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Proud American

Play trailer Proud American PG Released Sep 12, 2008 1h 55m Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
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Heartening stories of life in America unfold against scenes of national landmarks.

Critics Reviews

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Emma Rose Johnson Boston Globe It seems more like an hour-and-a-half-long infomercial for America than a narrative film or documentary. Like something you might hallucinate on Flag Day. Rated: 0.5/4 Oct 18, 2008 Full Review Ronnie Scheib Variety A corporate-sponsored, feature-length infomercial on behalf of the core entrepreneurial values of the U.S. of A., Proud American combines unabashed hokiness with relentless oversimplification. Sep 17, 2008 Full Review Kimberley Jones Austin Chronicle A shameless, soulless tribute to all things schmaltzy in the American character and a thinly disguised advertisement for corporate deregulation. Rated: 0/5 Sep 12, 2008 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Contrived, corny and over-simplistic. Feb 28, 2013 Full Review Jonathan Kiefer Sacramento News & Review If America's even half as great as writer-producer-director Fred Ashman's almost unfathomably cheesy movie insists, her citizens will rise up to destroy this bathetic rubbish -- or at least make a pitilessly derided cult sensation of it. Rated: 1/5 Oct 2, 2008 Full Review Linda Cook Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) Unashamedly sentimental, with nary a big star to its name, "Proud American" is an uplifting documentary about hard work and choosing the right path. Rated: 3/4 Sep 16, 2008 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member "Proud American" is a curiosity of a film that is not a feature and yet not quite a documentary, but it is all awful and left me scratching my head. Where did it come from, who made it and why, and what did Walmart have to do with it? Like I didn't already have enough reasons to hate Walmart. The film is filled with horribly acted and written vignettes celebrating the American spirit, broken up with ridiculous musical montages that left me howling with laughter. The acting and writing are on par with a LIfetime movie of the week, and there were some winners that stood out from the pack. I especially loved the story of the poor little Vietnamese girl who comes to America, learns English, wins new friends by graduating high school and opens her own software company. It's just one of many true stories that fill this insufferable picture, but you're left wondering just what the point is. There must have been a hundred better ways to rejoice in all the great things abut this country. The video quality is on par with your average TV movie, and how it made it to theaters, even for just a week, may be the biggest mystery of all. The time creeps by and eventually you're so bored that the laughs dry up and you're left with nothing. I felt more patriotic watching "In the Army Now", but this film is funnier. It's not un-American hating "Proud American". You're only doing what comes naturally. It's a one-of-a-kind picture, and in this case, that's definitely not a compliment. The songs are atrocious, and the acting is worse. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The year's worst corporate sponsored film that no one saw, thankfully. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Why a 10, you ask? Simply this: What faster way to quickly assess the mood of a populace than by nationally marketing a deliberately dumbed-down product and then comparing how people bought it (literally and figuratively)? If no one goes to see it, you know it's not time for a coup just yet. Simply consider: If this movie were actually top at the box office, what would it say about its audience? Perhaps some people deeply appreciate social engineering, but it's likely that most are so weakened by societal pressures that they actually buy into this film's overt propaganda, in all its self-conscious glory. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The, uh, let's call it "acting," was so horrible. And though I thought it was impossible, the music was even worse. If I wasn't being paid to watch it, I would've walked out about 15 minutes in. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Saw this film, and can't wait to see the Imax release...its a family film, but up lifting which is really refreshing. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member While admittedly syrupy at times, Proud American covers stories that do capture the American spirit and can serve to remind us all that we have much to be grateful for. The fact that the actors are largely newcomers adds to the freshness of the film. Watch this with a loved one and especially your children. Feel good films are just what we need sometimes! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Heartening stories of life in America unfold against scenes of national landmarks.
Director
Fred Ashman
Producer
Aili Kato
Screenwriter
Fred Ashman
Distributor
Slowhand Cinema Releasing
Production Co
The Coca-Cola Company, Giant Screen Films, American Airlines, MasterCard
Rating
PG (Some Mild Thematic Elements)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 12, 2008, Wide
Runtime
1h 55m
Aspect Ratio
IMAX (1.43:1)