‘e016 American Dreamz - Wikipedia American Dreamz From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American Dreamz is 2 2006 comedy/parody film that satirizes both American politics and popular entertainment. Director/producer/writer Paul Weitz has stated that the movie is meant to satirize both the TV show American Idol and the Bush Administration] Reviews were lukewarm] and business was disappointing."! The roman a clef movie boasts characters who are parody versions of President George W. Bush, then-American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson, Vice President Dick Cheney, and television personality Simon Cowell. Contents Plot Cast Box office Reception Popular culture references Soundtrack DVD References External links Plot On the moming after his re-election, US President Joseph Staton (Dennis Quaid) 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 in a more "gray-seeming" way, and holing up in his bedroom in his pajamas. Frightened by the President's apparent nervous breakdown, his Chief of Staff (Willem Dafoe) pushes him back into the spotlight, booking him as a guest judge on the television ratings juggernaut (and the President's personal favorite), the weekly talent show American Dreamz, a show similar in format to the modern-day American Idol. America cannot seem to get enough of American Dreamz, hosted by self-aggrandizing, self-loathing Martin Tweed (Hugh Grant), ever on the lookout for the next insta-celebrity. His latest crop of hopefuls includes Sally hipslen wikipedia orgiwikiiAmerican Dreamz American Dreamz Theatrical release poster Directed by Produced by Written by Starring Music by Cinematography Edited by Distributed by Release dates Running time Country Language Paul Weitz Paul Weitz Chris Weitz Paul Weitz Hugh Grant Dennis Quaid Marcia Gay Harden Willem Dafoe Mandy Moore Sam Golzari Chris Klein Jennifer Coolidge Seth Meyers ‘Tony Yalda Noureen DeWulf Shohreh Aghdashloo Stephen Trask Robert Elswit Myron 1. Kerstein Universal Pictures April 21, 2006 107 minutes United States English 7ray8r0%6 American Dreamz Wikipedia Kendoo (Mandy Moore), a conniving steel magnolia with a Budget $17 million devoted, dopey veteran boyfriend William Williams (Chris ni sie Klein), and Omer Obeidi (Sam Golzari), Box office 5.459 Because Omer's mother died in the Middle East in an American attack, he joined a group of jihadists. He was an actor in an instruction film for terrorists, but he was too clumsy, and his interest in show tunes was frowned upon. Therefore, he was sent to the U.S. to await further instructions, but the leaders expected they could not use him. He moved to Southern California to live with his extended family there, including his effeminate cousin Iqbal (Tony Yalda) and Shazzy (Noureen DeWulf). Iqbal hoped to be selected to participate in American Dreamz, but in a misunderstanding, Omer was selected instead, Iqbal becomes angered by this at first but later agrees to help Omer win and makes himself his manager: Omer's terrorist organization now sees an opportunity: Omer is instructed to make it to the finale, and kill the President in a suicide attack. He succeeds in getting to the finale. Security is bypassed by assembling the bomb after the security check, in the toilet, from small parts smuggled in (the smaller pieces of explosive are disguised as chewing gum). Omer agrees, but changes his mind and disposes of the bomb in the trash c Sally is the other finalist. Earlier in the film, she had dumped William because she believed that her life would've gone nowhere if she still had him for a boyfriend and that he'd only drag her down. This drove William to join the army, only to be wounded in Iraq and sent back to the U.S. For the purpose of the show and at the insistence of her agent, Chet Krogl (Seth Meyers), Sally has to pretend that she still loves William. On the eve of the American Dreamz finale, William proposes to Sally, which she rejects until Chet decides to boost Sally's popularity and chances of winning the show by asking William to do the proposal on air. However, William witnesses Sally having sex with Martin, and is furious. When he throws out the engagement ring, he finds the bomb Omer tossed in the trash can, He then comes out on stage and threatens to detonate it. While the other people evacuate, William starts singing and Martin, who refuses to let go of the camera, films it. As William reaches the end of the song, he detonates the bomb by walking into the camera, killing both himself and Martin, The film then cuts to shots of people dialing up their cell phones to vote in for the winner. It is eventually revealed that William Williams was voted the surprise winner