An American Carol

About An American Carol

A cynical anti-American Hollywood filmmaker sets out on a crusade to abolish the 4th of July holiday. He is visited by three spirits who take him on a hilarious journey in an attempt to show him the true meaning of America.

An American Carol (2008) is a comedy fantasy film directed by David Zucker. It runs 82 minutes and was released in October 2008.

Its themes are parody, documentary filmmaking, dubious, and absurd.

Kevin Farley appears as Michael Malone, Kelsey Grammer as General George S. Patton, Leslie Nielsen as Osama Bin Nielsen, and Trace Adkins as Angel of Death. The screenplay is by David Zucker and Lewis Friedman. In the United States it streams on Amazon Prime Video and Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Zombieland, Die Hard, and Scary Movie make useful companions to An American Carol, all filed under terrorism. TMDB voters put it at 4.2 out of 10 across 116 votes and it carries a PG-13 rating.