American Dreamz
A popular television music talent competition hosted by a pompous egomaniac becomes the setting for an assassination attempt when the President of the United States becomes a celebrity judge in an attempt to rehabilitate his image.
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Released
- 2006
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2006
Storyline
A popular television music talent competition hosted by a pompous egomaniac becomes the setting for an assassination attempt when the President of the United States becomes a celebrity judge in an attempt to rehabilitate his image.
Top credits
Hugh Grant ā Martin Tweed
Dennis Quaid ā President Staton
Mandy Moore ā Sally Kendoo
Willem Dafoe ā Chief of Staff
Did you know
ā¢ The interior White House scenes were shot on the set of The West Wing (1999).
ā¢ Mandy Moore was Paul Weitz's only choice for the role of Sally Kendoo.
ā¢ Writer/director Paul Weitz claims that he wrote the original draft of the American Dreamz (2006) script before he had ever watched an episode of American Idol (2002).
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $7,191,830
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $3,667,420 (2006-04-23)
User reviews
Nothing sacred... but not that funny, either
Fortunately when the movie does remember to be funny, it's very, very funny.
Has all the ingredients for a good comedy but doesn't deliver
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital, DTS, SDDS
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
