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Genres:
Comedy
Language:
English
Running time:
1:44:24
Partner rating:
R
Released:

Cast & Crew

Cast

  1. Joel Murray Frank
  2. Tara Lynne Barr Roxy
  3. Melinda Page Hamilton Alison
  4. Mackenzie Brooke Smith Ava
  5. Rich McDonald Brad
  6. Maddie Hasson Chloe
  7. Larry Miller Chloe's Dad
  8. Dorie Barton Chloe's Mom
  9. Travis Wester Ed
  10. Lauren Phillips Ed's Wife

Directors

  1. Bobcat Goldthwait

Producers

  1. Jeff Culotta
  2. Sarah de Sa Rego
  3. Richard Kelly
  4. Sean McKittrick

Writers

  1. Bobcat Goldthwait

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God Bless America


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Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait skewers everything that's wrong with contemporary American culture in this firebomb satire about a disillusioned middle-aged man who embarks on a violent crime spree with a cynical teenage girl. Fed up with his selfish neighbors, fired from his soul-sucking job, and depressed at the infrequency of visits with his bratty young daughter, 45-year-old divorcé Frank (Joel Murray) prepares to end it all after being ... Writer/director Bobcat Goldthwait skewers everything that's wrong with contemporary American culture in this firebomb satire about a disillusioned middle-aged man who embarks on a violent crime spree with a cynical teenage girl. Fed up with his selfish neighbors, fired from his soul-sucking job, and depressed at the infrequency of visits with his bratty young daughter, 45-year-old divorcé Frank (Joel Murray) prepares to end it all after being diagnosed with a fatal brain tumor. Just as Frank is about to pull the trigger, however, he has a sudden flash of inspiration: Before he takes his own life, he'll do the world a big favor and permanently silence the loudmouthed teenage star of a popular reality-television show. After witnessing the clumsy execution firsthand, high-school misfit Roxy (Tara Lynne Barr) convinces Frank to continue his bloody mission of cultural cleansing with her as his sidekick. In no time, Frank and Roxy are leaving a trail of bodies in their wake, and making headlines across the country. But all good things must come to an end, and when their partnership hits an unexpected hitch, Frank draws up plans to go out with a final bang.
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Reviews by Rotten Tomatoes

Scored 'fresh' by Rotten Tomatoes

67%Tomatometer score: 67% positive reviews from professional critics.

percent positive reviews

  1. Positive review
    CJ Johnson, ABC Radio (Australia) It's an intriguing satirical idea, and it works very effectively in places, while being tremendously didactic and heavy-handed in others. Full review External link
  2. Positive review
    Jim Schembri, 3AW Enjoyable, over-the-top, and nowhere near as black as the premise sounds, God Bless America is essentially an extended comic op-ed piece. Full review External link
  3. Positive review
    David Stratton, At the Movies (Australia) If you can take that premise, I think you'll go along with the film and it's really, in its very weird way, quite funny. Full review External link
  4. Negative review
    Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies (Australia) It's not that you don't sympathise with the characters' sentiments it is, though, that you can't actually go along with their agenda. Full review External link
  5. Negative review
    Jake Wilson, The Age (Australia) Gory, unfunny satire that deserves a prize for the most strained provocation of the year. Full review External link
  6. Positive review
    Erin Free, FILMINK (Australia) Though hilariously funny and luridly hypnotic, God Bless America is quite possibly the angriest and saddest film of the last ten years. Full review External link

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