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My Fellow Americans (1996)

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Reviews Counted:14

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Average Rating:4.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Republican Russell Kramer and Democrat Matt Douglas, two former U.S. Presidents, have hated each other for decades. Their animosity only increases when they share Air Force One en route to a... Republican Russell Kramer and Democrat Matt Douglas, two former U.S. Presidents, have hated each other for decades. Their animosity only increases when they share Air Force One en route to a funeral. But a when the current chief executive orchestrates a scandal against Kramer, assassination attempts are aimed at BOTH men. To save their lives, the pair embark on a cross-country odyssey -- together -- to Ohio, where evidence of Kramer's innocence is located. During their trek, the hate-mates bicker (often in scatological terms) to no end. But along the way they also see the "real" America, that escaped their notice while they were in office. As a result, both men learn a little about each other, about themselves and about the country they once served. [More]

Starring: Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall

Starring: Jack Lemmon, James Garner, Dan Aykroyd, Lauren Bacall, John Heard, Sela Ward, Marg Helgenberger

Director: Peter Segal

Director: Peter Segal

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A gang-written comedy that doesn't have a political bone in its body, or much evidence of a funny one, either.

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Shameless laughs flow off the prefab assembly line with sufficient regularity to please audiences with a taste for comfortable tradition spiced with a bit of contempo naughtiness.

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There are times when I laughed, but, as a whole, this particular buddy film really isn't worth the price of admission.

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Relies heavily on the kick of seeing famous, aging actors muttering vulgarities, doing mildly naughty things and making feeble attempts at political satire.

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John Teegarden
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Segal loses his light-comedy touch after the first hour and makes an unfunny mess of the final, 'crackpot' chase sequence.

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Kevin McManus
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Washington Post
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A pleasing but mediocre film, with a great cast, a great story and a misguided script.

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Mick LaSalle
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Puts a very bright capper on this dismal political year.

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Richard Schickel
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This is not a great comedy and will be soon forgotten, but it has nice moments.

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Pardons for Lemmon and Garner, but none for the filmmakers.

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The performers are first rate. Unfortunately, and all too often in movies these days, the script regularly lets them down.

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These two vets of showbiz wars smartly play off their own iconic pasts.

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A very bad, uninspired comedy with slight leanings toward self-importance.

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