GOD BLESS AMERICA

Year: 2011
USA: Magnolia Pictures
UK: Studio Canal
Cast: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Melinda Page Hamilton, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Rich McDonald, Maddie Hasson, Larry Miller, Dorie Barton, Travis Wester, Lauren Phillips, Guerrin Gardner, Kellie Marie Ramdhanie, Aris Alvarado, Romeo Brown, Sandra Vergara, Jamie Harris, Alexie Gilmore, James McAndrew, Brendalyn Richard, Geoff Peirson
Director: Bobcat Goldthwaite
Country: USA
USA & UK: 104 mins
USA Rated: R for strong violence and language including some sexual sequences
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong violence and language, once very strong
USA Release Date: 11 May 2012 (Limited Release)
UK Release Date: 4 July 2012 (Limited Release)


Synopsis

"Taking out the trash, one jerk at a time."

Frank (Joel Murray) has had enough of the downward spiral of American culture. Divorced, recently fired, and possibly terminally ill, Frank truly has nothing left to live for. But instead of taking his own life, he buys a gun and decides to take out his frustration on the cruellest, stupidest, most intolerant people he can imagine, starting with some particularly odious reality television stars.

Frank finds an unusual accomplice in a high-school student named Roxy (Tara Lynne Barr), who shares his sense of rage and disenfranchisement. Together they embark on a nationwide assault on our country’s most irritating celebrities.

Written and directed by taboo-busting filmmaker and comedian Bobcat Goldthwait (SHAKES THE CLOWN, SLEEPING DOGS LIE, WORLD’S GREATEST DAD), GOD BLESS AMERICA is a truly dark and very funny comedy for anyone who’s had enough of the dumbing down of our society.