Release Date
April 21, 2006
DVD Release Date
October 17, 2006 (Buy on Amazon)
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Running Time
115 minutes
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and some sexual references
Filmmaker Paul Weitz-whose comic explorations have ventured into the synergistic halls of corporate culture ("In Good Company"), the perils of psychological isolationism ("About a Boy") and the vicissitudes of losing one's virginity ("American Pie")-now delivers a comedy yanked from right-now popular culture...where the nation's shrinking attention span is more focused on "what's hot" than on hot-button headlines: American Dreams.
On the morning of his re-election, the President (Quaid) decides to read the newspaper for the first... Full synopsis »
MOVIE REVIEW
Mandy Moore is hot. I mean scorching hot. Not only does she have a decent taste
in roles (Saved!, "Entourage"), but she is gorgeous, especially
when she plays a devious, slutty and manipulative singer trying to win a national
tournament a la "American Idol". Throw in a terrorist, an idiot President
and a sleazy television host and you've got a great package... Unfortunately
director Paul Weitz never gets everything to click.
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