So just when you thought the right was left behind when it came to big-budget Hollywood satire, along comes David Zucker of Airplane! and Naked Gun fame to poke a little fun at none other than multimillionaire mockumentarian Michael Moore. It’s called An American Carol and stars Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight, Leslie Nielsen, James Woods, and—get this—Dennis Hopper.
The premise is as simple as one of Moore’s anti-American screeds: The Angel of Freakin’ Death pays Moore (played by the late Chris Farley’s brother Kevin) a little visit in order to convict him of his anti-American sins. Among those who slap Moore around are President George Washington, General George S. Patton, and Bill O’Reilly (definitely in that order).
Zucker has made no bones about his contempt for “the new McCarthyism” that silences any pro-American or conservative voice in Hollywood, and I know that Jon Voight has taken a turn to the right of late—but Dennis Hopper? I’m guessing he just has a sense of humor when it comes to Moore’s pretensions about speaking truth to power (more like spoofing truth for ka-ching).
An American Carol is scheduled to open October 3 and could either be rip-roaring snort-your-Fanta-out-your-nostrils funny or . . . not so much. Here’s a preview:
