IMDb-BEWERTUNG
5,9/10
18.788
IHRE BEWERTUNG
Der US-Präsident, niedrig in den Meinungsumfragen, lässt sich überreden, seine Popularität zu erhöhen, indem er versucht, einen Kalten Krieg gegen Kanada zu beginnen.Der US-Präsident, niedrig in den Meinungsumfragen, lässt sich überreden, seine Popularität zu erhöhen, indem er versucht, einen Kalten Krieg gegen Kanada zu beginnen.Der US-Präsident, niedrig in den Meinungsumfragen, lässt sich überreden, seine Popularität zu erhöhen, indem er versucht, einen Kalten Krieg gegen Kanada zu beginnen.
Handlung
WUSSTEST DU SCHON:
- WissenswertesFinal theatrical feature film of actor, comedian, and movie star John Candy, although filming had wrapped on this film before Wagons East! (1994), which was released a year earlier.
- PatzerAmerican Sheriff Bud Boomer pronounces "Toronto" like a native of the city (tuh-RON-oh), as opposed to most non-natives (tuh-RON-toh). This is clearly an in-joke, as John Candy, was born and raised in Toronto.
- Zitate
Edwin S. Simon, NBS News Anchor: The Canadians. They walk among us. William Shatner. Michael J. Fox. Monty Hall. Mike Myers. Alex Trebek. All of them Canadians. All of them here.
- Crazy CreditsNo Canadians were harmed during this production.
- VerbindungenEdited from WarGames: Kriegsspiele (1983)
- SoundtracksGod Bless America Again
Written by Bobby Bare and Boyce Hawkins
Used by permission of ATV Music Corp.
Performed by Tex Ritter
Courtesy of Liberty Records
Under license from CEMA Special Markets
Ausgewählte Rezension
The President of America's ratings have dropped. What he really needs to do is get a war to get his popularity up. However the usual bad guys aren't interested so he decides to start a talking war against Canada. Using the media to stir up anti-Canadian feeling his popularity rises but a group of American citizens take it too far and prepare for invasion.
Michael Moore is a rare talent and many of his programmes and films could be used as a model for anyone wanted to do satire and be both political and funny at the same time. When he's on form he puts our own Mark Thomas into the shade. However with this film he can't take a really good idea and make it last for 90 minutes. Most scenes with the President and his media war with Canada is really sharp and really funny just like Moore at his best.
However it's the rest of the film outside of this one point that fails. It is just a rambling comedy that doesn't have anything to say or do. Moore is a little lost and it lacks bite and, sadly, laughs. The cast try hard and Candy is watchable if not at his best. Alda is good but a bit too light and friendly to be the president. The rest of the cast are amusing in different ways Torn, Pollack, Nunn, Spadlin, Wright, Belushi etc are all good.
Overall Moore lacks his usual bite and this one good idea is lost in a film when really it could have been a good 15 minute sketch. The media war is funny and, post 9/11, is quite sharp even though it is a little too light, but outside of that the comments, ideas and laughs dry up.
Michael Moore is a rare talent and many of his programmes and films could be used as a model for anyone wanted to do satire and be both political and funny at the same time. When he's on form he puts our own Mark Thomas into the shade. However with this film he can't take a really good idea and make it last for 90 minutes. Most scenes with the President and his media war with Canada is really sharp and really funny just like Moore at his best.
However it's the rest of the film outside of this one point that fails. It is just a rambling comedy that doesn't have anything to say or do. Moore is a little lost and it lacks bite and, sadly, laughs. The cast try hard and Candy is watchable if not at his best. Alda is good but a bit too light and friendly to be the president. The rest of the cast are amusing in different ways Torn, Pollack, Nunn, Spadlin, Wright, Belushi etc are all good.
Overall Moore lacks his usual bite and this one good idea is lost in a film when really it could have been a good 15 minute sketch. The media war is funny and, post 9/11, is quite sharp even though it is a little too light, but outside of that the comments, ideas and laughs dry up.
- bob the moo
- 9. Aug. 2002
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Details
- Erscheinungsdatum
- Herkunftsländer
- Sprache
- Auch bekannt als
- Operación Canadá
- Drehorte
- Pickering, Ontario, Kanada(Power plant control room)
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Box Office
- Budget
- 11.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 163.971 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 53.349 $
- 24. Sept. 1995
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 163.971 $
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