In the 1860's Wild West, when a ragged bunch of misfit settlers decide they cannot stand living in their current situation, they hire a grizzled cowboy to take them on a journey back to their hometowns east.
Harry Crumb is a bumbling and inept private investigator who is hired to solve the kidnapping of a young heiress which he's not expected to solve because his employer is the mastermind behind the kidnapping.
Footage from Michael Moore's 60-city tour of college campuses and other venues showcases what the filmmaker calls "the birth of a new political generation."
Director:
Michael Moore
Stars:
Michael Moore,
Eddie Vedder,
Robert Ellis Orrall
Jack Chester, an overworked air traffic controller, takes his family on vacation to the beach. Things immediately start to go wrong for the Chesters, and steadily get worse. Jack ends up in... See full summary »
The US economy is in a rut, and so is the president's approval rating. What we need is a good war, but the Russians aren't interested. Hey -- how about that big polite country to the north? Niagara Falls Sheriff Bud B. Boomer takes this all a bit too seriously, though. Written by
Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
Michael Moore was turned down by 47 different film companies before Madonna's Maverick Productions picked up the option. See more »
Goofs
When Honey is making the CN Tower out of mashed potatoes, the antenna disappears from the top between shots. See more »
Quotes
Secretary of State:
We were thinking, what could be a bigger threat than aliens invading from space?
General Panzer:
Ooh boy! Scare the shit out of everyone. Even me, sir!
U.S. President:
Jesus, is this the best you could come up with? What about, ya know, international terrorism?
General Panzer:
Well, sir, we're not going to re-open missile factories just to fight some creeps running around in exploding rental cars, are we, sir?
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Crazy Credits
This film is dedicated to my grandfather, William J. Wall, a Canadian who came to America, and loved going to the movies. See more »
I remember hearing poor reviews from Siskel and Ebert for this film when it came out. And I see what they meant, as I watch it today. It's not as snappy as it could have been, but there are some extremely funny lines. And it's especially timely to see the news anchors and "journalists" jumping on the hate-Canada bandwagon, because they still do that today, and seeing how ridiculous the arguments are against Canada makes one think about the dubious arguments made against other countries by our "journalists."
Kevin Pollack is really funny, as is John Candy. Rhea Pearlman is overly "quirky," in my view, but otherwise, I think it really rings true today. It's worth a rental!
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I remember hearing poor reviews from Siskel and Ebert for this film when it came out. And I see what they meant, as I watch it today. It's not as snappy as it could have been, but there are some extremely funny lines. And it's especially timely to see the news anchors and "journalists" jumping on the hate-Canada bandwagon, because they still do that today, and seeing how ridiculous the arguments are against Canada makes one think about the dubious arguments made against other countries by our "journalists."
Kevin Pollack is really funny, as is John Candy. Rhea Pearlman is overly "quirky," in my view, but otherwise, I think it really rings true today. It's worth a rental!