Movie released on the 2006-04-21
In a comedy yanked from the right-now
popular culture, Hugh Grant stars as the host of a hugely popular American
television program, American Dreamz.
As the self-aggrandizing, self-loathing Martin Tweed, Grant is ever on the
lookout for the next insta-celebrity to exploit. Tweed has done absolutely
everything to sustain the showĄŻs vice-like grip on the nationĄŻs reality show
obsessed consciousness, and his dogged determination is just about to reach new
heights..
This season, Tweed has found a delicious crop of Dreamz hopefuls that
includes Sally (Moore), a conniving steel magnolia with a devoted, dopey,
veteran boyfriend (Klein), and Omer, an incompetent would-be terrorist with a
penchant for show tunes.
When he snags the American President (Quaid) - suffering from a steep drop in
his approval rating - to join the lot as a special guest judge, the stage is set
for a show the nation will never forget.
American Dreamz is written, produced and directed by Paul Weitz
(writer/director of In Good Company, co-director/Academy Award?-nominated
co-screenwriter of About A Boy and co-director of American Pie).
Andrew Miano and Rodney Liber also produce; Chris Weitz and Kerry Kohansky
serve as executive producers.
Distributed by UIP/Universal