Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
EAN: 9780790731469
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0790731460
Label: Warner Home Video
Languages: Array
Manufacturer: Warner Home Video
MPN: WARD14535D
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 1997-06-17
Running Time: 101
Studio: Warner Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1996-12-20

A comedy about life liberty and the pursuit of two ex-presidents. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/03/2004 Starring: James Garner Dan Ackroyd Run time: 101 minutes Rating: Pg13 Director: Peter Segal
Call this "The Odd Couple Goes to the White House." Jack Lemmon and James Garner play ex-presidents in this lousy comedy, each of them having served only one term as chief executive and each the other's lifelong enemy. The best jokes in the film are front-loaded into the first five minutes. We meet both men living life after the White House, one (Lemmon) making speeches for whoever will front his large fee, while the other (Garner) writes relevant books no one reads. Any time they show up at the same function, they insult each other like snarling schoolboys. It is pretty funny, but after a brief introduction My Fellow Americans goes downhill rapidly, becoming yet another stupid road movie traveled by characters who hate each other. (How many of these is Lemmon going to make?) The jokes get dumber and cruder, the actors embarrass themselves, and the whole enterprise becomes tedious. The DVD release contains production notes, theatrical trailer, bloopers, optional Spanish and French soundtracks, optional full-screen and widescreen presentations, and Dolby audio. --Tom Keogh

Customer Rating:
Summary: Enjoyable politics
Comment: Take a respite from the 2008 presidential campaign and enjoy the performances of two old pros! You won't regret it!

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Entertainment
Comment: My Fellow Americans is good entertainment. Jack Lemmon and James Garner are perfect together.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: A jolly read ...
Comment: The 2 main protagonists make it look so easy - a joy to watch: not great art or even a very good story but a perfect uncomplicated way to enjoy a Saturday evening at home.

The proof that good acting plus an adequate story beatsmindless action every time.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Fun...
Comment: Respectfully, Tom Keogh has his opinion/review - I simply don't believe he knows what he's talking about here. Lemmon and Garner do a great job - solid supporting cast. I'm happy to find and buy this; too much garbage is ready to be sold once it's box office run is completed. This movie is memorable and enjoyable.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Nice Afternoon Movie
Comment: I saw this film when it was in the movie theaters in 1996 and several times on televison and I must say it ages very well. At first blush, it is an odd couple road picture, but the more you watch it through the years, the more fond I become of it. Garner and Lemmon's performance have an energizing gusto that younger performers can't match. Further, the film evolves into a clear a parody-farce, rather than an odd couple road picture. From its commentary on the homeless, gay rights and the evil in the NSA when ordered to abuse power, the film recalls a time before President George W. Bush, 9/11. The film in today's historical context, holds a surprising critical eye to what may go down as the worst and most damaging United States Presidency in US history. My Fellow Americans captures two former U.S. presidents who would never have considered what President George W. Bush has done -- unfettered use of wiretapping Americans, twist of evidence to falsely convince the nation into war with Iraq (see books on Amazon.com written from an insider's view of the Bush White House) which caused the shifting of U.S. forces in Afghanistan, causing the failure to wipe out Osama Bin Ladin's Taliban headquarters there, causing the rise of a stronger Iran, due to the weakening of its neighbor Iraq, creating a porous boundary so Iran can foment civil unrest in Iraq with arms shipments, the coddling of Russia that has allowed Putin to invade the former Soviet republic of Georgia and force a treaty that allows Russian troops in Georgia, and the complete and utter failure in managing the U.S. economy and health care costs. The fantasy world of My Fellow Americans reminds us that there used to be a world without the leadership of George W. Bush. So jump down the rabbit hole and spend time with My Fellow Americans to stop thinking about the real world around us.

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