 4 ... Hollywood— A New Hope ??

[raybbr]

An American Carol (2008)

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Overview

Director:

David Zucker

Writers:

Myrna Sokoloff (written by)
David Zucker (written by)

Release Date:

3 October 2008 (USA) more

Genre:

Comedy more

Plot:

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Plot Keywords:

Christmas

Production Notes/Status:

Status:

Completed

Comments:

Status Updated:

13 May 2008

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Cast

  (in credits order)

	Kevin P. Farley	...	Michael Malone
	Kelsey Grammer
	Robert Davi	...	Aziz
other cast:
	Jon Voight
	Dennis Hopper
	James Woods
	Leslie Nielsen
	Kevin Sorbo	...	George Mulrooney
	Camille Grammer	...	Parent #1 - Dancer
	Geoffrey Arend	...	Mohammed
	Cameron Goodman	...	Ted Kennedy's Asistant
	Jesse Heiman	...	Young Michael Malone
	Steve Monroe	...	Passenger #2
	Nikki Deloach	...	Lily
	Nadine Ellis	...	Parent #1
	Travis Schuldt	...	Josh
	Scott Bailey	...	Celebrity
	Bill O'Reilly	...	Himself
	Jillian Murray	...	Heather
	Mary Hart	...	Herself
	Allen Lee Haff	...	Security Guard
	Meggan Anderson	...	Redhead Student
	Julian Berlin	...	Beverly
	Trace Adkins	...	The Spirit of Christmas Future
	Shanna Olson	...	Starlet
	Courtney Fleming	...	Protester
	Kristen De Luca	...	Hottie / Starlet
	Atticus Shaffer	...	Timmy
	Simone Bargetze	...	Zombie
	Pleasant Wayne	...	Military Wife
	Sabine Varnes	...	Cuban Nurse
	Anna Osceola	...	Molly Duncan
	Oliver Muirhead	...	Neville Chamberlain
	Sammy Sheik	...	Fayed
	Arlo Hemphill	...	Waiter
	Joey Luthman	...	Boy Scout (as Joey Wagner Luthman)
	Ryan Van de Kamp Buchanan	...	CSI Lab Technician
	Marcy Goldman	...	Professor
	Chriss Anglin	...	John F. Kennedy
	Wolfgang J. Weber	...	WWII Navy Seal Ghost
	Carlton Wilborn	...	Parent #4
	Taylor Mills	...	Hero Group Girl
	Brian F. Durkin	...	Soldier
	Fred Travalena	...	Jimmy Carter
	Robert Pierce	...	Minister #1
	Benton Jennings	...	Adolf Hitler
	Coco Leigh	...	Nun
	Hannah Cowley	...	Bling
	Simone Lotter	...	Beautiful Starlet
	Adalia Braydon	...	Military Wife
	Sean Rogers	...	Sexy Guy
	Caleb Campbell	...	Naval Officer
	Marlies Pinto	...	Trophy Model
	Kaleigh Kennedy	...	Becca
	Tyler Strother	...	Boy scout
	Cocoa Brown	...	Security Guard #1
	Cristy Joy Slavis	...	College Student
	Christy Williams	...	Student Dancer
	Deanna Webb	...	Ted Kennedys Girlfriend
	David M. Tran	...	College Student
	Serdar Kalsin	...	Ahmed
	Lu Parker	...	TV Reporter
	Tyler Jacob Moore	...	Marty Goode
	Randall Bosley	...	Mussolini
	F. Lee Reynolds	...	NY Subway Cop
	Kelly Frazier	...	Mom w / Baby
	Bill Posley	...	Mose
	Christopher Jenkins Holmes	...	Student
	Joanna Repsold	...	Herself
	Dana Lyn Baron	...	1940s Speaker
	Brent Lydic	...	Wounded Soldier
	Mell Flynn	...	Protester 1
	Spencer Knowles	...	Groom's Man #1
	Fabrizio Villasanta	...	U.S. Army Soldier
	Susan Brock	...	On-air tv reporter
	Blane Savage	...	Parent #5
	Pete Ilarius	...	Hero
	Tyler Farrell	...	Civil War Soldier
	Vicki Browne	...	Rosie O'Connell
	Peter F. Tegan	...	Stagehand
	Holly Sherman	...	Protester
	Oren Rehany	...	Terrorist on Bicycle
	Jenna Vogeler	...	Tiny Tina
	Brandon Alter	...	Afghan Prisoner #1
	Rebekah Crane	...	Girlscout
	Chrisanne Eastwood	...	Hippie #1
	Stefán Mávi	...	College Student
	Jack Kelly	...	Protestor #2
	Steve Spiro	...	Doctor
	Laura Fremont	...	Parent #3
	Anthony Marciona	...	Professor D
	Marc Oka	...	Parent #7
	Steve Monvoisin	...	College Student
	Cheryl Baxter	...	Parent #2
	Jerry Trent	...	Dancer / Singer Professor
	Jimmy Fisher	...	Singer #1
	Durrell Nelson	...	Chaplin
	Bobbie Bates	...	Professor #5 (uncredited)
	Darren Dowler	...	Businessman at Luncheon (uncredited)
	Katie Gill	...	Rehearsal actress (uncredited)
	Brian Jones	...	Student (uncredited)
	Scott C. Roe	...	Revolutionary War Soldier (uncredited)