of American Dreamz. The epilogue reveals what each of the characters went on to do after the end of last season, Omer went on to become a successful star of his own Broadway revue, where he is shown performing a scene from the musical Grease. The President makes his wife his new Chief of Staff. And Sally Kendoo becomes the new host of American Dreamz. Cast Hugh Grant as Martin "Tweedy" Tweed Dennis Quaid as President Joseph Staton Marcia Gay Harden as First Lady Willem Dafoe as Chief of Staff Mandy Moore as Sally Kendoo Chris Klein as William Williams Jennifer Coolidge as Martha Kendo am Golzari as Omer Obeidi Seth Meyers as Chet Krogl Judy Greer as Deborah Accordo John Cho as Frank Ittles Tony Yalda as Iqbal Riza Noureen DeWulf as Shabnam "Shazzy" Riza Shohreh Aghdashloo as Nazneen Riza = Adam Busch as Sholem Glickstein hipslon wikipedia orgiwikiiAmerican Dreamz 26ray8r0%6 American Dreamz Wikipedia = JeffRoss as American Dreamz finale pre-show announcer (uncredited) Box office American Dreamz opened on April 21, 2006 and made $3.7 million in its first weekend, placing ninth.{4! The film had a total domestic gross of $7.2 million and an international gross of $9.2 million, for a total gross of $16.4 million.!*) It had its widest release in its opening weckend, opening in 1,500 theatres across the USA,|®! and ended its national release after only four weeks on May 28, 2006. In the Netherlands, the film debuted at #7, dropping to #10 in its second week. As of June 14, 2006, the film has grossed a total of €92,432 in the Netherlands. In Spain, the film debuted at #11, earning $109,681 in 50 theatres. The following week dropped to #15, grossing $58,467. Reception On the review website Rotten Tomatoes, 41% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 152 reviews, and an average rating of 5.2/10, with the consensus: "This overly silly satire aims at too many targets with arrows too dull to make relevant social commentary."{71 Popular culture references Coal Miner's Daughter — We can see the film's poster in Sally's bedroom. As Good as It Gets —"You make me want to make myself a better person.” Grease — Omer is seen singing "Greased Lightnin" at the end of the film. Pimp My Ride — One of the top ten shows is called "Pimp My House”. Guys and Dolls — The film is mentioned and Omer sings "Luck Be a Lady". Man of La Mancha — Omer sings "Impossible Dream". A Chorus Line — Omer sings "One". Soundtrack The film's soundtrack was released April 18, 2006 by Lakeshore Records. 1. "Stars and Stripes Forever" 2. "One" — Sam Golzari (from A Chorus Line) 3. "Luck Be a Lady" — Sam Golzari (from Guys and Dolls) 4. "Impossible Dream” — Sam Golzari (from Man of La Mancha) 5. "My Way" — Sam Golzari 6. "Greased Lightnin" — Sam Golzari (from Grease) 7. "Super Freak" — Rick James 8. "That's Entertainment" — The Jam 9, "Nights in White Satin" — The Moody Blues 10. "Mommy Don't Drink Me to Bed Tonight" — Mandy Moore 11. "Girl) Let's Not Be Friends" — Joshua Wade 12. "Rockin’ Man" — Trey Parker 13. "Never Felt This Way Before" — Niki J. Crawford 14. "Lez Git Raunchy" — Adam Busch 15. "Dreams with a Z" — Mandy Moore hipslon wikipedia orgiwikiiAmerican Dreamz Ey‘e016 American Dreamz - Wikipedia 16. "Tea Time” Joe Lervold 17. "Trail of Love" — The Razen Shadows feat, Teresa James 18. "Riza" — Pedro Eustache, Paul Livingstone, Faisal Zedan, Wael Kakish, and Donavon Lerman DVD American Dreamz was released on DVD in the United Kingdom on July 2, 2006, and was released in America on October 17, 2006. It was then released in Australia later that year References 1. American Dreamz — Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore and Paul Weitz Interviews (http://movies.about.com/od/ame ricandreamz/a/dreamzmm041206.him) 2. American Dreamz (2006): Reviews (http://www.metacri tic.comilmtitles/americandream2) American Dreamz (2006) - Box office / business (htt piifimdd.convtitlett0465142/business) 4, Weekend Box Office Results for April 21-23, 2006,[1] (http:/iwwys boxoflicemojo.com/weekend/chart!?yr=200 ‘68wknd=16&p=.him) BoxOfficeMojo.com, External links Official sit Internet Movie Database AllMovie (http://www.americandreamzmovie.com/) American Dreamz (bitp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465142/) at the American Dreamz (hitp://www.allmovie.com/movielv 5, American Dreamz (2006)[2] (http://www.boxofficemoj ‘o.com/movies/"i BoxOfficeMojo.com Solid Silent Hill, So-So Sentinel, Shattered American Dreamz."(3} (http:/www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id= 2052&p= htm) BoxOfficeMojo.com “American Dreamz", Rotten Tomatoes. Archived from the original on 13 February 2010. 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