American Dreamz (2006)

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Studio: Universal Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Apr 21, 2006
Running Time: 107 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
On the morning of his re-election, the President decides to read the newspaper for the first time in four years. This starts him down a slippery slope. He begins reading obsessively, reexamining his black and white view of the world, holing up in his bedroom in his pajamas. Frightened by the President’s apparent nervous breakdown, his Chief of Staff pushes him back into the spotlight, booking him as a guest judge on the television ratings juggernaut (and the President’s personal fave), the weekly talent show American Dreamz. America can’t seem to get enough of American Dreamz, hosted by self-aggrandizing, self-loathing Martin Tweed, ever on the lookout for the next insta-celebrity. His latest crop of hopefuls includes Sally, a conniving steel magnolia with a devoted, dopey veteran boyfriend, and Omer, a recent Southern Californian immigrant (who just happens to be a bumbling, show tune singing, would-be terrorist awaiting activation). When both Sally and Omer make it to the final round of Dreamz--where the President will be judging along with Tweed--the stage is set for a show the nation will never forget.
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Martin Tweed
President Staton
Sally Kendoo
Chief of Staff
William Williams
Martha Kendoo
First Lady
Chet Krogl
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Look! They're making fun of the president and America's obsession with reality TV--what an ingenious concept! OK, so American Dreamz tries a little too hard to be satirically witty and bitingly political. But, darn it, it still makes you laugh in spite of yourself.

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The majority of the action revolves around the fictional TV show, American Dreamz (the "Z" on the end is particularly clever), an American Idol-esque send up, which includes acerbic host/judge Martin Tweed (Hugh Grant). Always… Continued