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[lilycicero]

Lily, there's a very long article attached to this. I read the 1st 1/2, would you please read the 2nd?

Oh good you got the impression that I can read. My post usually are bump, ????, or WOW. I am hooked on phonics bound.

[Syncro]

Until Trey & Matt come up with a sequel to Team America, this'll have to do.

Heh, that's the last movie I saw in a theater. And my son has it on DVD.

I just may go see this one at the movie house.

There is also another great movie coming out, Whiskey for my men, Beer for my horses

Toby Kieth, Willie Nelson, The Nuge.

Here is the Video, the first link is a trailer for the movie.

Hay Jim, a couple of good movies coming out!

[4woodenboats]

I used to have it on DVD, but loaned it out, never to be seen again. I can't even find one to buy now, much less rent.

I'll check your video link tonight, thanks. The title sure sounds promising ~ if it was a lib flick they'd probably substitute Date Rape Drug for Beer in the title.

[sneakers]

bttt

[reaganixonbush]

I live in Hollywood and know some people in the industry, so pls. watch your 6 and keep your head low.

[reaganixonbush]

Mary Hart??

This explains it. I saw the ET Christmas interview (don’t ask me how, my GF watches it) and she was GENUINELY happy to meet the First Couple Bush, and was very nice to Laura Bush. I have heard the underground rumors that she’s a Republican, and it’s starting to look that way.

Kevin Sorbo is in it as well? Thanks for the roll call.

[gwilhelm56]

**Until Trey & Matt come up with a sequel to Team America, this’ll have to do.**

Anyone who can put a “Suicide Bomb Belt” on Michael Moore is OK in MY BOOK.!!

[gwilhelm56]

** ...so pls. watch your 6 and keep your head low.**

I have a tiedyed tshirt and a SUBARU, so I SHOULD be able to sneak past the “Guards”

[reaganixonbush]

Subaru??

Wrong. You should drive a Prius with an Obama sticker. I live close by the Crossroads of the World, and the parking lot is still riddled with Kerry_Edwards stickers.(placing more attention of them voting for losers).

[gwilhelm56]

** ...riddled with Kerry_Edwards stickers.**

While we have a few of those left, also ... My County went NADER everytime he runs.

At Present, I live in Ithaca, NY ...FREEPER tag “CITY OF EVIL” and Subaru (Volvo being close second)is the vehicle of choice of the so “so enlightened” who still believe MARX was a MODERATE!